The Rise of Dictatorship
Who rose to power in Germany after the president died?
Adolf Hitler
Who were the countries of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What were the names of the two groups fighting in the war?
Allies and Axis Powers
Who won the war?
Allied Powers
Who was Hitler?
Germany's cancellor who eventually rose to power and became Tolitarian Dictator of Germany.
What was one major issue all countries who eventually rose to dictatorship have in common?
poor economy
What was one country that signed the munic agreement?
-Germany -Great Britain -France
When did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What did the US do to try to get Japan to surrender?
Threaten Japan that if they didn't surrender they would face "complete destruction" and "utter devastation" and eventually dropped an atomic bomb.
Who was the leader of Russia durong WWII?
Joesph Stalin
What were two problems Italy faced
-food shortage -high inflation -unemployment and violent strikes
What is fascism?
Any centralized,authoritarian government system that is not communist whose policies glorify the state over the individual and are destructive to basic human rights.
What was a mjor battle that occured which eventually freed France from Germany?
D-Day
How many atomic bombs did the US drop on Japan?
two
What was one of the major leaders on the allied powers?
-Loid George (Great Britain)
-President Wilson (USA)
-Clemencun (France)
What were two causes in Japan which eventually lead to a dictatorship?
-government corruption -1920s Japanese economy -too much western -great depression 1929 -militarists take power and control
Where did Japan expand to?
Manchuna (China)
When did the US join the war?
December 8, 1941
What finally made Japan surrender?
After the second atomic bomb, Emperor Hirohito intervened and forced the government to surrender.
Who was the president of Germany before Hitler came to power?
Hindenburg
What were three reasons for the development and rise of totalitarian dicatators in Europe?
-anti-smeitism
-racism
-social Darwinism
-economic upheaval
What are two similrities between facism and communism?
-dictatorship -one party rule -secret police -state is more important than individual -censorship -brainwashing
What triggered the war?
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939
What were�three major things that the allies had done which helped Germany surrender from war?
D-Day, the US producing twice as much productive capacity as the Axis powers combined, Germany underestimating the Russian army, and allies surrounding Berlin, location of Germany.
What were three things Mussolini wanted to do?
1.) End employment
2.) Gain more land
3.) Make the nation strong