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Totalitarianism and the Outbreak of World War II
I. The Rise of Totalitarianism, 1919-1939
A. WWI was not the “__________________________________________” because events from 1919 to 1939 led to another world war
1. The ______________________________ terms of the Treaty of Versailles led to ______________________________ in Germany
2. Huge ______________________________ slowed Germany’s ability to _____________________ after the war
3. Britain, France, and other members of the League of Nations wanted to _______________________________________________
4. The ___________________________________ meant no American money for rebuilding and a world-wide depression in Europe
B. In the 1920s and 1930s, __________________________ increased and totalitarian ____________________________ came to power
1. Totalitarianism
a. Totalitarian leaders came to power by promising _________________ and promoting ______________________________
b. Dictators controlled all aspects of the nation by eliminating __________________, denying ____________________________,
using censorship, secret ______________________
2. Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union
a. After _________________________________ death in 1924…Joseph Stalin gained control of the Soviet Union
b. Stalin was _________________________________ and seized all property, farms, _____________________________ in order
to control the economy and create ________________________
c. He used a secret police and the ______________________________ to eliminate rivals
d. Stalin’s ___________________________________ transformed the Soviet Union into an industrial and military power by 1939
3. Fascism
a. Not all totalitarian dictators were Communists…In _________________, ____________________, and Spain, people turned to
an extremely nationalist gov’t called ________________________
b. Fascist governments were controlled by ________________________ who demanded _____________________ from citizens
c. Fascists did not offer ______________________________ and used one party to rule the nation
d. Unlike Communists, fascists believed people could keep their _______________________________
4. Benito Mussolini in Italy
a. In Italy, Benito Mussolini’s _______________________________________ seized power by promising to revive the economy,
rebuild the military, and create a new ______________________________________________
5. Adolf Hitler in Germany
a. The Nazis were a fascist group in Germany that wanted to overthrow the disloyal _____________________________ Republic
b. ______________________________________ was an early Nazi recruit and quickly rose to power in the party
c. Hitler was impressed by __________________________ and used many of his ideas to make the Nazi Party strong in Germany
d. Hitler’s ___________________________________ outlined his plans for Germany
i. He wrote that Germans were members of a __________________________ called Aryans and all non-Aryans were inferior
ii. He declared that Germans needed ______________________ (living space) and should conquer Eastern Europe and Russia
iii. He called the Treaty of Versailles an outrage and vowed to ________________________ taken from Germany after the war
e. In 1933, Hitler was named _________________________ (prime minister) of Germany and used his power to become dictator
f. Hitler put Germans to _____________ by building factories, highways, weapons, and increasing the ______________________
g. He created the gov’t protection squad called the _________ and a secret police called the ___________________________ to
eliminate rivals and control all aspects of Germany
h. Anti-Semitism and violence towards Jews
i. In 1935, Hitler began a series of anti-Semitic laws called the _______________________ that deprived German _________
of the rights of citizens, forbade mixed Jewish marriages, and required Jews to wear a _____________________________
ii. In 1938, Hitler ordered ______________________________________ (Night of Broken Glass) a series of attacks on Jewish
___________________________ and businesses
6. Hideki Tojo in Japan
a. After WWI, Japan was the _______________________________ nation in Asia and was ready to ________________________
new lands to provide resources for Japanese industry
b. Emperor Hirohito, gave full control of the Japanese military to _________________________ who served as a military dictator
II. The Outbreak of World War II
A. In the 1930s, Japan, Italy, and Germany began aggressively expanding in Africa, Asia, and Europe
1. Japan invaded ___________________________ in 1931 and mainland ____________________ in 1937
2. In 1935, Mussolini began his campaign to create an Italian Empire by invading ________________________
3. The ____________________________________________ condemned Japan and Italy but did nothing to stop the attacks in order
to maintain ___________________________________
4. The failure of the League of Nations to stop Italy or Japan, encouraged _________________________ to expand Germany too
a. By 1936, Hitler had expanded the German _____________________ and moved troops into the Rhineland
b. In 1938, Germany annexed ______________________ and the _____________________________________
c. In 1939, Hitler invaded _____________________________________
5. The League of Nations used _____________________________________ to avoid ____________ with Germany, Italy, and Japan
a. In 1939, Hitler demanded the return on __________________________ to Germany but wanted to avoid a war with the USSR
b. Stalin and Hitler agreed to the ___________________________________________________ Pact, promising to divide Poland
and to never to __________________ each other
c. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded _____________________
d. On September 3, 1939, Britain and France _________________________________ on the _____________________________
(Germany, Italy, and Japan) and World War II began
B. World War II
1. When World War II began, German ______________________________ tactics led to the conquest of Poland, Denmark, Norway,
Netherlands, Belgium, ____________________, the Balkans…the Axis Powers seized ____________________________________
2. In 1941, Hitler broke the Nazi-Soviet Pact and invaded the ____________________________________
3. By 1941, Germany and Italy controlled most of __________________________ and North Africa
4. Meanwhile, ________________ conquered new territories in Asia and threatened Guam and the __________________________
5. From 1939 to 1941, the ___________________________ remained ________________, but not isolated, from the global conflict
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Mapping and Timeline of Key Events that Contributed to World War II