He worked with those who thought they didn't get enough out of the Treaty of Versailles
What is Benito Mussolini known for?
Making facism popular in ItalyMaking his Facist Party strong enough to force the kind to declare him as head of the government
What did Italy's leader ban?
All political partied except for his Facist Party
What did Benito Mussolini vow to do?
Recapture the glory of the ancient Romans
Which countries did Italy invade and annex?
Ethiopia and Albania
Who went to the League of Nations hor help?
Ethiopia
When Ethiopia went to the League of Nations, what happened?
The League lacked power so it couldn't help and Italy withdrew from the League
Who was the leader for Germany?
Adolf Hitler
Did the Great Depression effect Germany?
Yes
How did Adolf Hitler rise to power?
Bringing out people's concern about unchecked inflation and severe unemployment
What is Germany's leader known for?
Being chairman of the Nazi Party
Hitler portrayed bitterness over the _______.
Versailles Treaty
Adolf Hitler was openly ______ especially to _______ (anti-Semitism)
Racist - Jews
Hitler became ________ (chief minister) and ended all democracy / established ________.
Chancellor - totalitarian
Germany formed an alliance with ________ to gain support in _________ plans.
Itlay - expansionism
Hitler wanter to gain back ______ that was lost in _______.
Land - World War I
What is facism?
Extreme nationalism and racism
What is a dictator and how do you become one?
A leader who controls their nation by force and they become one once they gain political power
What is anti-Semitism?
Being racist against Jews
What is totalitarian?
Where a single party and it's leader suppress all opposition and control all aspects of people's lives
Did Japan have a specific leaders
No
Did the Great Depression effect Japan? If so, how?
Yes, by bringing frustration to the government's failure to solve economic problems
What did leaders think they could do to solve the economic problems in Japan?
Expand Japan's power in Asia
Where did Japan set up a government?
Malchuria
What province did Japan attack?
Malchuria
Japan invaded ________ and moved ______ until they nearly took over the whole country.
Northern China - south
Who did Japan form an alliance with?
Germany and Italy
What was the alliance that Japan signed called?
"Axis"
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
How did Joseph Stalin rise to power?
By force
What was the Soviet Union's leader was known for?
Being the Communist leader
Joseph Stalin demanded what?
Full obedience from the people and the death of those who supported his rivals
Where did Joseph Stalin send Russians?
Labor camps
What did Joseph Stalin do to the nation's economy? What happened as a result?
Reorganized it - caused people to move onto government-owned farms
America wanted to remain ______.
Isolated
What act did Congress pass? What did this act say?
The Neutrality Act - banned the sale of weapons to nations at war and only allowed trade to nations that could pay cash for goods and could transport them by themselves
Were American loans to European countries ever paid? If not, what did Congress want to do?