WW2 Part 1

How did Hitler gain territory between 1930 and 1938?

• through international pressure and intimidation

• through a direct attack on the Allied nations

• by economic boycotts and sanctions

• by sending his navy to expand overseas colonies

Which policy best demonstrates appeasement during the 1930s?

• Japanese policy toward China

• 1. British policy toward Germany

• United States policy toward South America

• Italian policy toward Ethiopia

What did the dictators of totalitarian systems have in common?

• support of the United States

• backgrounds as military leaders

• willingness to include opposition leaders in their government

• desire for power and absolute control

What was the effect of Hitler’s blitzkrieg tactics?

• Germany was able to take over much of Europe by 1940.

• The United States was convinced to remain neutral.

• The German economy was strained, and Hitler began his forced
  labor camps.

• France and Britain sent troops to defend Poland.

What did the Nazi-Soviet pact accomplish for Germany?

• It granted Germany a testing ground for new technology.

• 1. It gave Germany new territory as the Soviets tried to appease Hitler.

• It allowed Germany to attack Poland without having to fight on two fronts.

• It cemented a full alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union.

What was the Atlantic Charter?

• a pact signed by Great Britain and the United States that endorsed certain principles for building a lasting peace and establishing free governments in the world

• a pact signed by Great Britain, France, and the United States agreeing to declare war on Germany and divide its lands after the war

• a pact signed by Great Britain and the United States agreeing to avoid entangling alliances with the Soviet Union

• a pact signed by the Soviet Union and the United States agreeing to first focus on the war in the Pacific before turning their attention to defeating Germany

What was the importance of the Lend-Lease Act?

• It stated the United States would only accept an unconditional surrender of Germany.

• 1. It showed that the United States clearly supported the Allies.

• It endorsed national self-determination for the post-war world.

• It showed Roosevelt could be flexible when negotiating with the
  Soviet Union.

The Treaty Versailles that ended WW 1

• Gave Germany Land

• Gave Germany Money

• Made Britain take the blame for the War

• The treaty and the war left feelings of bitterness and anger in Germany.

  
  

A theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social and cultural life of its people.

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism

• Theocracy

• Constitutional Democracy

How did totalitarian Dictators operate:

• Protecting the Rights of People

• Shares responsibilities and power with others

• Allow Freedom of Speech within their land.

•  Uses terror, spies and secret police to control people and destroy all who oppose his rule.