1. AP World History Review
World War 2
Comparisons at a Glance

2. Rise of Totalitarian States
Stalin’s USSR
Hitler’s Germany
Italy’s Mussolini
Tojo’s Japan
Origins of fascism
Invasions of Manchuria
And SE Asia for resources
5 Year plan to
Boost industry
Used Reichstag fire
to become dictator
Invaded Ethiopia
Vision of leading
Co-Prosperity Sphere”
Economic network in East Asia
Creation of
Farms called
collectives
Goal was living
space
Invasion of Poland
Knocked out US fleet
Pearl Harbor to build
Pacific Empire
Most bitter about
Treaty of Versailles
Signed Non Aggression Pact
Extreme form of Nationalism
Propaganda
Police State

3. Pre-War Policies Appeasement Isolation Cause of World War 2
US: concerned with Depression
Britain and France use with Hitler
Claimed Neutrality: avoid war
Ideal example: Munich Pact
Hitler gains Sudentenland
Began to Fade with Lend/Lease Act
Ended with invasion of Poland:
Britain and France declare war
Abruptly ended with Pearl Harbor attack

4. Fighting Fronts European Theater Pacific Theater
1942: Height of Axis control
Blitzkrieg
Island Hopping
Midway turns the tide
Stalingrad turns the tide
Massive air bombing:
Civilians
Destruction
A-bomb to force Unconditonal Surrender/avoid invasion
Eisenhower:
D-Day invasion
VE Day
Total War
MacArthur:
Occupier of Japan
VJ Day

5. Vocab Side A 1.Totalitarianism 8 Munich Pact 2. Mein Kampf
3. National Socialist German Worker’s Party
4. Lebensraum
5. Collectivization
6. Five Year Plans
7. Anschluss
8 Munich Pact
9. Appeasement
10. Non Aggression PACT
11. Spanish Civil War
12. Greater East Asia C0- Prosperity Sphere
13. Manchukuo
14. Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
15. SS
16. Red Shirts of Italy

6. Vocab B 1. Blitzkrieg 2. Grand Alliance (participating countries)
11. Truman
12. Tehran Conference (decisions made)
13. Yalta Conference (decisions made)
14. Potsdam Conference (decisions made)
15. VE Day, VJ Day
16. Battle of Britain (significance/results)
17. Battle of Stalingrad (significance/results)
18. Battle of Midway (significance/results)
19. Invasion of Normandy (significance/results)
1. Blitzkrieg
2. Grand Alliance (participating countries)
3. Atlantic Charter
4. Lend-Lease Program
5. Role of Rommel
6. Afrika Corps
7. Role of Macarthur
8. Role Eisenhower
9. Role of Franklin Roosevelt
10.Role of George C. Marshall