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| Making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid war. |
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| in WW II, the nations of Germany, Italy, and Japan formed this alliance |
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| Avoiding political or military involvement with other countries. |
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| The third German empire, established by Hitler. |
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| An agreement between countries to allow Nazi Germany to take over part of Czechoslovakia in exchange for respecting the new borders of Czechoslovakia. |
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| When Germany, Italy, and Japan conquered other countries, did the rest of the world try to stop them? |
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| No, not at first. Now days, actions take a more active role in world affairs, like with the United Nations. |
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| What was happening in Japan before WW II? |
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| Japan had become more democratic. Military leaders reported only to the emporer. When the Great Depression happened, the military took over the Japan government. They wanted to solve the country's problems by foreign expansion. |
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| The emporer of Japan before WW II> |
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| What did Japan do to Manchuria? |
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| Japan invaded Manchuria, a province of China. |
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| Why was Japan's invasion of Manchuria significant? |
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| It was the first challenge to the League of Nations. The League condemned Japan's actions, but had no power to stop it. |
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| What was the rape of Nanjing? |
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| Japanese killed thousands of captured Chinese in 1937. |
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| What did Mussolini do to Ethiopia? |
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| The leader of Ethiopia when it was invaded by Italy. |
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| Did Hitler agree with the Versailles Treaty? |
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| No. He wanted to undo it because it limited the size of Germany's army. |
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| Was the League of Nations able to stop Germany from rebuilding its army? |
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| A 30-mile wide zone on either side of the Rhine river in Germany. The Versailles Treaty said that German troops couldn't go there, but Hitler ignored that. |
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| What was the Rome-Berlin axis? |
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| Agreement between Hitler and Mussolini. |
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| Why is Picasso's painting "Guernica" famous? |
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| It shows the horror of war. Shows the Nazi invasion of the Basque town of Guernica. |
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