WWII: Storm Clouds Gather Chapter 24 Part 1

Italian Fascism Italy disappointed after WWI. Switched to _______ side; expected to get ______ but did not. 1920s: ________ rising through power. 1922: ________ seized control. Mussolini changed the government into a ___________ state. Followers called him Il Duce (__________).

What is fascism? Fascism = a form of government that promotes the _______ (federal government) over the ___________.

Japanese Militarism Japan’s industrial and military power ________. Emperor ________ was the supreme leader of Japan, but it was the ___________ that controlled domestic and foreign policy. Military leaders believed Japan deserved more global recognition. They convinced the Japanese people that it was the ______________ that had prevented Japan from being recognized.

Japanese Militarism After WWI, Japan in control of some formerly-German islands in the Pacific. 1931: Japan fortified these islands and used them as bases to attack _________. America __________ this as it defied the League of Nations policies. Some American pilots went to help the Chinese fight off the Japanese. Created a small division of an air force called the “___________”. Easily recognizable because they flew airplanes with the noses painted to look like a shark’s mouth.

Flying Tigers

German Nazism __________ rose to power in Germany by promising a bright future for Germans. Called for ________ against the ___________________. Blamed _____ for the economic failures of Germany. Declared that Germans were descendants of an ancient bloodline that made them a better _____ than other nations. Hitler created the political party called the Socialist German Workers Party … what we call the _________.

German Nazism (Side Note) Could people have known Hitler’s intentions? Absolutely. Hitler wrote a book while imprisoned before coming to power. Book called Mein Kampf or My Struggle. In it, Hitler laid out his beliefs and plans on how to create a Nazi state. ...the personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew. -Adolf Hitler (Mein Kampf) And so he [the Jew] advances on his fatal road until another force comes forth to oppose him, and in a mighty struggle hurls the heaven-stormer back to Lucifer. Germany is today the next great war aim of Bolshevism. It requires all the force of a young missionary idea to raise our people up again, to free them from the snares of this international serpent... -Adolf Hitler (Mein Kampf)

The United States Recognized the increasing threat of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Policy was still __________—let them deal with their own problems. President Roosevelt wanted to get America involved in foreign affairs, but Americans strongly opposed this idea. _______________ struggling; Roosevelt used them to make progress in bringing America around. Initiated the “_____________” – offering assistance but not marching in and taking control.