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major causes of WWI
1) mistreatment of Germany under the Versailles Treaty; 2) The Great Depression; leads to the rise of dictators in Europe; - the dictators promised to get countries out of the Depression and bring prosperity
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major causes of WWI
1) mistreatment of Germany under the Versailles Treaty; 2) The Great Depression; leads to the rise of dictators in Europe; - the dictators promised to...
rise of 4 extreme forms of government
1) Communism: Russia/Soviet Union (1917); 2) Fascism: Italy, Spain; 3) Nazism: Germany; 4) Militarism: Japan
shared ideologies of the 4 forms of gov
1) demanded fanatic loyalty to leaders/country; 2) totalitarian/police states where the police/gov. controls everything. no individual rights; 3) raci...
communist leader of the Soviet Union who comes to power in 1924, after the death of Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin; - abolishes democracy + outlawed all other political party; - kills all rivals along w/ 30 million people!
fascist leader of Italy who came to power by force in 1922
Benito Mussolini; - abolished democracy + outlawed all other political parties; - put all enemies in prison
fascist leader of Spain
Fransisco Franco
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
major causes of WWI | 1) mistreatment of Germany under the Versailles Treaty; 2) The Great Depression; leads to the rise of dictators in Europe; - the dictators promised to get countries out of the Depression and bring prosperity |
rise of 4 extreme forms of government | 1) Communism: Russia/Soviet Union (1917); 2) Fascism: Italy, Spain; 3) Nazism: Germany; 4) Militarism: Japan |
shared ideologies of the 4 forms of gov | 1) demanded fanatic loyalty to leaders/country; 2) totalitarian/police states where the police/gov. controls everything. no individual rights; 3) racism: superiority of their race |
communist leader of the Soviet Union who comes to power in 1924, after the death of Vladimir Lenin | Joseph Stalin; - abolishes democracy + outlawed all other political party; - kills all rivals along w/ 30 million people! |
fascist leader of Italy who came to power by force in 1922 | Benito Mussolini; - abolished democracy + outlawed all other political parties; - put all enemies in prison |
fascist leader of Spain | Fransisco Franco |
who was hit the hardest by the Great Depression and what government was blamed for it | Germany; - Democratic government (Weimer Republic) set up after WWI was blamed for Depression + turned to Nazism |
what coup (to overthrow the gov) was Hitler apart of in 1923 | The Beer Hall Putsch |
book written by Hitler that becomes the Nazis “bible” | Mein Kampf (my struggle) |
how does Hitler go from being the Chancellor of Germany to the “Fuhrer” | 1) he promises to get Germans out of the Depression and bring prosperity; 2) promises revenge for German mistreatment under the Versailles treaty |
Nazi leader of Germany | Adolf Hitler; - abolishes democracy + outlaws all other political parties; - puts all enemies in prison or kills them; - beginning of the “Third Reich” - Nazi Empire (1934-1945) |
symbol of the Nazis | Swastika (blood flag) |
Hitler wanted to cleanse Germany of the undesirables leaving only the “master race” (the Aryans). who were the undesirables? | 1) Polish/Russian - Slavs; 2) Roma (Gypsies); 3) Jehovah’s Witness; 4) homosexuals; 5) handicapped; 6) African Americans; 7) Jews |
why did Hitler have such hate for the Jews? | anti-Semitism (Jewish hate); - he blamed them for Germany’s loss in WWI |
what was the only country Hitler respected? | Great Britain bc it was a mighty empire; - he did not respect America (considered them mongrels, impure, and mixed breeds) |
what was the Hitler Youth and how was it different for boys and girls | HJ (13-18 years old); - girls: were trained to be good, strong mothers so they could produce strong children; - boys: were trained to be good soldiers; all were brainwashed with nazi propaganda and became fanatically loyal to Hitler; - most joined the SS and were Hitlers greatest supporters |
the 1933 Nuremberg Laws (anti-Jewish laws in Germany), an attempt by Hitler to get the Jews to leave Germany | all Jews were segregated and labeled with the “Star of David”; could not go in public places (schools, theaters, hospitals, etc); restricted to manual labor jobs |
1938 - a pogram (organized massacre) against the Jewish community | Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”) |
why did the Great Depression affect Germans trying to migrate out of Germany | most countries were not taking any immigrants during the Great Depression - they had no jobs/money for their own people! |
who was the militarist leader of Japan | Hideki Tojo who takes over!; - the Japanese emperor (Hirohito) becomes a puppet |
the attempt of Japan to get resources as an island with no trade during the Depression | conquest!; - Japan’s goal is to create an Asian empire; - Pan-Asianism: attempt to get all Asians to unite against the imperialist Europeans under Japan’s leadership |
Japan first tries to take over China, why do they target China and what part do they go after? | in the 1930’s, China is in the middle of a Civil War (Nationalists vs. Communists); Japan’s first target is Manchuria (which becomes a puppet state under Japanese rule) |
what is the war between Japan and China called? | 2nd Sino-Japanese war |
the forgotten holocaust of WWII; - Japan invades and brutally attacks people in Nanking (china) | The Rape of Nanking |
what was Italy's goal in WWII and what did they do to achieve it? | their goal was to restore the Roman Empire and create an African Empire; they targeted + conquered Ethiopia in 1933! |
what was Germany's goal in WWII and what did they do to achieve it? | their goal was to create a European empire!; they first take over the Rhineland (demilitarized zone (buffer) between France and Germany) |
what was considered the dress rehearsal for WWII | the Spanish Civil War; Hitler helped the Spanish fascist group come to power and used this war to practice his military |
what country does Hitler invade that is actually his home land | Austria (he wanted "Anschluss" - unification with Germany); Germany also invades the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia) |
what happened at the Munich Conference (Munich Pact) | Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister) follows the Appeasement Policy and gives in to Hitler's demand to avoid war!; Hitler said that if they allowed him to keep what countries he has taken, then he will stop the aggression, and they give in! |
how does Hitler begin to take Poland | people thought he was bluffing about taking Poland because this would mean he was opening a two-front war (just like in WWI/France-Germany); but he made a peace treaty with Russia (Russia takes half of Poland, Germany takes half); Molotor - Ribbentrop Pact (non-aggression pact) |