history 14.1

Fascism

a political system rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state

Aggression

a warlike act by one country without just cause

Nazis

A member of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party

Scapegoat

a person or group who is made to bear the blame for others

Concentration camps

the camps used by Nazis to imprison "undesirable" members of society

totalitarian state

a country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives

Neutrality Acts

a series of laws passed by Congress in 1935 that banned arms sales or loans to countries at war

Good Neighbor Policy

President Roosevelt's policy intended to strengthen friendly relations with Latin America

How did German, Italy, and Japan act with aggression

Persecuting different ethnic groups, conquering other countries, appointing strong dictators, and building their military

What did Mussolini do to lead to a Fascist government

played on anger about the Treaty of Versailles, fear of economic unrest, conquered other countries, and outlawed other political parties

How did the Nazis justify their persecution of the Jews

used Jews as a scapegoat to why they lost the war and saying they were profiting off of Germany's loss

What characteristic of fascism made it different from communism

Fascists found support in the business community

Why were Britain and France unwilling to help defend Ethiopia against Italian invaders

They were caught up in their own economic problems

Why did many Germans bitterly resent the Treaty of Versailles

It led to economic hardship for Germans

How would a Soviet farmer have been mostly likely to react to Stalin's rule

A farmer would oppose Stalin because he took land and animals from farmers

Why did President Hoover reject the Roosevelt Corollary

the United States no longer had a right to intervene in Latin American affairs

how did Germany break the Treaty of Versailles

expanded their military and invaded neighboring countries

How did the U.S. separate itself from the war

they enacted the Neutrality acts

Who did the U.S. want to improve relations with

Latin America and the Soviet Union

What did Joseph Stalin want to do with the Soviet Union

he wanted to modernize and advance it with a totalitarian dictatorship