Chapter 34: Origins of WW2

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High School Diploma History (Chapter 34: Origins of WW2) Flashcards on Chapter 34: Origins of WW2, created by Michelle M on 02/05/2016.
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Munich Pact Allies sign agreement with Hitler allowing him to take the Western region of Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland if he agrees on no further conquest.
Nazism A form of facism that promoted the belief that Germans & other Nordic people were superior to other races.
Neutrality Acts This was passed to keep U.S. isolated and out of European conflicts like Spanish Civil War.
Blitzkrieg "Lightening War" The German military strategy during WW2 of attacking without warning.
Why was Blitzkrieg effective? The polish forces were ill-equiped. Under the onslaught, Polish forces quickly collapsed.
Japanese Troops Massacre civilians in Nanjing Six week rampage "Rape of Nanjing" Killed 300,000 & raped 20,000
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