Chapter 23 Notes

Treaty of Versailles

-France not happy because

-Italy mad because

-left Germany

-gave up

-pay

Political turmoil: ___________ and ___________ fighting for control

__________ Republic set up : __________ type of government: weak and unstable

Benito Mussolini: Italy

Founded _______ _______ Party

Fascism:

-won seat in parliament and became leader of government in 1922 and established a _______

-known as Il Duce (the leader)

Adolf Hitler

-member of _________ party

-1923 tried to seize power but failed, jailed for ___ months and wrote ______ ______

-believed in racial superiority of _______ race

-became ________ of Germany but quickly moved to dictator

-began building up armed forces

Francisco Franco- Spain

Joseph Stalin- Soviet Union

Japan

-wanted to expand and acquire _________

-military invaded _____________ without government consent

-military eventually took over government

- _______ __ _______ criticized this action so Japan withdrew from the league

-showed the world the __________ of the league

Spanish Civil War

-Nationalists: supported by

-Republicans supported by

____________ won so Spain had a fascist dictator

Hitler claimed he was rebuilding army to fight

1936 sent troops into ___________ which violated the Treaty of Versailles

1938- tried to force Anschluss on Austria, they refused so he sent troops

-wanted _________ (part of Czechoslavakia)

-Neville Chamberlain and France met with Hitler, they gave him the land to keep from going to war which is known as _________

Section 2

Hitler took rest of Czechoslovakia

Made a pact with ______

Non aggression pact with ______ _______

Invaded _______ 1939

Blitzkrieg:

Allies: _________ and ___________

Germany attacked and took control of France

Vichy France:

Battle of Britain: Hitler tried to destroy Royal Air Force but failed; he also bombed London to try to ______________________________

Japan declared war on _______ and joined ________ (Germany and Italy)

Hideki Tojo took over ___________

Sec 3

-U.S. had policy of ___________

-Neutrality Act (1935)- “unlawful to export arms, ammunition or tools of war to any port of such warring states”

-Congress outlawed making ______ to warring countries

-FDR did not want isolation

-Congress changed laws to _____ and ______: you could purchase American goods but you had to pay _____ for them and pick them up at an American port

-Election of 1940: _____ re-elected

-Lend-Lease Act- send weapons to _________ regardless of ability to pay

-Atlantic Charter- ________ and ____________ shared goal of opposing Germany

-Japan attacked Pearl Harbor Dec 7 1941

-U.S. declared war on ______ Dec 8 then _______ and ____ declared war on U.S.

-We became part of ______ (Great Britain and France)

-General George C. Marshall in charge of mobilization; making sure soldiers were well-equipped and trained

-16 million Americans entered military

Women joined groups such as WAVES, WASP and Women’s Army Corp which did clerical work, tested and delivered aircraft and repaired equipment

Chose ____ areas for military bases, __, __ and __ chosen for weather

Ford – Willow Run plant produced ______ during war

Other factories converted to produce war supplies

Rosie the Riveter represented __________ (symbol)

Smith-Conally Act- president take over __________ in event of strike

Manhattan Project- top secret American program to build _____ _____

Military still ___________

African Americans forced to take ___ _____ jobs

Mexican Americans zoot suit riots sailors v Mexicans