3. Washington Conference

5. An international conference that focused on naval disarmament Several treaties were signed during the conference The Five-Power Naval Treaty fixed the ratio of capital ship tonnage between the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy

6. Kellogg-Briand Pact

8. Outlawed war “as an instrument of national policy” – Aggressive war Allowed countries to go to war in self defense Failed to include any provisions for enforcement of the treaty

9. Benito Mussolini

12. Fascist leader in Italy who sought to destroy the Communist Party

13. Fascist Party

15. Party formed by Mussolini in 1921 to fight the Communist Party Believed that a military dominated government should control all aspects of society Known as the “Blackshirts”

16. Joseph Stalin

18. Became the leader of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin Used underhanded tactics to gain and maintain this position Killed more than 10 million of his own people to maintain control

19. Totalitarian state

21. A country where the government is in full control of everything

22. Adolf Hitler

24. An Austrian born who gained power in Germany using his National Socialist Party(Nationalsozialist), or Nazi Party Used his Nazi storm soldiers, or “Brownshirts,” to crush all political opposition

25. Nazi Party

27. Won 40% of the vote in 1932 to gain control Hitler became Chancellor a year later

28. Anti-Semitism

30. The hatred of the Jewish people This became the official government policy of Germany after Hitler became the dictator

31. Hideki Tojo

33. Hideki Tojo was Prime Minister of Japan when the attack on Pearl Harbor took place. The attack plunged the Far East into a war which was to end with the destruction of Hiroshima in August 1945. For his part in leading Japan into World War Two, Tojo was executed as a war criminal. Hideki Tojo

34. Manchuria

36. Area in northeastern China that was rich in natural resources Japan invaded this area to gain the resources This signals Japan’s ambition to become an imperialist nation

37. Axis powers

39. An alliance between Germany and Italy Japan later joins them

40. Munich Conference

42. Leaders of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany meet in Munich to discuss Germany’s aggressiveness in the Sudetenland, Austria, and Czechoslovakia Agreement that Germany could keep these possessions but should stop aggressive nature

43. Appeasement

45. Giving into the demands of others in an attempt to maintain peace This is the position that Britain and France adopts with Germany

46. Nonaggression pact

48. An agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union that they would not attack each other They would also continue trade with each other They also decide to divide Poland between them

49. Poland

51. Germany attacked Poland after faking an attack by Poland The Soviet Union quickly attacked from the east Poland fell within one month Germany and the Soviet Union divide the territory between them

52. Allied Powers

54. Britain and France quickly declared war on Germany and become the Allied powers

55. FDR Leadership

57. He had a fatherly image that created the feeling of security He had great relationships with other world leaders He was able to pull the country together during the war

58. Neutrality Act

59. The United States passed a law that outlawed trade with nations that were at war It also outlawed people traveling to countries at war

60. Lend-Lease Act

62. This law allowed the United States to loan or lease materials to nations at war as long as they came to pick them up and paid cash

63. Blitzkrieg

65. Means “lightning war” Used by Germany to attack and quickly defeat an enemy Used a combination of air power and fast moving tanks and infantry

66. Winston Churchill

68. The Prime Minister of Britain during World War II

69. Atlantic Charter

71. A secret joint pledge between Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill not to pursue any territorial expansion

72. December 7, 1941

78. “A day that will live in infamy” The Japanese execute a surprise attack Pearl Harbor This draws the United States into the war