France feared German attack and so did this MANIA thing to prepare
Militarism- the creation of a wall of fortifications
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What are the distinguishing features of Socialism?
Equal wealth. The government could control farms and factories to ensure that all people had equal wealth.
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Who rose to power in Germany and why did the people trust him?
Hitler, because he promised to lower unemployment and get Germany back the greatness it had prior to WWI.
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When did the Great Depression start?
1929
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What is a union and how do they work?
Unions are groups of people who join together to fight for a cause or equal treatment. In England they formed to get better rights for the working class. Creating a division between the working class and the non working class
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Why was Japan seeking to build an empire?
To gain resources
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What does fascism demand?
aggressive nationalism, glorification of the military, and a one party dictatorship
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Who was the leader of the USSR and how did he gain power?
Stalin. Rose to power after the death of Lenin and the Russian Revolution. Got backing from the poor because he promised to equalize the economic playing field of Russia.
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What does Il Duce mean?
The Leader
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Who was Hitler discriminating against and why?
Jews. He felt that their high rank in society was holding back people of German race
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What caused Great Britain to stop being the richest country in the world?
The loss of investments, colonial land holdings, and massive damages of WWI
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Nazism wanted
betterment for the German Race
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What was different about Japan's new leader
He wanted Japan to be a global player unlike his grandfather. He pushed to gain resources so Japan could compete with Germany and Great Britain in terms of arms and military strength.
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Why was France paranoid?
They were afraid that Germany would attack them again. So they planned to build forts along their border for protection and increase their military
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Why was buying on credit such a problem during this time?
People bought to much on credit but the stock market crashed in 1929 and many people lost their jobs they were unable to pay on these items which lead to more job loss and more unemployment.
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How was Nationalism a factor that got us to WWII?
Nations like Germany, Italy, the USSR were under new leadership that sparked an increased feeling of national pride.
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Which countries we learned about practiced socialism, fascism, and nazism
USSR, Italy, and Germany
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What leader of the US worked to put an end to the Great Depression and how did he do it?
FDR. He created government agency to put the people of America back to work by creating jobs.
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Why were Ireland and other countries fighting to overthrow their mother countries during this time?
They were having a rise in nationalistic ideas and wanted independence. Especially since many fought for their mother countries in WWI and got little out of it.
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Define Antisemitism
A prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic, religious, or racial group. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite.
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Why was the League of Nations a failure?
It didn't prevent war from happening because it couldn't inflict consequences and was not able to create the idealized form of peace Wilson envisioned.
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Despite Hitlers totalitarian control how did he come to power?
He was voted for in a republic because the people hated the Wiemar Republic.
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Who was the leader of Italy and how did he come to power?
Mussolini and he rose to power after Italy was snubbed at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. He promised that he would allow Italy to become respected on the global scale.
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Where did Japan invade and what was the result.
Manchuria China, the death of between 150,000 and 400,000 people.
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What symbol represented the USSR and what does it mean.
The Sickle and Hammer. A joining of the farming and working class.