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Sec. 1&2 Chapter 27
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was Lenin's death, and who ruled the soviet union after him? | died-1924 Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union |
| Totalitarian state | a single party controls the gov. and every aspect of people's lives; oppressing freedom |
| Fascism | A political system that is rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state |
| Benito Mussolini | He and his fascist party seized power in Italy 1922 |
| Aggression | A warlike act by one country against another without a just cause |
| Nazi | National Socialist German Workers' party |
| Adolf Hitler | Nazi who becomes leader of Germany in 1933 |
| Scapegoat | A person or group on whom others blame for their problems |
| Who did hitler use as a scapegoat? | The Jews |
| What did Hitler preach to the Germans? | That the German's belonged to a race that was biologically superior to Jews, Gypsies, and other people |
| Concentration Camps | prison camps for civilians who are considered enemies of the state |
| What did America do in the beginning of the war? (ism) | we used the policy of isolationism |
| What did Japan do in 1937? | began an "all-out" war against China |
| What did Hitler do two years before and in 1938? | two years before Hitler took over the Rhineland, and he also annexed Austria. Again, later that year he claimed part of Czechoslovakia. |
| Munich Conference | Hitler promised Germany would seek no further territory |
| Appeasement | the practice of giving into aggression in order to avoid war |
| Nazi-Soviet Pact | Hitler and Stalin agree not to attack eachother |
| What did Hitler do in 1939? | He launched a lightning war against Poland. The polers soon surrender |
| What happened 2 days after Hitler's invasion of Poland? | Britain and France declared war on Germany |
| Axis Powers | Italy, Japan, Germany, and 6 other nations |
| Allies (By the end of the war) | Britain, france, Soviet union, US, China, and 45 other countries |
| What did France do in 1940? | They surrendered to Germany, and Britain stood alone |
| Atlantic Charter | Set goals for the postwar world |
| What did the US do to stop Japanese aggression? | we refused to sell oil to Japan |
| What did the japanese do in return to the US stopping sending oil? | On Dec. 7, 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese thought the sneak attack would force the US to beg for peace. |
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