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Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany
A path to power similar to Mussolini's. He was jobless soldier drifting around Germany. He joined a struggling group called the National Socialist German Workers' Party, better known as the Nazi Party. Hitler proved to be such a powerful public speaker and organizer the he quickly become leader. He promised to bring Germany out of chaos. Also wanted to enforce racial "purification" at home. -
Benito Mussolini's fascist gov in Italy
Stressed nationalism ad placd the interests of the state above those of individuals. To strengthen the nation, Fascist argued, power must rest wit a single strong leader and a small goup of devoted party members. -
Joseph Stain totalitarian gov in the Soviet Union
He took control of the country after V. I. Lenin died in 1924. Wanted to create a model communist state. He took control of the country, put together the agricultural and industrial growth and made made it a goal of the Soviet Union. He abolished all privately owned farms and made it his own large government owned farms and had hundreds of families working there. He made an outline of several "five year plans". He also tried to take control his citizens. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The troops controlled the whole province, it was a large region; bigger than Texas, and was rich with natural resources. -
Mein Kampf
"To secure for the German people the land and soil to which they are entitled on the earth," -
Storm Troops
Many men who were out of work joined Hitler's private army. The German people were desperate and turned to Hitler as their last hope. -
Third Reich
It would be a "Thousand-Year Reich" --it would last for a thousand years. -
Hitler's military build-up in Germany
The failure of the League of Nations to take action against Japan did not escape the notice of Europe's dictators. -
Hitler invades the Rhineland
He sent troops into the Rhineland, a German region Bordering France and Belgium. -
Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia
It was his first target. It one of Africa's few remaining independent countries. Tens of thousands of Italian's soldiers stood ready to advance on Ethiopia. -
Francisco Franco
He was the General that led the Spanish army. He revolted all over Spain, which caused the Spanish Civil War. The war didn't just happen in Spain, it was worldwide. -
Hitler Anschluss
German troops marched into Austria uninvited. They announced that the Anschluss was complete with Austria. The whole world including USA did nothing about it. -
Munich Agreement
In the midst of crisis France and Great Britain promised to protect Czechoslovakia. When war seemed good, Hitler invited France and Great Britain to meet with him in Munich. They came the Fuhrer declared that the annexation of the Sudetenland would be his last territorial demand. To avoid war they believed him and they both signed the Munich Agreement. -
Battle of Atlantic
The longest battle in WWII. Began upon the British declare war against Germany. And they finally surrender to the Allies in 1945 -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Although the Soviet Union sent equipment and advisers, Hitler and Mussolini backed Franco troops with weapons, tanks, and fighter planes. The was forged to close the relationship between the German and Italian dictators. They signed the formal alliance. -
Nonaggression pact
Tensions rose over Poland, which caused Stalin to surprise everyone one by signing the agreement with their once bitter enemy, Germany. They also signed another secret agreement to slit Poland between them. -
Blitzkrieg
It made use of military technology. LIke faster tanks and powerfuller aircrafts. they used they to surprise the enemy and quickly crush all opposition with overwhelming force. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Only just two days later, France and Britain declare war on Germany. Three weeks of fighting and the tactics paid off, even before Britain, France, and their allies mounted they defense. -
Marshal Philippe Petain
As Nazi-controlled puppet government would be set up at Vichy, in southern France. -
Germany and Italy's invasion of France
Italy entered war on the side of Germany. They invaded the south sid of Fance as Germans closed in Paris from the north side. -
The Battle of Britain
Germans assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast. Thy couldn't compete against Britain. Also Germany launched an air attack at the same time. -
U.S. convoy system
Defend a group of merchant vessels sailing together. For mutual security and protection. -
Unconditional surrender
A surrender which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party -
Phony War
Months went by were finally Poland had fallen. French and British troops built along the eastern side of France. They sat staring into Germany, waiting for something to happen. A few miles away, Germany was staring right back. -
Hitler's invasion on Denmark and Norway
Suddenly, Hitler launched a surprise invasion on Denmark and Norway. He thought he was protecting those counties' freedom and independence. But really he was just planning on building bases along the water front to strike Great Britain. -
Office of Price Administration
Established by the United States government. The functions of the OPA were originally to control money and rent after the outbreak in WWII. -
Lend-Lease Act
Principal means providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations. -
Operation Torch
American commanders agreed to conduct landing in northwest Africa with the goal of clearing the continent. -
War Productions Board
An agency of U.S. gov the supervised war production. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany and its Allies fought the Soviet for control of the city of Stanlingrad. -
Women's Auxiliary Army Crops
A auxiliary unit. Converted to full status as WAC. The first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. She was a prominent society woman in Texas. -
Korematsu v. United States
The government policy of Japanese Americans camp were justified on basis of military necessity -
Bloody Anzio
Allied attempt to draw German troops off the Gustav line during Operation Shingle. -
D-Day
When 156,000 American, British and Canadian forced landed on five beaches. The invasion was one large amphibious military assaults in history. -
Manhattan Project
Research and development undertaking during WWII. It produced the first nuclear weapons. Led by the U.S. with the support of Britain and Canada. -
The Battle of the Bulge
A major German offensive campaign launched through densely forested Ardennes in Begium, France, and Luxembourg on Western Front toward the end of WWII -
V-E Day
It meant Victory in Europe Day, but many called it other things as well. Was a public holiday to mark formal acceptance by the Allies of WWII of Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces. -
Harry S. Truman
Took the President after Franklin Roosevelt's death. He was the one that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in WWII. -
Hitler's invasion of the Netherlands
Next he turned against the Netherlands. That was overrun by the end of May. And by that time, the phony war was over. -
Pearl Habor
Japanese dive-bomer swooped over Pearl Harbor. TH bomber was followed by 180 more warplanes launched from six aircraft carriers. -
Internment
To remove them would destroy the island economy. 1,444 Japanese Americans, 1 percent of Hawaii's Japanese Americans population. -
Death of Hitler
Adolf Hitler shot himself in his bunker.