Pre WW2

What were the first acts of aggression amongst the dictators of the 1930’s?

The Great Depression and economic struggles, the Treaty of Versailles, and the expansion of Axis powers.

How did Adolph Hitler rise to power?

The Nazi Party, an organization he forged after returning as a wounded veteran

How did Mussolini rise to power?

Led a coalition of fascist leaders to Rome and forced the king to yield the government

How did Stalin rise to power?

Serving in the Russian Civil War before overseeing the Soviet Union's establishment, Stalin assumed leadership over the country following Lenin's death in 1924

What did the United States do to stay out of/join in the War?

Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts in the late 1930s, aiming to prevent future involvement in foreign wars by banning American citizens from trading with nations at war, loaning them money, or traveling on their ships.