Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Causes of WWII
Vocabulary
Map
100
Who was the dictator of Germany?
Adolf Hitler
100
What country entered the war on the Allied side in 1941?
United States
100
What cause is this?
_______ took control of many countries in response to the difficult times after WWI.
Rise of Dictators / Dictators
100
A leader with absolute control over a country and government
dictator
100
USSR
200
Who was the leader of Japan?
Hideki Tojo
200
Why did the Allied Powers h ave beef with Germany?
Germany kept going against the Treaty of Versailles
200
After WWI countries were hurting financially.
What cause is this?
Economic Depression
200
A type of government, led by a dictator, that is characterized by militarism and nationalism; opposition to the government is not allowed
Fascism
200
Germany
300
Who was the dictator of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
300
What countries allowed Hitler to take Czechoslovakia and Austria?
Great Britain & France
300
This treaty was broken several times by the Axis powers.
What cause was this?
Treaty of Versailles
300
Describes the actions of the people who stay in their own country, but help in the war effort
homefront
300
what country is #4?
France
400
What countries formed the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
400
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
400
Great Britain and France gives Hitler the okay to invade Austria and Czechoslovakia.
What cause is this?
Appeasement
400
To accept one's demands in order to avoid conflict (war)
Appeasement
400
What country is #2
Italy
500
When did the Axis Powers form?
1936
500
What countries made up the Allied Powers?
USSR, Great Britain, and France
500
Germany begins to create alliances, expand their military, and invade smaller struggling countries.
What cause is this?
Axis Growth and Expansion of military and borders
500
Putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war
Internment
500
What country is #6?
Poland