s1 ww2 notebook notes

Question 1

2 most impactful things of the 20th century

Answer 1

1. treaty of versailles
2. great depression

Question 2

what was germany preparing to do before ww2

Answer 2

break the tenuous (very weak) peace

Question 3

why was italy upset

Answer 3

italy didn’t get new territory in the treaty of versailles

Question 4

what did benito think

Answer 4

that the country needed a strong absolute leader

Question 5

why was ethiopia attacked

Answer 5

because key entry to the middle east (1935) and italy wins it within weeks

Question 6

who does hitler look to as a model

Answer 6

mussolini

Question 7

why does hitler want mussolini on his side

Answer 7

to help dominate

Question 8

why do hitler and mussolini form an alliance

Answer 8

hitler needs/wants his help to dominate, mussolini needs an ally

Question 9

why is the alliance between hitler and mussolini important

Answer 9

this alliance is the foundation of the axis powers

Question 10

1936 rome berlin powers

Answer 10

Rome-Berlin Axis, Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany. An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries was reached on October 25, 1936. It was formalized by the Pact of Steel in 1939. The term Axis Powers came to include Japan as well

basically italy and germany formed and alliance and japan joined later

Question 11

what does hitler want

Answer 11

europe

Question 12

what does italy want

Answer 12

northern africa

Question 13

what is hitlers first target and why

Answer 13

the rhineland because it was a great source of income and it was taken from them after ww1

Question 14

when was the rhineland taken

Answer 14

1936 march

Question 15

what was hitlers first in your face violation of the treaty

Answer 15

the rhineland

Question 16

what happened at the rhineland (3 things)

Answer 16

1. hitlers military won without a single shot fired
2. british and french didn’t fight against his invasion
3. military cut for new-deal-like programs and they dont wanna start another war

Question 17

after rhineland how does hitler feel

Answer 17

invincible because he realizes britain and france wont do anything to stop him

Question 18

what do the japanese leaders want

Answer 18

power like hitler and mussolini

Question 19

why are the japanese upset with the allies

Answer 19

because they were shunned during versaille negotatiations even though on ally side

Question 20

what do the japanese want

Answer 20

power like hitler and mussolini

Question 21

who was the japanese minister of war

Answer 21

hideki tojo

Question 22

where does japan first invade

Answer 22

invaded north east china

Question 23

how does japan spend the post ww1 period. who is that like

Answer 23

spend it militarizing, like germany and italy

Question 24

what act and what year does hitler align with japan

Answer 24

1940 tripartite act japan officially becomes a part of the axis powers

Question 25

hitler wants german territory back so he annexes...

Answer 25

austria and anschluss

Question 26

after austria what does hitler want

Answer 26

czechoslovakia (sudentenland) because also old german land

Question 27

who is neville chamberlain

Answer 27

prime minister of gb in the beginning

Question 28

how did chamberlain approach hitler

Answer 28

with diplomacy

Question 29

what was significant about chamberlain's meeting with hitler

Answer 29

first and only time hitler and an allied leader met

Question 30

why did chamberlain's meeting go bad

Answer 30

he basically just handed hitler the territory in exchange for his word

Question 31

what's one word to describe hitler

Answer 31

insatiable

Question 32

what act gave hitler german territory back

Answer 32

munich pact 1938

Question 33

when is poland invaded

Answer 33

1939

Question 34

what happens to chamberlain as a result of his appeasement policy

Answer 34

he is replaced with churchill

Question 35

what is the official definition of appeasement

Answer 35

policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it would maintain peace

Question 36

when was anschluss austria brought into the reich

Answer 36

spring 1938

Question 37

when was sudentenland (western czechoslovakia) brought into the reich

Answer 37

june 1938

Question 38

germany is trying to take back the land that was taken from them in what treaty

Answer 38

treaty of versailles

Question 39

what triggered world war 2

Answer 39

germany invading poland

Question 40

when is the soviet-german non aggression pact

Answer 40

1939-1941

Question 41

who also lost land from the treaty of versailles

Answer 41

soviet union

Question 42

how was poland divided between soviet union and germany

Answer 42

east (soviet) west (germany)

Question 43

what's a blitzkrieg

Answer 43

a lightning war - attack super quickly from all angles

Question 44

why didn't hitler go to spain (2 reasons)

Answer 44

because civil war in spain franco is a fascist dictator so they be all buddy buddy

Question 45

why does switzerland remain neutral

Answer 45

because they can't get through the alps

Question 46

germany couldn't reach england because of _______ so they ________

Answer 46

channel...bombed civilians

Question 47

how is the russia germany alliance

Answer 47

unstable because they're uneasy with each other different ideologies (communism vs fascism) both know they eventually will turn on each other

Question 48

in 1940 who is the ally still standing

Answer 48

great britain is the only viable one

Question 49

what is fdr's pov in 1940

Answer 49

at some point the us has to step in because there's a serious problem in europe and they don't want to fight all of them on their own

Question 50

what's the monroe doctrine

Answer 50

opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States

Question 51

how are they planning to awaken america to the threat

Answer 51

need to educate the public and bring them to the reality of the dangers belief that if america is to stay out of the war we must keep our allies in the war