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Threats to World Peace

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The Kellogg-Briand Pact
What was the agreement signed by more than 60 countries that made war "illegal"?
Manchuria
What province of China did Japan first invade, which marked the beginning of their military expansion?
Nanking
What city did the Japanese forces destroy as a way to crush Chinese resistance?
Benito Mussolini
Who was the fascist ruler of Italy starting in the 1920s?
Ethiopia
What African country did Italy take-over to expand its sphere of influence?
Fascism
What is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultra-nationalism that is usually controlled by a dictator?
They were afraid of starting another world war and they didn't have a strong military force to oppose them
Why were European countries and the League of Nations so hesitant to stop territorial aggression around the world?
National Socialist German Workers' or Nazi
Hitler rose to power in Germany through a political party called the _____________ party.
Reasons Germany was angry following WWI
Blamed for a war they didn't start
$33 billion in war reparations destroyed the German economy
They lost their prized colonial possessions
They were forced to reduce the size of their armies and navies
Countries/territories invaded by Hitler in violation of the Treaty of Versailles
Austria, Czechoslovakia, The Rhineland, Lithuania
Axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy
Appeasement
What is the policy of trying to keep the peace by accepting some of the demands of the aggressor?
Munich Conference
What was the name of the meeting between Britain, France, Italy, and Germany to discuss Hitler's conquests?
Poland
Hitler's invasion of __________ is generally considered to be the event that starts WWII.
Blitzkrieg
What was the German strategy of extensive bombing early on followed by a massive invasion with overwhelming numbers?
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