Rise of Dictators and the Path to World War II

Vocabulary-style flashcards defining key political systems, leaders, and dates from the lead-up to and beginning of World War II based on lecture notes.

Mussolini

The individual appointed as Italy's prime minister who created a totalitarian state and turned the country into a fascist state.

Fascist state

A political system based on militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state and its leader.

Anti Semitist laws

Legal measures passed by Mussolini directed against the Jews.

Hali Selassie

The Emperor who appealed to the League of Nations for aid when Ethiopia was attacked by Italy.

Appeasement

The policy followed by European democracies that failed to stop Hitler's aggression.

Southernland

The area in Czechoslovakia occupied by Hitler.

U.S. Wartime Restrictions

Rules that forbade the United States from selling arms, giving loans, or providing assistance to nations involved in war.

09/01/1939

The date Germany attacked Poland, triggering declarations of war against Germany.

June 1940

The time by which Britain stood alone against the Nazis.

June 1941

The date Hitler invaded the Soviet Union.