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