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Modern U.S. History
Chapter 26 – Section 1
Study Guide
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1. Define: Totalitarianism –
1. What were some of the characteristics of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party and Hitler’s rise to political
power?
2. List the possible similarities and differences between Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini
3. What types of aggressive actions did the Japanese take in China in the 1930s?
4. Why did many residents of Austria and the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia welcome ‘unification’
with Germany?
5. How were Hitler and the German “appeased” at Munich in 1938?
6. How did Hitler break the promise of Munich in 1939? How did Britain and France respond to
this broken promise?
7. What was Hitler and Stalin’s nonaggression pact? What did this mean for Europe?
8. Define blitzkrieg. How did Germany use this method to their advantage early in the war?
9. Complete the chart below for Germany’s early offensive movements in the war
March 1939
Invaded Czechoslovakia
September 1939
Invaded Poland
April 1940
Invaded_____________&______________
May 1940
Invaded___________, _________________, &__________
June 1940
Invaded_______________
10. The Battle of Britain included major combat between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the
German ________________.
11. What was the end result of the Battle of Britain?
12. Even though technically allies, why did Stalin and Hitler distrust one another? Why did Hitler
decide to invade the Soviet Union in 1941?
13. Define: Lend-Lease Act --
How did it help America become an “Arsenal of Democracy”?