I.

The Rise of Dictators

1) Germany was blamed for causing World War I and had to pay $33 million
in war damages called ________________.
2) In the 1930s, a period of economic hardship called the
________ _____________ gripped the world.
3) Citizens in ________ & ________, suffering
from the harsh economy, looked to
______________, or harsh rulers, for strong
leadership.
4) _________ _____________ lead ________
to become the first Fascist country.

5) Fear about the ________ and bitterness about

the _________ ____ _____________
lead to Hitlers ________ Party taking
control of Germany.
6) Germany was hard hit by the ______ __________, and Hitler
blamed the _______ for their problems.
7) Joseph Stalin became dictator of the ________ _________.
8) His communist government controlled
__________ and ___________.

9) The Treaty of Versailles was supposed to keep Germanys

military force _______, but Hitler refused to obey it.
10) When Germany took over western Czechoslovakia, ________
promised to protect _________ if they were invaded.
11) When Hitler invaded Poland in ______, France and
____________ declared war on Germany.
12) Germany attacked Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Belgium
before taking over ______________ in June of ________.
13) That same year, __________
joined the war in support of
Germany.

14) Hitlers attempt to invade Great Britain was stopped

by a new technology called __________.
15) _____________________,
Britains prime minister, declared that Britain
would not surrender, but would fight against
Germany.

16) The Germans invaded the ________ __________ in 1941.

17) The Japanese attacked
________ ________on
December 7, ________, prompting
the United States to enter the war.

18) _____________ is the killing of an entire group of people

Hitler wanted to kill all of Europes ________.
19) ________ occurred June 6,
1944, when Allied soldiers invaded
Normandy, France to take back
Europe.

20) On April 30, 1945, ________

committed suicide. About a week later,
Germany _____________.
21) In August of 1945, the US dropped two _______ ________
on Japan to finally end World War II.