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Term to know
Sudetenland
(Czechoslovakia)
March 1936
Re-occupation of Rhineland
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and
stationed troops in the Rhineland
March 1938
Anschluss
of Austria
March 1938
Germany takes over Austria
Anschluss
of Austria
September 1938
Munich Conference
Term to know:
Munich
Conference (1938)
September 1938
Munich Conference
Meeting between British, French, and
German leaders in which Germany was
given control of the Sudetenland in
exchange for German leader Adolf Hitler’s
promise to make no more claims on
European territory.
appeasement
The act of giving into an
aggressor to preserve
peace.
March 1939
Annexation Czechoslovakia
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia
Term to know:
Annexation
August 1939
nonaggression pact
between Hitler & Stalin
Term to know:
Nonaggression
Pact
nonaggression pact
Agreement
between nations
not to attack each
other
September 1, 1939
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland
Blitzkrieg
“Lightening war”; type
of fast moving warfare
used by German forces
against Poland in 1939
Term to know:
Blitzkrieg
Allied Powers
September 3, 1939
Britain & France declare war on Germany
April 1940
Germany occupied
Denmark &
Norway
May 1940
Germany occupied
Belgium
Luxemburg
&
the Netherlands
Winston Churchill
May 10, 1940:
became
Prime Minister
of England
June 22, 1940
Fall of France
July 1940
Battle of Britain
Who won the Battle of
Britain and why was it
important?
The British won the battle. Hitler
canceled his plans to invade Great
Britain, so Britain survived to fight on
against Germany.
Battle of Britain
Isolationism
March 1941
Lend-Lease Act
Law that allowed the
US to loan weapons
and other war
supplies to Britain
and the Soviet Union.
June 1941
Hitler Invaded the USSR
Battle of the Atlantic
Long lasting WWII
naval conflict aimed
at controlling the
Atlantic Ocean trade
routes.
August 1941
Atlantic Charter
Pledge signed by FDR &
Churchill not to acquire new
territory as a result of WWII and
to work for peace after the war.
Allied Powers
The World War II alliance
between Britain, France, and
later the USSR and the USA
and other countries, that fought
against the Axis Powers
Review
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Political system in which the
government controls every
aspect of the citizens’ lives.
totalitarianism
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Group of Italians led by
Benito Mussolini that gained
power in the early 1920s.
Blackshirts
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Political theory that calls for
a strong government headed
by one individual and in
which the state is more
important than the
individual.
fascism
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Hitler’s book that
outlined his plan to
make Germany a world
power.
Mein Kampf
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National Socialist Party;
political group led by Adolf
Hitler that rose to power in
Germany during the 1930s
Nazis
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Military alliance formed by
Italy and Germany in 1936;
later joined by Japan and
other powers.
Axis Powers
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“Night of Broken Glass”;
November 9, 1938; night when
the Nazis killed or injured
many Jews and destroyed
many Jewish properties
Kristallnacht
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Four laws passed in the late
1930s that were designed to
keep the US out of
international incidents
Neutrality Acts
What was the US response to
the expansion of Germany,
Italy, and Japan?
The US maintained a
policy of neutrality.
Why are Stalin and Mussolini
described as totalitarian
leaders?
They used governments
to control all aspects of
life for the citizens of
their states.