Name:________________________________________ Date:_________________________ Mods:________________
Introduction to World War 2 “Prelude to Global War”
Significant Facts
This war was a Total War which meant that the war was fought not only by _____________________ at the battlefront
but by ________________________________ and homes. This war was considered to be a Global War as well meaning
it was fought in all major seas and in ______________________________________ which involved over 60 nations.
The sides that had fought in this war were known as the _________________ Powers which were the countries of
______________________________________ and the _________________ Powers which were the countries of
______________________________________.
Leaders
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Italy=Fascist Leader ___________________________. 2. Germany=Dictator ___________________________.
Japan=Emperor ____________________________________. 4. France=________________________________.
Great Britain=________________________________. 6. Soviet Union=_______________________________.
United States=________________________________.
Totalitarian Rule
This type of rule exerts ____________________________ over a nation. This ruler also dominates every ____________
_______________________ using terror to suppress individual rights and _____________________________________.
For example, if a person disagreed with Hitler, you were ___________________________________________________.
Fascism
This type of rule emphasizes the importance _____________________________ and the supreme authority of the ____
_________________________. For example, Stalin uses this form of _________________________ which had shown a
dictatorial government that did not ____________________________________________.
Stalin’s Reign of Terror
Purges was being used which was the process of removing _________________________________________________.
Stalin had used this method by purifying the Communist Party by getting rid of his _________________________ and
anyone else he believed to be a _______________________________. In 1934, there were trials in the Soviet Union
known as _________________________ which the only verdict was _______________________. He also purged local
party officers, collective farms, secret police, and army of anyone ____________________________________________.
Stalin’s agents had arrested more than _____________________ from all levels of society and millions of people were
_________________ or ended up in _______________________. Nearly all of the people were ___________________.
Fascism in Italy/Mussolini
Mussolini had thought that the Versailles Treaty should have granted Italy ___________________. Mussolini called
himself ______________________ and had a group of thugs called ________________________ who terrorized and
brought control to those _________________________. When Mussolini made a threat to march on Rome with his
followers, the king had panicked and appointed Mussolini the ___________________________. He vowed to end the
economic problems and improved the economy. Mussolini ended up suspending _______________________________,
and became a _________________________.
Hitler’s Rise to Power
World War 1 enraged Hitler from the land that was taken from Germany and war-guilt cause. This led to Hitler’s belief
in Nazism which was the form of fascism shaped by Hitler’s fanatical ideas about German _________________________
____________________________. Hitler shares these ideas through this novel that he writes called ________________
which he gives ideas about Germany’s _______________________ and blames the problems on the ________________
for the defeat of WW1. It also showed that Hitler wanted to purify the _______________________________________.
In 1932, Hitler becomes the ______________________ and the Nazi Party became the largest group of ______________
__________. Hitler at this time wanted to eliminate ________________________________ and in 1934, he becomes
_______________________________________.
Germany Rearms and Expands
Germany had spent money on building military right and wanted to expand German _______________________. The
main goal was to conquest __________________________________. Therefore, on March 7, 1936, German troops
entered _____________________ which was against the _______________________ but Great Britain and France did
not _________________________. Also in 1936, Germany signs an alliance with ___________________ joined later by
__________________. Several months later, Germany goes after land of ______________________________________.
This is when the Appeasement comes from Great Britain and France meaning they give it to their competitor’s
_________ in order to keep ___________________________. Agreed to give ______________________.
Axis Nations Philosophy-Recap
1. Imperial Japan controlled by military looking to expand empire
2. Fascist Italy led by Dictator Mussolini “return to glory days.”
3. Nazi Germany led by Dictator Hitler “superior mentality”
Early Axis Aggression (1930-1939)
Axis Powers withdrew from the _______________________ and joined together to from a military alliance called _____
__________________. They had engages in one act of aggression after another ________________________________.
They continued to violate major international ___________________________________ which were the ____________
_______________________________________.
Basic causes of WW2/Axis Goals THINK MINT:
1. ____________________________: built up military: arms and techniques; psychologically prepared their
power for war or would use military on their own people to maintain power.
2. ____________________________: Axis Nations claimed they were have-not nations.
3. ____________________________: Axis nations claimed they were have-not nations.
4. ____________________________:
a. Dictatorships scorned ideas of democracy.
b. The types of leaders were about to come to power because of World Depression (economic upheaval
leads to political upheaval).
c. Axis countries openly declared their intent to destroy Democracy.