Important Figures
U.S. President who proposed the idea of the League of Nations.
Woodrow Wilson.
Region of Africa invaded by Italy in 1935.
Abyssinia
Political ideology feared in Russia that led to its exclusion from the League.
Communism
Treaty that restructured Europe post-WWI and angered Germans.
Treaty of Versailles.
This dictator switched from being anti-war to supporting World War I, leading him to break away from the Socialist Party.
Benito Mussolini.
Dictator of Italy during the invasion of Abyssinia
Mussolini
Region of China invaded by the Japanese in 1931.
Manchuria
The policy of giving into demands to avoid conflict.
Appeasement
Countries did not follow economic sanctions against this nation after its aggressive acts.
Japan
Before pursuing a political career, this dictator tried and failed to become an artist, leading him to live in poverty in Vienna.
Adolf Hitler.
Dictator of Germany who authored Mein Kampf.
Hitler
The alliance between Italy and Germany known as the __________.
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty.
Italy's political ideology under Mussolini.
Fascism
The United States did not join this international organization aimed at preventing wars.
League of Nations.
Forming the core of his new political movement, these were the uniformed enforcers known for their black outfits and violent tactics.
The Black Shirts
Prime Minister of Great Britain who tried to appease Hitler.
Neville Chamberlain.
Country invaded by Germany, sparking WWII.
Poland
Germany's militaristic strategy termed as "lightning war".
Blitzkrieg
Germany formed pacts with these two countries prior to WWII.
Italy and Japan.
This pact formed in 1939 was a military alliance between two fascist dictators, further aligning Italy and Germany just before World War II.
Pact of Steel
Dictators of Italy, Germany, and Japan during WWII.
Mussolini, Hitler, Hirohito.
This "union" with Germany was called
Anschluss
System of sharing goods and resources, contrasted with the ideologies of WWII leaders.
Socialism
Two nations allied in the "Pact of Steel"
Germany and Italy
During his imprisonment after a failed coup, a dictator wrote this book outlining his ideology and plans for national revival, which became the basis for his future policies.
Mein Kampf