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Major WWII Dictators: Their Rise, Ideologies, and Key Events

This comprehensive overview explores the three major dictators who shaped the landscape of World War II: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin. It discusses the impact of World War I and the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles that facilitated Hitler's rise to power. Key events are highlighted, including the invasion of Poland, the significance of Pearl Harbor, and the Holocaust. The document also examines the ideologies of communism and fascism, important military strategies like Blitzkrieg, and the notion of appeasement, providing essential insights into the conflict's historical context.

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Major WWII Dictators: Their Rise, Ideologies, and Key Events

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  1. WWII Jeopardy

  2. Name the three major dictators that took power between the world wars

  3. Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin (Hirohito took power before WWI)

  4. How did WWI lead to the rise of Hitler?

  5. Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles (give me examples)

  6. Name one similarity and one difference between Communism and Fascism

  7. Both seek to control the individuals life, fascist do not care about a classless society

  8. What was the name of the most brutal attack by Japanese on Chinese civilians?

  9. Rape of Nanking

  10. What is the term that describes somebody who is blamed for something they didn’t do?

  11. A scapegoat

  12. What event marked the official beginning of WWII? When did it occur?

  13. Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939

  14. How did Hitler violate the Munich Pact?

  15. He invaded Czech.

  16. Name the Allies and Axis powers

  17. US, GB, Russia, France VS Italy, Germany, Japan Bonus: Name the leaders of each country

  18. Why did Hitler and Stalin sign the non aggression pact? Be specific

  19. Hitler did not want to fight a war on two fronts and Stalin needed to prepare his country for war (industrialize)

  20. What event brought the U.S. into war? When did it occur?

  21. Pearl Harbor 1941

  22. What was the law passed that gave Hitler complete control?

  23. Enabling Act

  24. What is the Holocaust?(when, who, how many?)

  25. The systematic government planned murder of 6 million Jews from 1933-1945 *note that gypsies, homosexuals, and other non-Aryan's were killed as well

  26. What is Blitzkrieg?

  27. A form of attack that Hitler used that relies on the element of surprise. “Lightning War”

  28. What is appeasement? How was it used with Hitler?

  29. Giving someone what they want so they stop doing something. The allies kept giving Hitler what he wanted to avoid another war.

  30. What was the non-aggression pact?

  31. An agreement signed by Hitler and Stalin that they would not attack each other for 10 years.

  32. Stalin’s main rival for control of Russia after Lenin’s death was

  33. Leon Trotsky

  34. During Stalin’s reign the event when dissidents (citizens who went against Stalin) were killed in mass numbers was called

  35. The Great Purge

  36. Which area was given to Hitler at the Munich Conference in order to appease him?

  37. Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia)

  38. Why was the battle of Midway significant?

  39. It turned the tide of the war in the United States favor

  40. The fascist leader of Italy during WWII was

  41. Benito Mussolini

  42. Who was the famous American General in charge of the war in the Pacific?

  43. Douglas MacArthur

  44. What happened to Japanese Americans in the United States after Pearl Harbor?

  45. They were placed in Internment Camps

  46. What was D-Day?

  47. The Allied Invasion of France

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