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Mussolini was the first fascist dictator and wanted to spread his ideals throughout the world.
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This is significant to the United States joining the war. When an economy is bad, war can help the economy.
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This is the beginning of the Japanese invasions which led to conflict with the United States.
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FDR was not an isolationist like those before him. This helped in the process of the United States getting into the war.
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The people of Germany want Hitler to rule, since he makes them feel like he will accomplish the goals of the people.
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This showed Italy's power as a fascist nation.
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Hitler defied the treaty of Versailles mostly by creating an army of large size.
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France had to decide weather or not to start a war with Germany because they knew that Germans were eventually going to move into the Rhineland.
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The Spanish civil war was caused by military generals who were against the government.
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Japan wanted to take more land and resources by invading China in its efforts to become a world power.
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The annexation of Austria into Germany was referred to as the Anschluss.
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Many powers of the world came to the meeting and came up with the decision that it would be best to allow Germany to take over the Czechoslovakia Sudetenland.
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Kristallnacht, or the night of the broken glass, was a pogrom or series of attacks against Jews by the Nazis
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The Nazi- Soviet Pact was an agreement between Russia and Germany that stated that neither country would attack the other for at least 10 years.
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The invasion of Poland split Poland in half. One half was now under control by Germany, and the other half under control by the Soviet Union.
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The phony war is the time before hilter invaded Poland, countries expected hitler to make a move, but they did not know when or where he would strike.
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The neutrality act was signed mainly to show that America was not taking sides in the war, because the United States did not want to enter into another world war.
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The German army had cut off many troops during this battle, and the armies did not expect Hitler to move his army and as a result the Maginot line was easily conquered.
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Churchill was elected as the prime minister. He helped England much more than Chamberlain.
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France surrenders, the armistice is signed meaning that France is now occupied by Germany and the French army now longer has power.
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The Japanese Invasion of French Indochina was constructed during the Second Sino-Japanese War, to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina.
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Hitler decided to bomb London in hopes that the major destruction caused as a result would lead to a win for Germany, however Britain ends up beating Germany in the attack.
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The discussion between President Roosevelt and Churchill was called the Atlantic charter
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The united states did not want to get involved in the war, but they decided that it would be in their best interest to help other countries fight off Germany by giving them weapons.
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Japan invaded pearl harbor unexpectedly, thus causing the United States to enter the war.
