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Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi Party, grew into a mass movement and ruled Germany -
Militarism
Militarism is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. -
Anti-communism
Anti-communism is opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and reaching global dimensions during the Cold War. -
Treaty of Versailaes
It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Rise of Italian Fascism
Benito Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism in Italy (1919-25) ... These conditions gave rise to Fascism, the belief in a totalitarian dictatorship controlling -
Great Depression
In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Appeasement
Appeasement in a political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict. -
Maps
Map shows the Axis and Allied power countries of the World during World War II. The World War 2 Map shows the locations where some of the most crucial battles were fought, especially in Europe, North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. ... With over 50,000,000 deaths, World Wa -
Japanese expansionism
As Japan began to industrialize, leaders realized that they lacked the industrial resources needed. to build a strong industrial economy. They lacked oil, coal, and iron ore. Japan's government. -
U.S. isolationism
American isolationism did not mean disengagement from the world stage. Isolationists were not averse to the idea that the United States should be a world -
Nationalism
The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance. Also, the belief that a people who share a common language, history, and culture should constitute an independent nation, free of foreign domination.
