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This ruling ideology, used by Hitler and Mussolini, emphasized extreme nationalism and miltarism.
Fascism
Devotion to the leader, use of censorship, ruling through fear, and propaganda are all charactertics of this type of government rule.
Totalitarianism
Hyperinflation and the Great Depression caused people in Germany to lose faith in this government, allowing for the rise of Hitler.
Weimar Republic
Japan felt left out of the negociations at this conference following WWI, causing them to turn against the Allied Powers.
Paris Peace Conference
Mussolini justified invaded Ethiopia in 1935 because he felt this document failed to provide Italy with any of the spoils of war.
Treaty of Versailles
Following this meeting, Neville Chamberlain declared "we have peace in our time" because he temporarily avoided by giving into Hitler's demands.
Munich Conference
Western Powers and League of Nations are said to have used this policy with Hitler to keep the peace and avoid conflict.
Appeasement
D-Day was a significant turning point in WW2 because it forced Germany to...
fight a 2-front war
This was the immediate cause of WW2
Hitler's Invasion of Poland
This book, written by Hitler while in prison, outlined his vision for Germany and racial ideology
Mein Kampf
The Anschluss is term used to identify Germany's annexation of this country.
Austria
In 1936, Hitler miltarized this region that was intended to serve as a buffer zone between France and Germany.
Rhineland
This 1937 event is summarized as when the Japanese butchered an estimated 150,000 male “war prisoners,” massacred an additional 50,000 male civilians, and raped at least 20,000 women and girls of all ages.
The Rape of Nanking
Hitler signed a non-aggression agreement with this leader prior to his invasion of Poland.
Joseph Stalin
This event caused the United States to join the fight in WW2.
Pearl Harbor
In 1945, these two Japanese cities were the receipents of atomic bombs.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
