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Term to know Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) March 1936 Re-occupation of Rhineland Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and stationed troops in the Rhineland March 1938 Anschluss of Austria March 1938 Germany takes over Austria Anschluss of Austria September 1938 Munich Conference Term to know: Munich Conference (1938) September 1938 Munich Conference Meeting between British, French, and German leaders in which Germany was given control of the Sudetenland in exchange for German leader Adolf Hitler’s promise to make no more claims on European territory. appeasement The act of giving into an aggressor to preserve peace. March 1939 Annexation Czechoslovakia Germany takes over Czechoslovakia Term to know: Annexation August 1939 nonaggression pact between Hitler & Stalin Term to know: Nonaggression Pact nonaggression pact Agreement between nations not to attack each other September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Invasion of Poland Blitzkrieg “Lightening war”; type of fast moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939 Term to know: Blitzkrieg Allied Powers September 3, 1939 Britain & France declare war on Germany April 1940 Germany occupied Denmark & Norway May 1940 Germany occupied Belgium Luxemburg & the Netherlands Winston Churchill May 10, 1940: became Prime Minister of England June 22, 1940 Fall of France July 1940 Battle of Britain Who won the Battle of Britain and why was it important? The British won the battle. Hitler canceled his plans to invade Great Britain, so Britain survived to fight on against Germany. Battle of Britain Isolationism March 1941 Lend-Lease Act Law that allowed the US to loan weapons and other war supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union. June 1941 Hitler Invaded the USSR Battle of the Atlantic Long lasting WWII naval conflict aimed at controlling the Atlantic Ocean trade routes. August 1941 Atlantic Charter Pledge signed by FDR & Churchill not to acquire new territory as a result of WWII and to work for peace after the war. Allied Powers The World War II alliance between Britain, France, and later the USSR and the USA and other countries, that fought against the Axis Powers Review FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD Political system in which the government controls every aspect of the citizens’ lives. totalitarianism FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD Group of Italians led by Benito Mussolini that gained power in the early 1920s. Blackshirts FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD Political theory that calls for a strong government headed by one individual and in which the state is more important than the individual. fascism FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD Hitler’s book that outlined his plan to make Germany a world power. Mein Kampf FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD National Socialist Party; political group led by Adolf Hitler that rose to power in Germany during the 1930s Nazis FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD Military alliance formed by Italy and Germany in 1936; later joined by Japan and other powers. Axis Powers FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD “Night of Broken Glass”; November 9, 1938; night when the Nazis killed or injured many Jews and destroyed many Jewish properties Kristallnacht FIND THE IMPORTANT WORD Four laws passed in the late 1930s that were designed to keep the US out of international incidents Neutrality Acts What was the US response to the expansion of Germany, Italy, and Japan? The US maintained a policy of neutrality. Why are Stalin and Mussolini described as totalitarian leaders? They used governments to control all aspects of life for the citizens of their states.