Chapter 3 Review: The League of Nations and International Relations in the 1930s

Flashcards reviewing the key concepts and events from the lecture notes. Topics include the rise of dictatorships, the failures of the League of Nations, appeasement, and the outbreak of World War II.

What event is associated with the start of the Great Depression?

The Wall Street Crash of 1929.

What are two examples of extremist leaders who rose to power during this period?

Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany.

What country did Japan invade in 1933, leading to its withdrawal from the League of Nations?

Manchuria

What country did Italy invade in 1935?

Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia)

What was the name of the alliance formed between Italy and Germany in 1936?

Rome-Berlin Axis

What was the agreement between Germany and the USSR in 1939 called?

Nazi-Soviet Pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact)

What country's invasion by Germany in September 1939 led to the outbreak of World War II?

Poland

Which treaty's terms did Hitler want to destroy?

Treaty of Versailles

What is the term that defines the communication of a political message by appealing to people’s emotions rather than their reason?

Propaganda

What area of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand be given to Germany, claiming the German-speaking people there were being mistreated?

Sudentenland