Unit 10: World War II
Unit Preview Assignment
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Date:__________________
Read Chapter 24.1 in your textbook (pp. 734-741) and complete the following:
Dictator
Where was he? What
were his goals?
What aggressive actions did
he take to achieve those
goals?
What was his political
movement or belief called?
(Name and definition)
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
2. What was happening in Japan in the 1930’s? Which of the leaders above do you think sounds
most similar to the leadership of Japan? How are their actions or beliefs similar?
3. Define “isolationism”. What factors lead to America’s isolationism in the 1930’s?
4. How did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles lead to events in Europe of the 1930’s?
5. Which nation do you think would be more likely to follow a policy of isolationism – a strong
nation or a weak nation? Why? (explain your answer)