CHAPTER 23 STUDY GUIDE .k12.nj.us



American History 2

Chapter 24 Study Guide

A Fragile Peace 1920-1941

Interwar Prevention of War (attempts)

International efforts to ensure a long-term peace:

Versailles Treaty/League of Nations:

Explain how treaty affected Germany

Causes of World War II

1. Fascism: (define the principal below)

fanaticism-

Indoctrination-

totalitarianism-

violence, lies and inequality-

government by the elite (hierarchical structure) –

* conditions under which nations turned to Fascism in Europe

economic-

Identify the 2 major fascist nations, their leaders and their goal for each nation

1.

2.

2. Appeasement:

Czechoslovakia- (Sudetenland) Munich Pact

3. War:

Poland-

Non Aggression Pact (Nazi-Soviet Pact):

blitzkrieg:

allies response?

Fall of France – 6/40

Set up Government Vichy

Dunkirk

Battle of Britain – 5/40 to 5/41

RAF

Japan’s Manifest Destiny – China

reasons for expansion-

reasons for U.S. involvement

Manchuria-

when?

puppet state-

China “Incident”-

when?

USS Panay-

U.S. actions-

Tripartite Pact-

when?

U.S. actions-

Invasion of French Indochina (Vietnam)-

when?

U.S. actions-

Changes in American Policy from Neutrality to involvement

U.S. Position on Conflicts Overseas:

isolationism-

* list reasons-

Legislation: Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937:

* list Goals and Problems

* Cash and Carry

Latter Neutrality Acts- of 1937 and 1939:

Cash and Carry

Build-up of the military

Selective services and training act-

Lend Lease Act-

Atlantic Charter-

Pearl Harbor:

Date:

Damage-

Errors made by the U.S.-

U.S. reaction-

Terms and People to know:

Neville Chamberlain

Joseph Stalin

Charles DeGaulle

Winston Churchill

Kristallnacht

Axis Powers

Hitler Youth

RADAR

Tripartite Pact

Battle of Britain

Embargo/Sanction

Mein Kampf

Hirohito

Hideki Tojo

Mussolini

EVENTS LEADING TO WWII

action response

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|japan invasion of manchuria, 1931 |moral condemnation by league and us |

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|italian invasion of ethiopia, 1935 |League of nations condemnation |

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|spanish civil war, 1936-1939 |volunteers fought against fascism |

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|hitler militarizes the rhineland, 1936 |no response |

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|japanese invasion of china, 1936 |american embargo of iron and steel on japan |

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|german annexation of austria and czechoslovakia, 1938 |munich conference / munich pact, 1938 |

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|german invasion of poland, 1939 |start of world war II, 1939 |

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|germany victory over western europe, 1940 |passage of selective service act in the us and start of military build-up,|

| |1940 |

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|battle of britain and german submarine warfare in the atlantic, 1904-41 |lend-lease act and atlantic charter, 1941 |

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|german invasion of the soviet union, 1941 |american and british aid offered |

| |to soviets, 1941 |

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|japanese invasion of french indochina, 1941 |american seizure of japanese money |

| |and property and embargo of |

| |oil exports, 1941 |

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|japanese attack on pearl harbor, 12/7/41 |us enters world war II, 12/8/1941 |

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