Vocab
Extremely militaristic and nationalistic form of government where loyalty and obedience to the dictator are expected
What is fascism?
This was the Worlds first socialist state. It's government was a communist dictatorship.(Hint-previously Russia)
What is the USSR or Soviet Union? BONUS 100 pts if you can tell me what USSR stands for.
The Nazis worked towards transforming the Weimar Republic to this, meaning the "third empire."
What is the Third Reich?
This was the leader of Italy and father of Fascism.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
The Emperor of Japan who held "symbolic" power.
Who is Hirohito?
A form of government in which there is one main public,
likeable face to the government, controlled by someone else, just like a puppet.
After Lenin died, this man took power of USSR
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This treaty at the end of WWI that left Germany feeling betrayed and bitter towards the Allied Powers
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This is how Mussolini was able to be elected with a 60% vote in his second run after only getting 7% of votes the first time he was up for election.
What is he created the Black Shirts and had people who helped him win through intimidation tactics, fraud, violence, and rigged polls? He was also charismatic and gave the people something to believe in and offered an alternative to communism.
Japan invaded this resource-rich region of China.
What is Manchuria?
Soviet work camps in Siberia where millions were sent to (and died) under Stalin's rule .
What is gulags?
Elimination of political opponents (or anyone he did not like) under Stalin's rule
What is the Great Purge?
The book Hitler wrote in jail about his feelings and expectations for Germany.
What is Mein Kampf?
This is the pact between Hitler and Mussolini.
What is the Steel Pact?
This is how Japan responded to the League of Nations when the condemned the invasion on China.
What is they withdrew from the league of nations?
What is secret police, censorship, dictatorship, propaganda, indoctrination?
Government run farms.
What is collective farms?
This was the country invaded by Italy in 1935. This invasion led to Italy removing themselves from the League of Nations.
What is Ethiopia?
After withdrawing from the League of Nations Japan allied with these two nations.
What is Italy and Germany?
A national treaty with another nation where both countries agree not to engage in
military action against each other, in this case, Stalin & Hitler.
What is a Non Aggression Pact?
Stalin's plan to industrialize Soviet Union and improve their economy?
What is the Five Year Plan?
This is why Italy switched sides and joined the Allied Powers in WWI.
They were promised land around the Adriatic Sea. However, at the Paris Peace Conference they were not rewarded this land under the Treaty of Versailles as promised.
This was the article in the League Charter that Japan's government made a mockery of as a member of the League of Nations.
What is Article 10?