history vocab 2.3 move to global war

Autarky

Mussolini's policy of making Italy economically self-sufficient.

Four Power Treaty

1933 agreement between Britain, France, Italy, and Germany to maintain peace.

Stresa Front

1935 alliance of Britain, France, and Italy against German rearmament.

Anschluss

Germany's 1938 takeover and annexation of Austria.

Engelbert Dollfuss

Austrian chancellor assassinated by Austrian Nazis in 1934.

Anglo-German Naval Agreement

1935 deal allowing Germany to expand its navy.

Abyssinia

Former name for Ethiopia, invaded by Italy in 1935.

Wal Wal Incident

1934 border clash between Italy and Ethiopia used to justify invasion.

Haile Selassie

Emperor of Ethiopia who appealed to the League of Nations for help.

Adowa (Adwa)

1896 battle where Ethiopia defeated Italy.

Hoare-Laval Pact

Secret plan to give Italy parts of Ethiopia to end the war.

Collective Security

Countries working together to stop aggression.

Spanish Civil War

1936–1939 war between Franco's Nationalists and Republicans.

Francisco Franco

Fascist leader of the Nationalists who became dictator of Spain.

Nationalists

Franco's fascist-supported side in the Spanish Civil War.

Republicans

Side defending Spain's elected government against Franco.

Rome-Berlin Axis

1936 agreement bringing Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany together.

Comintern

Soviet-led organization promoting worldwide communism.

Axis Powers

Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII.

Sudetenland

German-speaking region of Czechoslovakia Hitler wanted.

Munich Crisis

1938 agreement allowing Hitler to take the Sudetenland.

Albanian Invasion

Italy's 1939 takeover of Albania.

Pact of Steel

1939 military alliance between Germany and Italy.

Non-belligerent

A country not officially participating in a war.

Anti-Comintern Pact

Agreement between Germany and Japan against communism.

Il Duce

Mussolini's title meaning "The Leader."

Rhineland

German region Hitler remilitarized in 1936, violating Versailles.