World War 2

Nazi-Soviet Pact

• A secret agreement between Hitler and Stalin not to fight and to divide Poland

• An alliance formed to combat the Allies during World War II

• A treaty that established the borders of Eastern Europe after World War I

• A diplomatic agreement to promote trade between Germany and the Soviet Union

fascism

• Italy - Mussolini

• Germany - Hitler

• Russia - Stalin

• Spain - Franco

Japanese Imperialism

• needed natural resources for industrialization

• focused on expanding its naval power

• promoted democracy in Asia

• established a peaceful coexistence with neighboring countries

Munich Agreement

• example of appeasement
  allowed Germany to take Sudetenland

• a treaty that ended World War I

• an agreement to divide Poland

• a pact between Germany and the Soviet Union

Blitzkreig

• A type of military strategy involving prolonged warfare

• A strategy using quick short attacks

• A defensive tactic used in World War I

• A form of aerial bombardment

Nazi Germany
Third Reich

• Germany under Adolf Hitler

• A democratic government in Germany

• A socialist regime in Germany

• A monarchy in Germany

Invasion of Poland

• beginning of WW2

• end of WW1

• signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• formation of the United Nations

League of Nations

• Peacekeeping organization created after WWI- could not stop Hitler

• Military alliance formed during WWII

• Economic organization to promote trade

• Cultural organization to preserve heritage

Allies

• Britain, France, Soviet Union, later USA

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• China, India, Brazil

• Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Treaty of Versailles

• Ended WWI and caused WW2, blamed Germany for WWI, reduced military, lost territory, must pay reparations

• Established the League of Nations and promoted global peace

• Allowed Germany to expand its territory and military

• Was signed by the Allies to support Germany's recovery after WWI