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Which of the following best describes the primary justification used by the three dictators—Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin—to consolidate power in their respective countries?
Which of the following best describes the primary justification used by the three dictators—Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin—to consolidate power in their respective countries?
- The appeal to nationalist sentiments, promising to restore their nation's former glory and protect it from perceived external threats. (correct)
- The promise of immediate economic prosperity and wealth redistribution among all citizens.
- The establishment of extensive social welfare programs, providing universal healthcare, education, and housing to garner public approval.
- The implementation of democratic reforms and the expansion of individual liberties, ensuring popular support through political participation.
Considering the sequence of pre-World War II invasions, what strategic advantage did Japan hope to gain by invading Manchuria in 1931?
Considering the sequence of pre-World War II invasions, what strategic advantage did Japan hope to gain by invading Manchuria in 1931?
- Establishing a naval base to project power across the Pacific, aiming to challenge U.S. dominance in the region.
- Creating a launching point for the invasion of Southeast Asia, aligning its expansionist goals with Germany's territorial objectives in Europe
- Securing a buffer zone against potential Soviet expansion, prioritizing ideological alignment over resource acquisition.
- Gaining control over vital natural resources and raw materials, essential for fueling its growing military and industrial ambitions. (correct)
What was the most significant long-term geopolitical consequence of Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935?
What was the most significant long-term geopolitical consequence of Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935?
- It fostered a strong alliance between Italy and Great Britain, creating a unified front against German expansionism in Central Europe.
- It led to the immediate imposition of comprehensive economic sanctions by the League of Nations, significantly weakening Italy's economy.
- It caused a major shift in colonial power dynamics in Africa, with Italy relinquishing control of Libya and Somalia to focus on Ethiopia.
- It demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations in preventing aggression, emboldening other expansionist powers, such as Germany and Japan. (correct)
How did the non-aggression pact between Germany and the USSR influence the balance of power dynamics in Europe in the lead-up to World War II?
How did the non-aggression pact between Germany and the USSR influence the balance of power dynamics in Europe in the lead-up to World War II?
What was the most significant strategic consequence of the policy of appeasement adopted by Britain and France towards Hitler in the 1930s?
What was the most significant strategic consequence of the policy of appeasement adopted by Britain and France towards Hitler in the 1930s?
How did the perception of Hitler as the "lesser of two evils" influence the policy of appeasement adopted by some European powers?
How did the perception of Hitler as the "lesser of two evils" influence the policy of appeasement adopted by some European powers?
What was the most significant underlying factor that contributed to the pacifist sentiment prevalent in many European countries during the interwar period?
What was the most significant underlying factor that contributed to the pacifist sentiment prevalent in many European countries during the interwar period?
What specific strategic miscalculation did Germany make during the Munich Conference concerning Czechoslovakia's military capabilities and alliances?
What specific strategic miscalculation did Germany make during the Munich Conference concerning Czechoslovakia's military capabilities and alliances?
Why did the failure of the Battle of Britain represent a crucial turning point in World War II?
Why did the failure of the Battle of Britain represent a crucial turning point in World War II?
What was the fundamental strategic flaw in Operation Barbarossa, which ultimately led to its failure?
What was the fundamental strategic flaw in Operation Barbarossa, which ultimately led to its failure?
What strategic dilemma did the Lend-Lease Act present to the United States in 1941, given its official policy of neutrality?
What strategic dilemma did the Lend-Lease Act present to the United States in 1941, given its official policy of neutrality?
What was the primary economic rationale behind the U.S. decision to end trade with Japan in 1941, leading to heightened tensions and the attack on Pearl Harbor?
What was the primary economic rationale behind the U.S. decision to end trade with Japan in 1941, leading to heightened tensions and the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Considering the long-term strategic consequences, what was the most significant impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor on the trajectory of World War II?
Considering the long-term strategic consequences, what was the most significant impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor on the trajectory of World War II?
How did Hitler's concept of 'Lebensraum' influence Germany's war strategy and occupation policies in Eastern Europe?
