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Benito Mussolini's Fascist Government In Italy
stressed nationalism and placed interests of the state above individuals -
Joseph Stalin's Totalitarian Government in the Soviet Union
tried to exert complete control over its citizens -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Launched a surprise attack and seized the Chinese Province of Manchuria -
Storm Troopers (Brown Shirts)
Hitler's private army that was joined by many men who were out of work -
Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power in Germany
Established the "Third Reich" which dismantled Germany's Weimar Republic -
Mein Kampf
Set forth basic beliefs of Nazism -
Third Reich
Took place of Germany's Weimar Republic -
Hitler's Military Build-Up in Germany
was in violation of the Treaty of Vearsaillies -
Mussolini's Invasion of Ethiopia
Tens of thousands of Italian soldiers were ready to advance in Ethiopia -
Hitler Invades the Rhineland
Sent troops into the Rhineland which was a region bordering France and Belgium -
Francisco Franco
Led a group of Spanish army officers and rebelled against the Spanish republic -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Forged close relationships between the German and Italian dictators -
Hitler's Anchluss
Germany's union with Austria -
Munich Agreement
Turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot that was fired -
Non-aggression Pact
Germany and Russia committed to never attack each other -
Blitzkrieg (Lightning War)
Germany's newest military strategy. Also known as a lightning war -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
Major fighting was over in three days before France, Britain and the rest of their Allies can mount their defenses -
Phony War
After the Blitzkrieg had given out to what the Germans call a sitzkrieg or "sitting war" -
Hitler's Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Planned to build bases along coasts to attack Great Britain -
Hitler's Invasion of the Netherlands
ended the phony war -
Marshal Philippe Petain
Headed a Nazi-controlled puppet goverment -
The Battle of Britain
Raged on through the summer and into the fall -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Sunk or damaged 21 ships which included 8 battleships
