The leader of Italy, he rose to power by playing to fears of communism and anger over the Treaty of Versailles
Who is Benito Mussolini?
100
The spending by our government during World War II helped end this
What is the Great Depression?
200
International peace-keeping organization created after World War I.
What is the League of Nations?
200
Concerns over the U.S. getting pulled into future conflicts against our will caused us to reject membership in this organization.
What is the League of Nations?
200
This policy allowed Hitler time to gain strength and territory in the years preceding his invasion of Poland and conquest of most of Europe
What is Appeasement?
200
Germany, Italian and Spanish governments that put individual rights below the glory of the state
What is Fascism?
300
Provisions of the Versailles Treaty relating to Germany
What are
*Reparations
*War guilt
*Disarmament
*Loss of land?
300
This was passed in order to provide critical military aid to the Allies in 1941. The president had the authority to provide to any nation seen as vital to our security.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
300
To avoid fighting a two-fronted war, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with this country
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?
300
The US undertook a top-secret scientific program during the war to build this
What is the atomic bomb?
400
European governments faced harsh economic times after World War I. Many of them turned to this type of government with an all-powerful leader...
What is totalitarian/dictatorship?
400
The US program to create an atomic weapon
What is the Manhattan Project?
400
Germany's first failure in the war was their attempt to invade this island nation
What is Great Britain?
400
During World War II, the US military was divided by race, or _____________
What is segregated?
500
This country was an Ally in World War I but on the Axis side in World War II
What is Italy or Japan?
500
These industries were seen as vital during World War II so the government was empowered to regulate them
What are war goods (weapons, supplies, etc. )?
500
Japans desire for this led to their aggressive actions in the Pacific region
What are natural resources?
500
Germany used these tactics to blow through Poland and France early in the war