Jones Magnet Middle SchoolUSII.7a

The World War Two EraAggression Leads to War

The Rise of Dictators~ During the 1920s and 30s, people of Soviet Union, Japan, Italy and Germany

began to believe that _____________ could not fix their problems. Sadly, they turned to __________________

Soviet Communism~ By 1929, _________________ had become the

dictator of the Soviet Union. He transformed the Soviet Union into a _______________ state in which all power was held by one political party.Stalin was a brutal and sick man. He ordered millions of his political enemies to be ___________ based upon false charges. People who resisted his new Soviet Union were either executed or sent to _______________ to die.

Fascism in Italy~ After World War One, the economy in ____________ was in trouble. __________________ promised to restore Italian pride. In 1922, Mussolini threatened to overthrow the elected government of Italy. The Italian King appointed Mussolini to be the _________________ of Italy.Known as __________, Mussolini quickly took control and organized Italy into a fascist state.Define fascism~

He claimed he would restore Italy to the former glory of the ________________

Under Il Duce, Italy had the right to rule over ____________ nations of Europe.

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Mussolini ended freedom of ________ and jailed or _________ his enemies.

Nazi Germany~ World War One had been very harsh on the losers, particularly Germany. Fed by this anger, a young WW1 veteran, _______________ joined the National Socialist Party, known as the ____________ in hopes of restoring German power. Nazism is a form of __________________._____________ lay at the core of Nazi beliefs. Hitler told Germans what they were the ______________ and destined to rule all ____________ races of Europe. Hitler preached hatred of the _________ who he claimed had betrayed Germany before WW1. Germans eager to blame their problems on something, found the Jews to be an easy ____________. Define anti-Semitism~

In 1933, Hitler took control of Germany as _____________He quickly established a stranglehold on Germany using his _____________. New anti-Semitic laws were passed.Jews lost their ___________________________________

Militarism in Japan~ During the Great Depression, __________________ had come to control the island nation of ______________. In 1940, Hideki _____ became the military ruler of Japan.

Like the Germans and Italians, the Japanese claimed that they were _____________ to the surrounding peoples of countries such as Korea and ____________.

The Japanese also wanted ________________ from these countries to fuel their powerful industries.

Japan would soon unleash its powerful military machine and take

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huge parts of the ___________ Ocean, controlling vast amounts of land and millions of people.

Japan Attacks China~ Suddenly, in 1931, Japan attacks and occupies _________________, a part of China. The League of Nations protested, but did ________________.After 1937, the Japanese really turned up the heat in China, during which time more than a ___________ civilians and prisoners were slaughtered. The Japanese were extremely ____________ soldiers who considered anyone who surrendered to be worthy only of a quick ______________.

Italy Invades In 1935, Mussolini invades the African nation of ____________. With outdated

Ethiopia~ gear, the Ethiopians fought bravely, but were beaten by the Italians. Once again, the __________________ did nothing to help and Ethiopia falls to the __________

German Aggression~ Hitler hoped to reunited all German ____________ people into his “Thousand Year Empire” he called the ________________. During the 20s and 30s, Germany

Now, it was time to use that powerful military and take back what had

Germany took back the Rhineland, Prussia and Austria.

Fearful of German aggression, England and France tried to ___________________ Germany by allowing the annexing of parts of Czechoslovakia in exchange

for peace. Returning from Germany, waving a peace treaty signed by Hitler, British leader ____________________ claimed he had won peace and avoided war…….what a fool to trust Hitler. By 1939, Hitler took all of ______________________

American Once again, America tried to stay ______________

Neutrality~ even though Europe was heading to war. Page 3 of 5

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Neutrality Act~ In 1935, Congress passes the ________________, declaring our official desire to ________________________________. This law

War Begins in Europe~ Hitler’s next target would be ____________, which Germany invaded on _________________.....the official start of World War Two in Europe. England and France had promised to

Secretly, the Germans and _______________ had agreed to split Poland into two and also promised not to __________________ each other.

Hitler’s armies were unstoppable, employing a new tactic called ____________________. Blitzkrieg tactics used

intense and sudden bombing from Stuka dive bombers, powerful tank, or ____________ attacks followed by some of the best ____________ ever assembled. The Polish, as well as the Dutch (cry!), Norwegians and all of Northern Europe fell to the Germans.

Fall of France~ England sent troops to help its only friend in Europe, ____________. Still, the French and English stood little chance and the English troops had to be evacuated at _______________.

Hundreds of thousands of English and French troops were saved certain destruction when they were transported back to England.

Moving onward to the French capital of _________, Hitler accepted the surrender of France on _______________. Germany had done in six weeks what it could not do

AMAZING!Battle of Britain~ Now, only

____________ stood against Germany in Europe. English leader,

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___________________ was not afraid of the Germans when he made his famous ________________ speech. Hitler orders an ________ attack on England that becomes known as the ______________________Day after day, German bombers pounded English ____________, but the English airforce, known as the _________ fought back and blasted the German airforce, known as the _________Because of this loss, Hitler cancels his plans to

____________________...this was a HUGE mistake.......Many historians point to a big mistake the Germans made, not

destroying the English _______, but attacking _________ instead.

<<<<Winston Churchill, English Prime

Minister and GREAT MAN!Invasion of the Soviet Union~ In June of

1941, Hitler makes his fatal error that will cost him the war, he _________________________.

Surprised that his “friend” had betrayed him, Stalin now joins the English to fight Germany. Germany is ________ and sealed her fate by attacking the _______

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