Pre ww2

Pre ww2

What years did Mussolini stay in power

1922-1942

How did Mussolini gain power

He marched in Milan with his groups, the black shirts, forcing the king to put Mussolini in power

Why did the people support Mussolini

The people wanted action and Mussolini provided that when he rallied Italy against the treaty

In 1924 how did Hitler ATTEMPT to take over Germany

Hitler saw what Mussolini did and tried to do the same, which lead to his arrest

In 1933 how does Hitler come to power

After he gets released from jail he gains popularity and gets voted in because of the democracy that was previously there

What was Germany’s government before Hitler took over

Democracy (Weimar Republic)

How did Hitler violate the treaty

- in 1935 he builds his military
- in 1936 he occupies Rhineland
- in 1938 he annexes Austria (they aren’t allowed to work together)
- keeps invading countries and taking them over

What laws did hitler enforce in 1935

Hitler put the Nuremberg Race Laws into places

What were the Nuremberg Race Laws

Stated…
-no non-pure Germans in government
-can’t mix ethnicities
-no citizenship or rights for Jews, Blacks, or Gypsies

What in the Berlin axis

Germany and Italy

What are the axis powers

Germany, Italy, and Japan

In 1931 what land did Japan invade

Japan invaded Manchuria

When did Japan invade China

1937

What was the rape of Nanking

When Japanese soldier invaded chine they killed and sexually assaulted the citizens and soldiers there

Want country does hitler have their eye on that causes the Munich Conference

Czechoslovakia

What is the Munich Conference

A meeting between GB, Italy, France, and Germany to try and stop Germany from taking land. They make a pact that states Germany can have Czechoslovakia but they have to stop after that

When was the Munich conference

Sept 29, 1938

How long after the Munich conference does hitler break the pact

6 months

What is the public side of the non-agression pact

Agreement between USSR and Germany to not fight

What is the private side of the non-agression pact

Germany will leave the baltic states to the USSR if they want to take them

When was the non-agression pact signed

August of 1939

What is appeasement

The act of giving into the demands an a dictator

What were the Baltic states

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania