Conditions After WWI
This treaty punished Germany with reparations and hurt its economy.
Treaty of Versailles
These two sides fought each other during World War II.
Axis and Allied Powers
This German leader believed in Aryan supremacy and used propaganda.
Adolf Hitler
A government led by a dictator with no free speech or voting.
totalitarian government
This event officially started World War II.
Germany invading Poland
Many Germans feared this political system spreading through Europe.
communism
Name the three Axis Powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
U.S. president who entered WWII after Pearl Harbor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This genocide during WWI influenced Hitler’s belief he could act without punishment.
Armenian Genocide
After WWII conditions worsened, people wanted this.
someone to blame
German's falsely believed that they lost WWI due to the betrayal of this group of people
Jewish people
Name the Allied Powers by December 1, 1941.
Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
“The Leader” of Italy who glorified ancient Rome.
Benito Mussolini
State-run genocide aimed at creating a “pure Aryan race.”
the Holocaust
Fascists blamed this group to gain support.
other races and groups(Jewish, Roma, communist, homosexuals)
Intolerance toward other views or beliefs helped extremists gain power.
fanaticism
This country joined the Allies after December 7, 1941.
United States
The “Man of Steel” who collectivized farms and ran gulags.
Joseph Stalin
Forced famine caused by collectivization in the Soviet Union.
Holodomor
This political ideology threatened peace in Europe.
fascism
People wanted someone to blame for bad conditions after WWI, helping this ideology grow.
antisemitism
This country joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany.
Soviet Union
Emperor of Japan with spiritual and military authority.
Hirohito
Japanese massacre using the “Three All’s” scorched-earth policy.
Nanjing Massacre
What are these steps: bad conditions, blame, fascism grows, war begins.
the events leading to WWII