The Rise of Dictators
Who rose to power in 1933 in Germany?
Adolf Hitler
Who was Italy's Leader at the time?
Benito Mussolini
Who hated the Versailles Treaty?
Germany
Who was Joseph Stalin?
The dictator of the Soviet Union
At the Munich Conference, who did Hitler make a peace treaty with?
Stalin
What are leaders who control their nations by force?
Dictators
What is the type of government that glorified the state and the military?
Fascism
What term describes the hatred of Jewish people?
anti-semitism
Japan
What was the Sudetenland?
An area of Czechoslovakia where many German-speaking people lived
What are the groups Hitler blamed for Germany's Problem?
Jews Catholics and Communists
What was the nickname for Italy's leader
Il Duce
What country did Hitler invade?
Czechoslovakia Poland and Austria
Manchuria
What had The Versailles Treaty made the Rhineland?
a neutral area
What peace treaty at the end of World War I ended the state of war between Germany and allied powers?
The Treaty of Versailles
What happened to the critics of Mussolini?
-forced to exile
-murdered
-put in prison
What were the Neutrality Acts? Who and why were they passed?
The US passed these laws in order to stay out of the war
Which group condemned the Japanese invasion but did nothing about it?
The League of Nations
What happened at the Munich Conference?
British and French leaders agreed to give the Sudetenland to Germany
What was the book Hitler wrote while in prison which means "My Struggle"?
Mein Kampf
What kind of problems existed in Italy after World War I?
-workers went on strike
-peasants seized land
-returning veterans were unemployed
What is the definition of appeasement?
Giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace
Manchuria is in what region of China?
The northeastern region
Which two countries sought a peaceful solution?
France and Britain