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Chapter 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Internationalism | idea that trade between nations creates prosperity and helps prevent war. |
| Benito Mussolini | fastest leader established dictatorship in Italy |
| Neville Chamberlain | British leader, promised peace for our time |
| America First Committee | isolationist group, opposed any American intervention |
| Auschwitz | Nazi extermination camp |
| Adolf Hitler | Dictator in Germany who rose to power in the 1930’s |
| Embargo | Stopped the sale of fuel and iron from the United States to Japan |
| Cash and Carry | Neutrality act of 1939 |
| Anschluss | Germany's take over of Austria |
| Atlantic Charter | Post war democracy |
| Causes of the rise of dictatorship after WWI | Treaty of Versailles and economic depression |
| Why did the European nations not deal more aggressively with Hitler? | They thought that Nazis would want peace once they gained territory |
| Munich Conference | England and France gave into Hitlers demands for Sudetenland |
| Nye Committee | Reported that our entry into WWI was because American Arms Manufacturers helped bring us into WWI |
| Isolationism | Most Americans wanted isolationism; avoid any kind of international conflicts |
| Lend-Lease Act | Allows president Roosevelt to supply arms to Great Britain; didn't have to pay cash |
| Hemispheric Defense Zone | Roosevelt put into place to protect British ships in Atlantic |
| Shoah | Hebrew term for the Holocaust |
| Kristallnacht | Night of violence against the Jews |
| In 1939 which countries denied European Jews fleeing war-torn Europe entry into their country? | Mexico, Perugia, Argentina, Costa Rica, United States |
| Describe Fascism and the beliefs of its followers and explain how Fascist ideology contributed to global warfare. | contributed to global warfare. Fascism is a far-right authoritarian political ideology that emerged in the early 20th century, characterized by dictatorial power, extreme nationalism, suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society/economy |
| Describe Adolf Hitler’s belief and explain how his nationalism and his views on race contributed to World War II and the Holocaust. | believed in an extreme form of nationalism centered around the belief that Germans were the superior race destined to dominate others. His racist ideology fueled aggressive expansionism and the persecution of Jews and other minorities |
| Why were many German Jews and Jews in other parts of Europe unable to flee and immigrate to the United States when the Nazis took power? | Many German Jews and Jews from other parts of Europe were unable to flee to the United States due to a combination of strict U.S. immigration quotas, widespread anti-immigrant and antisemitic sentiments, and bureaucratic hurdles. |