Allied vs Axis Allies Great Britain France USSR US (1941) Axis Germany Japan Italy
Who became dictator in Italy in the 1920s? Mussolini
What does totalitarian mean? Governtment has control over private and public lives
What was the U.S. plan to economically relieve Germany? Loan 200 million to Germany
What document blamed Germany for WWI? Treaty of Versailles
Three aggressors of WWII Germany Japan Italy
Japan invaded what area in 1931? Manchuria For natural resources
Mussolini wanted to create this. Colonial empire
China was invaded by who in 1937? Japan
What were the various economic problems facing Germany during the interwar years? Food shortage Inflation Unemployment Lack of factories
Ways in which the Treaty of Versailles limited Germany: Limited military War reparations Took colonies
Name of the government in Germany after WWI: Weimar Republic
Name of Mussolini s political party: Fascist
Major problem with the Weimar Republic: Too many political parties
Germany owed $33 billion in: war reparations
Name of Hitler s political party: Nazi
Name of Stalin s political party: Communist
Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini--who had similar political parties? Hitler and Mussolini
What did Hitler and Stalin agree to do in 1938? Not attack each other and invade Poland
What did the Munich Agreement state? Chamberlain (Britain) and DeGaulle (France) gave Hitler the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia if he promised not to invade any other countries. This is appeasement and an effort to maintain peace.
What was Chamberlain s policy of dealing with Hitler? appeasement
France s Prime Minister pre and during WWII? degaulle
Prime Minister of Great Britain during inter-war years (before WWII): Chamberlain
Ways in which Germany broke the Treaty of Versailles: Didn t pay reparations Built an army and navy Invaded Czech and the Rhineland (between france and germany
Define inflation: Drop in the value of money and rise in prices
Define appeasement: Giving into a country s demands to avoid war (ex. Munich Conference
What Hitler did after gaining the Sudetenland: Invaded czech and Poland
What is lebensraum? Living space for Germans. Ideas lead to aggressive foreign policy
How did Hitler control information and propaganda? Censorship
This process aided Hitler in dropping the unemployment rate: Used militarism to build the army and provide jobs
Stalin and Hitler made one of these: Non-aggression Pact
September 1, 1939: Invasion of Poland
What does blitzkrieg mean? Lightning war: bombing followed by tanks and infantry Poland, France
This fell to the Germans in June, 1940: After war begins, France falls
What country was Hitler s first blitzkrieg against? Poland
Who invaded Poland from the East? USSR
Who did Hitler invade in May, 1940? France
Country that helped the French at Dunkirk: Great Britain
Where did the French gov t in exile flee to? London
The French resistance was called this because they were sneaky, not because the dug tunnels. The Underground
Why does the Russo-German Non-aggression Pact end in June, 1941? Germany invaded the USSR
Why were German losses so high in the USSR? The cold climate and lack of supplies as the Soviets used a scorched-earth strategy
What do the Russians do to evade the German invasion? The Soviets used scorched-earth strategy
What city s siege led to the death of over a million people? Leningrad
Type of war Hitler is forced to fight: Two-front war
Allied Leaders DURING war Country Britain France USSR US (1941) US (1945) Leader Churchhill degaulle Stalin Roosevelt Truman
Axis Leaders DURING war Country Germany Japan Italy Leader Hitler Tojo (Prime Minister), but Hirohito is the emperor Mussolni
U.S. foreign policy during the interwar years: Isolationism
1935 and 1937 Congressional Acts that supported isolationism Neutrality Acts
Define cash and carry : Allowed Allies to buy arms/ supplies, but had to transport
What date is a day that will live in infamy? The attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
What happened December 8, 1941? U.S. declared war on Japan
Name the U.S. holdings in the South Pacific: Guam and Phillippines. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to get them
MacArthur s strategy to defeat the Japanese: Island Hopping Conquering less defending islands, because the Japanese were wellentrenched. This is to save lives.
City destroyed by incendiary bombs: Tokyo most destructive act
Cities bombed with Atomic bombs: Hiroshima and Nagasaki by President Truman
Leader of Japan during WWII Tojo: military commander Hirohito: emperor (little power
Commander of the U.S. Pacific forces? General Douglas MacArthur
Who s policy was appeasement? Chamberlain (PM of England)
MacArthur s strategy to defeat the Japanese? Island Hopping
City destroyed by incendiary bombs? Tokyo most destructive act of the war
What policy did the Munich Conference uphold? appeasement
Americans and Filipino soldiers were forced on this? Bataan Death March