DE/APUSH Prelude To World War 2 Quiz

One cause of WW2 was political instability caused by the ______ __ __________

Economic depressions fueled __________

The rise of ___________ allowed dictators to come to power

Communist leader of USSR; goal was industrialization

Military dictator in Japan; goal was imperialism in China & Manchuria

Italian fascist; wanted to expand territory into northern africa & planned to start with Ethiopia

Fascist dictator and pioneer of nazism in Germany; wanted to expand the Third Reich

1939, Britain & France declared war on Germany after they invaded ______, starting WW2

1940 battle where the British royal air force intercepted german bombers, and became the biggest evacuation of troops in history. Also called operation dynamo

Because France didn't fortify their border with Belgium, Germany was able to invade. The northern half was occupied by Germany, while the southern half remained free, known as ____ france.

Battle in 1940 where Hitler wanted to invade Britain after France. German loss

FDR policy that allowed the sale of non-military goods to Britain in cash

1940 committee of people against US involvement in the war, included Henry Ford, Father Coughlin and Charles Lindbergh

March 1941 - Britain was out of money, the US would give supplies and aid to any country whose defense was "vital to ours."

32nd president of the US, was president from 1933-1945. Served 3 terms