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Benito Mussolini's Facist government in Italy
Benito's speeches were about the pride of Italy -
Mein Kampf
A book writen by Adolf Hitler which created the standards of Nazism and was the plan of the Nazi party. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
A surprise attack by Japan that gave them control of the entire providence. -
Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany
In the following years after World War 1, Hitler was a jobless soldier who was drifting around Germany. In 1919 hejoined a struggling group called the National Socialist German Workers Party, more known as the Nazi party. Hitler would become the most powerful speaker in the group and would be the leader of the party. -
Storm troopers
Also known as brown shirts, they joined Hitler's secret army after being unemployed. -
Tird Reich
"German Empire"; Hitler said that this would last a thousand years. -
Hitler's military build up
Started a military buildup in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia
The League of Nations called for an ineffective economic boycott following the invasion of Ethiopia. -
Hitler invades the Rineland
German region demilitarized as the result of Treaty of Versailles; Hitler wanted it back. -
Francisco Franco
He lead a group of the Spanish Army officers against the Spanish republic. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
A formal agreement between Hitler and Mussolini to back Franco's forces with troops. -
Hitler's Anschluss
means Hitler's Union. A majority of Austria favored unifacation with Germany. Germany took Austria unopposed. -
Munich Agreement
Daladier, Chamberlain and Hitler met with France and England. They both gave in to Hitler's demand to annex the Sudetenland. -
Joseph Stalin's totalitarian government in the Soviet Union
After the death of V. I. Lenin in 1924, Joseph Stalin comes to power in the country. Stalin wanted to focus on making a model communist state. As a result, he created goals for both agriculture and industry. In 1939, Stalin finally established a totalitarian government in which he had complete control over the citizens of the country. -
Nonaggression Pact
Stalin and Hitler signed a secret pact vowing to never attack each other. -
Blitzkrieg
The German Luftwaffe used their newest military strategy also called lightning war. To bomb the enemy's homeland directly. -
Britian and France declar war on Germany
Both countries declare war on Germany after they invade Poland. -
Phoney War
also called the Sitzkrig (sitting war), French, British, and German troops lined up on the Maginof Line -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler launched a surprise attack to "protect their freedom and independence" -
Hitler invades the Netherlands
Netherland's proclaimed neutraility but Hitler invaded anyway. -
Germany and Italy's invasion of France
Italy enters the war on the German side and declares war on France. -
Marshal Philippe Petain
Hitler created a Nazi-controlled puppet government in northern France headed by Petain. -
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Battle of Britain
The biggest, longest surpise air battle. Britain was attacked by German airplanes, but Britain did not surrender. -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack, bring the US into the war. -
U.S. Convoy System
Groups of ships traveled together for protection just as they did in WWI now airplanes and destroyers were the escorts. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany was in control until the winter set in and the Soviet army trapped the Germans and cut off the supply line -
Operation Torch
An invasion of Axis controlled North Africa commanded by Eisenhower -
Battle of the Atlantic
Longest military battle- Germans were winning, but when the tide turned, the allies won -
Unconditional surrender
Axis Powers would have to accept whatever terms the allies dictated. -
Bloody Anzio
Lasted 4 months ended May 1944; lead to 55,000 casualties -
D-Day
Also known as Operation Overload. allies invade Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
The push into the allies line in Germany amoung the 85 mile front in the Ardennes. Nazis end up retreating. -
Death of Hitler
Hitler shot himself, his wife swallowed poison- their bodies were burned -
Harry S Truman
President Roosevelt died and that night Truman became the 33rd president -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day- the war in Europe ends