How did Hitler's concept of 'Lebensraum' influence Germany's war strategy and occupation policies in Eastern Europe?
What was the primary strategic objective behind Japan's claim of liberating Asian countries from Western imperial rule?
What was the primary strategic objective behind Japan's claim of liberating Asian countries from Western imperial rule?
How did the Nuremberg Laws contribute to the escalation of the Holocaust?
How did the Nuremberg Laws contribute to the escalation of the Holocaust?
What was the underlying rationale behind the creation of ghettos during the Holocaust?
What was the underlying rationale behind the creation of ghettos during the Holocaust?
How did the concept of the "Final Solution" represent a radical shift in Nazi policy towards Jews?
How did the concept of the "Final Solution" represent a radical shift in Nazi policy towards Jews?
What was the strategic significance of the Yalta Conference in shaping the post-World War II world order?
What was the strategic significance of the Yalta Conference in shaping the post-World War II world order?
What critical role did American technological advancements play in countering the German U-boat threat in the Atlantic during World War II?
What critical role did American technological advancements play in countering the German U-boat threat in the Atlantic during World War II?
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
Considering the strategic complexities of Operation Overlord, what made the Normandy landings such a high-risk decision for the Allied forces?
Considering the strategic complexities of Operation Overlord, what made the Normandy landings such a high-risk decision for the Allied forces?
From a strategic perspective, what was the primary objective of the Battle of the Bulge for the German military?
From a strategic perspective, what was the primary objective of the Battle of the Bulge for the German military?
What long-term geopolitical implications resulted from the Soviet Union's capture of Berlin towards the end of World War II?
What long-term geopolitical implications resulted from the Soviet Union's capture of Berlin towards the end of World War II?
How did General Douglas MacArthur's initial withdrawal from the Philippines influence the overall strategic landscape of the Pacific Theater?
How did General Douglas MacArthur's initial withdrawal from the Philippines influence the overall strategic landscape of the Pacific Theater?
What were the key strategic objectives that guided the U.S. island-hopping campaign in the Pacific during World War II?
What were the key strategic objectives that guided the U.S. island-hopping campaign in the Pacific during World War II?
What unique tactical and logistical challenges did the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa present to the U.S. military?
What unique tactical and logistical challenges did the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa present to the U.S. military?
Considering the complex ethical and strategic considerations, what was the most consequential factor influencing President Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
Considering the complex ethical and strategic considerations, what was the most consequential factor influencing President Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
How did the Soviet Union's entry into the war against Japan influence the timing and terms of Japan's surrender?
How did the Soviet Union's entry into the war against Japan influence the timing and terms of Japan's surrender?
In what ways did the "Aryan Race" doctrine shape Nazi policies and actions during World War II beyond the Holocaust?
In what ways did the "Aryan Race" doctrine shape Nazi policies and actions during World War II beyond the Holocaust?
What were the potential long-term implications of the U.S. policy of island hopping in the Pacific, beyond the immediate goal of defeating Japan?
What were the potential long-term implications of the U.S. policy of island hopping in the Pacific, beyond the immediate goal of defeating Japan?
What aspects of Germany's rearmament program, initiated in the 1930s, most directly violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
What aspects of Germany's rearmament program, initiated in the 1930s, most directly violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
What strategic advantage did the German military gain from its annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in 1938?
What strategic advantage did the German military gain from its annexation of Austria (Anschluss) in 1938?
What underlying assumptions about the Soviet Union informed the Allied strategy of demanding unconditional surrender from Germany?
What underlying assumptions about the Soviet Union informed the Allied strategy of demanding unconditional surrender from Germany?
How did the Battle of the Bulge impact the relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain and the Soviet Union?
How did the Battle of the Bulge impact the relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain and the Soviet Union?
What critical misjudgment did European powers make when they viewed Hitler as the "lesser of two evils"?
What critical misjudgment did European powers make when they viewed Hitler as the "lesser of two evils"?
What strategic significance did the German concept of 'Lebensraum' have on the demographic composition of Eastern Europe during World War II?
