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Fascism

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

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Aggression

a warlike act by one country without just cause

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Nazis

A member of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party

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Scapegoat

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

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Concentration camps

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

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totalitarian state

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

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Neutrality Acts

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

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Good Neighbor Policy

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

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How did German, Italy, and Japan act with aggression

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

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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

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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

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What characteristic of fascism made it different from communism

Fascists found support in the business community

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

They were caught up in their own economic problems

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Why did many Germans bitterly resent the Treaty of Versailles

It led to economic hardship for Germans

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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

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Why did President Hoover reject the Roosevelt Corollary

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

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how did Germany break the Treaty of Versailles

expanded their military and invaded neighboring countries

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

they enacted the Neutrality acts

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

Latin America and the Soviet Union

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What did Joseph Stalin want to do with the Soviet Union

he wanted to modernize and advance it with a totalitarian dictatorship

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