______ (Leader of Italy) rule was based on fascism – a political system in which the government is seen as more important than the individuals. 

______(leader of Germany) National Socialist Party, or Nazis, gained a large following. Hitler was then elected chancellor of Germany in 1933 – he then quickly seized total control of the government

By 1928, Joseph _____ had become dictator of the Soviet Union. In the 1930’s he terrorized the people he saw as political enemies, killing or imprisoning millions of Soviet citizens

In 1931 Hideki ____, the military dictator of Japan, began invading China and other Asian countries

France and Great Britain tried to _____ Germany by giving them the Sudetenland.

Germany invaded _______ on September 1, 1939 – thus starting World War II. 

After defeating France, Germany then turned to Britain. In order to defeat Britain, Germany would have to defeat the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) began by attacking British airfields and aircraft. This became known as the 

In March 1941, Congress passed the _________ allowing the president to aid any nation believed vital to U.S. defense. The U.S. then loaned $7 billion worth of weapons and supplies to Great Britain and China

On ______________, Japanese planes launched a surprise attack on U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese sank or damaged all of the U.S. battleships. The US declared war on Japan the next day.