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Preceded by German Workers’ PartyNazi – NationalsozialistNationalist, racist, populist, anti-communism
"Exterminate or impose exclusionary segregation upon “degenerate” and “asocial” groups: Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, blacks, physically/mentally handicapped, Jehovah’s witnesses, dissenters” -
Move from imperialism to “Good Neighbor Policy” (1933)
Imperialism: Cuba, Roosevelt Corollary, Panama Canal
GNP: Pan-Americanism, supporting local governments, training national guard, giving them power -
Conference encouraging naval disarmament in an attempt to reduce growing tensions in East Asia
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Creation of fascism
Mussolini: Socialist, then thought socialism was dead
Opposed class discrimination/class war
Radical authoritarian nationalism, urged violent response (was a soldier) against primarily Slavics and blacks.
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Following World War I, the Triple Entente created the Dawes Plan to draw reparations from Germany.
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Japan invades Manchuria and establishes puppet state, Manchukuo, that lasts until the end of World War II.
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'35: established a mandatory arms embargo against both sides of any military conflict
'37: introduced the Cash-and-Carry policy on non-military goods
'39: Congress, once again, revises the Neutrality Acts and lifts the arms embargo, allowing any warring nation to purchase military goods on the Cash-and-Carry basis -
Violating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, German forces invaded Rhineland.
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Addition to Neutrality Act: Warring nations can only purchase non-military goods from the US, and can only do so by paying cash and shipping their purchases to themselves.
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In October of 1937, Roosevelt warned of the dangers of Japanese actions, and argued that aggressors should be "quarantined" by the international community to prevent the contagion of war from spreading.
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German term coined for the Polish invasion, lasts throughout the war. A series of fast and powerful attacks followed by swift retreat to break lines
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Aug 1, 1939
Non-Aggression Pact
Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler, freeing the German, for the moment, from the danger of a two-front war. -
Hitler staged an accident on the Polish border to allow him to claim Germany had been attacked, and he subsequently launched a full-scale invasion of Poland. Britain and Grance then declared war on Germany two days later.
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1940 STSA created peacetime conscription based on lots, followed by selective service system, 1940- ages 25-45, December 1941- ages 18-65
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Establishes Axis Powers. Japan recognizes Italy and Germany establishment of new world order in Europe, they recognize Japan’s establishment of new world order in Eastern Asia, assist each other, share technological advancements, agree it does not affect relationship with USSR, lasts 10 years
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sets up post war goals for allies including no territory changes forced on populations, return of self government, reduced trade restrictions
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This is the opening to WWII
