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WORLD WAR II ERUPTS
Chapter 23 Guided Notes
1. What was the Treaty of Versailles, and why were many Europeans unhappy with it?
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2. What was the Weimer Republic, and why was it so weak?
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3. What kind of leaders emerged in response to the dissatisfaction of many Europeans towards their governments?
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4. In the years following World War I, what nations became home to totalitarian regimes?
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5. The Fascist leader who eventually seized power in Italy was. . .
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6. Describe fascism in depth. . .
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7. The Nazi leader who eventually seized power in Germany was. . .
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8. Describe Nazism in depth. . .
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9. How did Hitler first become associated with the Nazis?
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10. What gift enabled Hitler to distinguish himself and gain notoriety among his fellow Nazis?
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11. Identify and describe the failed attempt made by Hitler and the Nazis in 1923?
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12. What consequence did Hitler receive for his actions?
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13. Identify the work dictated by Hitler during this time that expressed his goals
and philosophy.
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14. What idea was central to Hitler's views regarding race and especially his
thinking relating to German superiority?
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15. Explain Hitler's concept of the so called "stab in the back."
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16. What was the fuhrerprinzip, and why was it accepted in Germany?
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WORLD WAR II ERUPTS
Chapter 23 Guided Notes – Part 2
17. What aided the Nazi efforts to gain influence during the early 1930s?
18. When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany (head of the Reichstag)
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19. What offered Hitler and the Nazis an excuse to take on emergency powers and
neutralize opposition (political opponents such as Communists)? Take note of
the date. . .
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20. What other steps were taken by Hitler and the Nazis to seize total power?
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21. What occurred during the so-called Night of Long Knives in June of 1934?
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22. What results from the death of President von Hindenburg in August of 1934??
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23. Describe the Nuremberg laws introduced in April 1935?
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24. What was Kristallnacht (the Night of Shattered Glass – November 9-10, 1938)?
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25. What major actions were taken by Hitler in 1936 that ignited concerns about future conflict?
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26. What was the Anschluss?
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27. What was the Sudetenland, and why did Hitler demand it?
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28. Why was the Sudetenland surrendered to Hitler? As a result, what else fell to Germany by March 1939?
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29. What did Hitler and Stalin agree to in August 1939? Describe. . .
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30. What action on the part of Germany persuaded Britain and France to declare war in September 1939?
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31. Why did Japan invade Manchuria (northern China) in 1931?
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32. How did Japan respond to protests over their actions by the League of Nations?
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33. How did America respond to Japanese occupation of French Indo-China?
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34. What resulted from growing hostilities between the U.S. and Japan?
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