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japan, italy and germany
these three countries saw war as the only way out of the great depression; they eventually make up the axis powers
japan
an island nation that counted on other countries for much of its food and raw materials; it attacked manchuria because of coal and iron
manchuria
this country was attacked by japan because of it's rich coal and iron
coal and iron
the two things manchuria was rich in
imperialistic
japan became this because of their dependence on foreign goods
stimson doctrine
a document that said the U.S. would not recognize any territorial gains made by force
puppet state
this is a state that is independent in theory, but its officials and actions are controlled by another nation; japan set up one of these
axis powers
an alliance of germany, japan and italy
paul von hidenburg
the german president; he oversaw the government but did not have leadership duties as we think of with our president; also had to agree and give final approval for a new chancellor
chancellor
the name of the leader of germany
adolf hitler
hindenburg approved this man as chancellor of germany; german dictator
island
the type of nation japan is
january 30, 1933
the day that hitler became chancellor of germany
nazi
a political party that was specific to germany; eventually took over because they won majority of the votes
enabling act
hitler would then get his party members in germany's parliament to pass this which made hitler dictator of germany
fascists
the political belief that the state is more important than the individual and that the state should have a strong centralized government headed by a dictator with absolute power; the nazis were these
benito mussolini
the person who coined the term fascism; the dictator of italy; he took power in 1922 and had been making his people many promises since he took over; italian dictator
1922
the year that benito mussolini took power
totalitarian
when there is complete control over the people of a nation, individuals have no rights, and all opposition is suppressed by force; both hitler and mussolini were this type of leader
anticommunist
besides being totalitarian leaders, mussolini and hitler were also this but hitler did not agree to the same things that mussolini did
communism
the idea that everyone is equal and all wealth should be distributed equally to everyone
blonde, blue
the hair color and eye color that hitler thought was superior to everyone else and the "master race"
jews, slavs, asians and non-whites
the four groups that hitler thought were inferior and should serve the germans or be exterminated
SS and SA
hitler's two armies that did his work
SS
one of hitler's armies also known as the black shirts
SA
one of hitler's armies also known as the brown shirts or storm troopers
black shirts
the nickname for the SS
brown shirts or storm troopers
the nicknames for the SA
swatiska
both armies wore these on their arm; the symbol of the nazi party
beat up, imprisoned or killed
the three things nazis would do to anyone who would oppose their party
union leaders, communists and jews
the three main groups of people that the nazis targeted
treaty of versailles
the chief goals of the nazi party were to make germany the dominate power in europe and to undo the results of this; hitler was going to re-arm despite this
one state, one people, one leader
the motto of the nazi party
joseph stalin
dictator of russia
winston churchill
british prime minister
hideki tojo
japan's military leader; there was an emperor, but tojo made most war decisions
league of nations
hitler pulled germany out of this?
violation 1
what violation was this : hitler pulled germany out of the league of nations
secret
what kind of buildup did hitler make of germany's armed forces
violation 2
what violation was this : hitler made a secret buildup of germany's armed forces
mussolini
who threathened world stability first; he also attacked ethiopia
ethiopia
this country was attacked in 1934 by mussolini; it was also annexed to italy in 1936
1934
the year mussolini attacked ethiopia
weak
the kind of countries mussolini continued to attack after attacking ethiopia
italy
mussolini promised the people of this country that he would make this country a great and powerful nation; ethiopia also became apart of this country through annexing
annex
to make it part of yourself
1936
the year ethiopia was annexed to italy
sanctions
penalties; the league of nations tried to apply ________ such as arms embargo and boycott
arms embargo and boycott
the two types of sanctions that the league of nations tried to apply
boycott
a refusal to buy and sell arms
oil
the league of nations wanted _____ supply nations to refuse to sell ______ to mussolini but they refused
army
mussolini needed oil for his highly mechanized ______
great britain and france
the two countries that would not agree to deny mussolini use of the suez canal which they controlled; they also declared war on germany to begin ww2
suez
the canal that great britain and fance would not deny mussolini to use
1935
the year hitler publicly announced he was going to re-arm despite versailles; and the year the nuremberg laws were passed
violation 3
what violation was this : hitler saw this as an opportunity to publicly announce he was going to re-arm despite versailles in 1935
italy, germany
mussolini was the perfect distraction because world attention was on _, not _____
march 1936
when hitler sent troops into the rhineland
violation 4
what violation was this : hitler sent troops into the rhineland
rhineland
where hitler sent his troops in march 1936; an area in western germany
western germany
where was rhineland
france and germany
what two countries was rhineland in between
flat
what kind of land was rhineland
soliders, weapons
the rhineland was supposed to remain free of ________ and _________ because this would be a direct threat to the other country.
nothing
france and britain did ________ when hitler armed the rhineland
hitler, germany
_______ would probably have backed down at this point had they acted because _______ was not ready to fight a war yet
europe
hitler used britain and france not doing anything to show that germany was a powerful nation in _______ again
march 12, 1938
the day that hitler annexed austria
violation 5
what violation was this : hitler annexed austria
austria
the country that hitler annexed on march 12, 1938
austria, german
hitler said the germans in _______ had suffered enough since WWI and it was time they were reunited with their _______ countrymen
czechoslovakia
hitler then started saying the germans in __________ had suffered enough since being placed there at the end of WWI
slovakian
what was the president who hitler yelled at and forced him to sign an agreement to annex czechoslovakia with germany
violation 6
what violation was this : hitler sent for the slovakian president who was an older man and after yelling at him for hours, forced him to sign an agreement to annex czechoslovakia with germany
nuremberg laws
these were passed in 1935 in germany; they took the jew's political rights away, took the jew's citizenship away, forced them to be in by 8 P.M, they had to shop during special hours, & wear a jewish star (star of david) somewhere on their clothing so they could be easily identified as a jew
8 pm
the time that hitler made jews stay in their house
star of david
what was the jewish star that hitler made the jews wear to be easily identified
shop
this was something the jews had to do during special hours
political, citizenship
the nuremberg laws took the jew's ________ rights away, and took the jew's _________ away
two fronts
it is nearly impossible to win a war on this
hitler and stalin
these two men did not like each other but needed to work together in order to win the war
russia
hitler wanted to hold off going to war with this country because he knew he already had to fight britain and france
poland
where the 6 notorious camps are located at; the country that germany (hitler) and russia (stalin) agreed to split after germany invaded it
violation 7
what violation is this : germany invaded and took over poland quickly
september 3rd, 1939
the day that great britain and france declared war on germany and ww2 began
blitzgrieg
this was when a quick and overpowering bombing campaign was used to overwhelm an enemy; it was used when the germans invaded poland and would be used against britain as well
lighting war
what the phrase blitzgrieg means
genocide
the deliberate and systematic killing of a group (or race) of people
auschwitz, belzec, chelmno, majdanek, sabibor and treblinka
the 6 notorious camps located in poland
auschwitz
one of most known death camps in poland
final solution of the jewish question
the quote that hitler wrote in his book, mein kampf, about killing all of the jews
mein kampf
the book hitler wrote; means "my struggle" and included the quote "the final solution of the jewish question"
cyanide
the type of gas used in the gas chambers
6,000
the number of people killed each day from the gas chambers
island and radar
the advantages that britain to know that germany was coming
RAF
radar allowed the ______ to hold their own against the germans during these attacks
royal air force
what RAF stands for
scorched earth policy
when russia burnt everything as they retreated so germany could not live off the land and had to rely on supplies being brought in from germany
selective training and service act
In 1940 the US began a peacetime draft under this act
21-35
the ages of the men who were drafted by the selective training and service act for world war 2
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