What strategic significance did the German concept of 'Lebensraum' have on the demographic composition of Eastern Europe during World War II?
What strategic advantage did the U.S. seek by cutting off trade with Japan in 1941, considering Japan's stated intention of liberating Asia from Western Imperialism?
What strategic advantage did the U.S. seek by cutting off trade with Japan in 1941, considering Japan's stated intention of liberating Asia from Western Imperialism?
What was the most critical logistical challenge faced by the Allies during the Battle of the Bulge that had implications for the long-term Allied strategy?
What was the most critical logistical challenge faced by the Allies during the Battle of the Bulge that had implications for the long-term Allied strategy?
What potential ramifications, beyond immediate military objectives, were associated with the U.S.'s island-hopping strategy in the Pacific Theater?
What potential ramifications, beyond immediate military objectives, were associated with the U.S.'s island-hopping strategy in the Pacific Theater?
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Who were the three dictators during World War II?
Who were the three dictators during World War II?
Adolf Hitler in Germany, Benito Mussolini in Italy, and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union.
What area did Japan invade in 1931?
What area did Japan invade in 1931?
Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931.
What country did Italy invade in 1935?
What country did Italy invade in 1935?
Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935.
What was the peace agreement between Germany and USSR?
What was the peace agreement between Germany and USSR?
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When did Hitler invade Poland?
When did Hitler invade Poland?
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What is appeasement?
What is appeasement?
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Who was the other 'evil'?
Who was the other 'evil'?
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What is pacifism?
What is pacifism?
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March 1938: What country did Germany invade?
March 1938: What country did Germany invade?
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Munich Conference: What did France, Britain and Germany negotiate?
Munich Conference: What did France, Britain and Germany negotiate?
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With whom did Hitler sign a non-aggression pact?
With whom did Hitler sign a non-aggression pact?
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What country did Hitler invade September 1, 1939?
What country did Hitler invade September 1, 1939?
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What did Germany change?
What did Germany change?
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What was Operation Barbarossa?
What was Operation Barbarossa?
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What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
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What happened December 7, 1941?
What happened December 7, 1941?
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What happened three days after the U.S. declared war on Japan?
What happened three days after the U.S. declared war on Japan?
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How did Hitler rule?
How did Hitler rule?
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What is Lebensraum?
What is Lebensraum?
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What was the real goal of Japan?
What was the real goal of Japan?
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How did Japan treat the people they conquered?
How did Japan treat the people they conquered?
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What is anti-semitism?
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What are the characteristics of the Ayran race?
What are the characteristics of the Ayran race?
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What were the Nuremberg Laws?
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What was Kristallnacht?
What was Kristallnacht?
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What is Ghetto?
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What was the Final Solution?
What was the Final Solution?
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What is genocide?
What is genocide?
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Britain, France, the US and the Soviet Union.
Britain, France, the US and the Soviet Union.
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How was Berlin split?
How was Berlin split?
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What did Stalin pledge with regards to Eastern Europe?
What did Stalin pledge with regards to Eastern Europe?
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What did Stalin pledge to do with regards to Japan?
What did Stalin pledge to do with regards to Japan?
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What three tools did the Americans use against German U-boats?
What three tools did the Americans use against German U-boats?
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What was the outcome fo the Battle of Stalingrad?
What was the outcome fo the Battle of Stalingrad?
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When was D-Day?
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What was D-Day?
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When was France liberated from Germany?
When was France liberated from Germany?
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What was the battle of the last German offensive?
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What city did U.S. troops want?
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Who took Berlin?
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What battle led to the soviets taking Berlin?
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When did Germany surrender?
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What does MacArthur do.
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How did the strategy change?
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To build the Atomic bomb.
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Study Notes
Rise of Dictators
- Three dictators rose to power in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union
Invasions
- Japan invaded an area in 1931
- Italy invaded a country in 1935
- Germany and the USSR had a peace agreement
- Hitler invaded Poland, considered the start of WWII
Appeasement
- Appeasement is defined
- France was too weak to fight without Great Britain, one reason for appeasement
- Hitler was seen as the lesser of two evils
- Pacifism is defined
German Aggression
- Germany invaded a country in March 1938
- Germany annexed the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia in 1939
- France, Britain, and Germany negotiated at the Munich Conference.
- Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with someone
- Hitler invaded a country on September 1, 1939, officially starting WWII
- Britain and Germany declare war on Germany
- France is mentioned
Battle of Britain
- Hitler wanted to take Great Britain in 1940
- Germany first bombed military targets in Britain
- Germany changed plans, and what Germany changed its plan
- London endured relentless bombing, but Britain never surrendered
Operation Barbarossa
- Operation Barbarossa is defined
- Hitler wanted an entire country
- The operation failed before taking Leningrad and Moscow
- Thousands of Germans died
The U.S. Remains Neutral
- The Lend-Lease Act occurred in 1941 and what it entails.
- Aid was sent to Great Britain and then to the Soviet Union
U.S. Declares War
- The U.S. ended trade with Japan to stop Japanese aggression
- Something happened December 7, 1941
- Congress declared war on Japan on December 8
- Three days after the U.S. declared war on Japan, something happened
Europe
- Hitler set up puppet governments in “Aryan” countries
- Lebensraum is defined
- Eastern Europeans were considered an inferior race and could be pushed aside
- Conquered land was looted and plundered
- The Final Solution is defined
- Something begins as a result of the Final Solution
Asia
- Japan claimed to help the people of Asia escape imperial rule
- What was the real goal of Japan?
- Japan treated the people they conquered with killing, raping, torture, and slave labor
Terms of the Holocaust
- Anti-Semitism is defined
- Ayran Race: Hitler believed was the perfect race, people with full German blood, blonde hair, and blue eyes
- Nuremberg Laws are defined
- In 1941 - Jews had to wear a yellow badge
- Kristallnacht (November 9, 1938); means Night of broken glass is defined
- Ghetto: segregated Jewish areas and neighborhoods, sealed with barbed wire and stone walls. Many Jews starved to death or died from disease
- Final Solution explained
- Genocide is defined
The Holocaust
- The Holocaust, when it was, and what it was?
Yalta Conference
- At the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Germany was split into four zones controlled by four countries.
- Berlin was split the same way
- Stalin pledged something regarding Eastern Europe
- Stalin pledged something with regards to Japan within three months of Germany surrendering
Americans Join the War
- In The Atlantic, The Americans used three tools against German U-boats
- In North Africa, British allied troops squeezed Italian and German troops north out of Africa
- The U.S. under General Patton took Italy
War in the U.S.S.R.
- A country invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941
- The five-month Battle of Stalingrad ended with Soviet victory
- The troops Germany lost in the battle
Operation Overlord
- When was D-Day?
- What happened on D-Day
- When was France liberated from Germany?
Battle of the Bulge
- Largest battle in Western Europe
- The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive
- Nazis realize the end is near
European War Ends
- The Allies carpet bomb cities and war targets
- U.S. troops from the West race to take what city?
- Soviet troops from the East race to take what city?
- Name of the battle that led to the Soviets taking Berlin?
- When did Germany surrender?
Philippines Fall
- The U.S. under General Douglas MacArthur is forced to withdraw from the Philippines, he vows, “I shall return”
- The U.S. and the Filipinos retake the Philippines
Island Hopping
- This is the strategy of slowly taking strategic islands in the Pacific, leading to heavy casualties
Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
- 75,000 American casualties
- The Japanese fought to the death
The Bomb
- Top secret program to build the Atomic Bomb.
- Who was the operation headed by?
- Who ordered the bombing of Japan?
- The aircraft, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb where in Japan?
- When?
- The second bomb was dropped where?
- When?
- The decision to drop the bomb occurred for four reasons
- Force Jap gov. to surrender
- Shorten the war and save U.S. lives
- Prove to Japan of the weapon
- End the war soon without Soviet help
- What day did Japan surrendered?
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