Bellringer—9/30

1. Who was the Soviet leader that led by fear and massive propaganda?

2. Name the fascist leader of Italy whose nickname was Il duce or “the leader”.

3. What word means prejudiced against Jewish people?

4. List 1 reason the League of Nations was ineffective.

5. What terms is a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace?

Bellringer—9/30

1. Joseph Stalin

2. Benito Mussolini

3. anti-Semitic

4. U.S. never joined it, no standing army, no real power to enforce, lacked resolve

5. appeasement

Bellringer—10/1

1. Hitler’s book he wrote while imprisoned that translates to “my struggle”.

2. What event discredited democratic citizens in Japan and sparked the raid into Manchuria, China to fix the economy?

3. List one weakness of the League of Nations.

4. What was the name of the Fascist leader that led a Civil War in Spain?

5. What did Mussolini intend to do with the Mediterranean Sea?

1. Mein Kampf

2. Great Depression

3. U.S. never joined it, no standing army, no real power to enforce, lacked resolve

4. General Francisco Franco

5. Turn it into a Great Italian Lake

Bellringer—10/2

1. What terms is a policy of granting concessions to a potential enemy in the hope that it will maintain peace?

2. Hitler’s book he wrote, Mein Kampf, translates to what?

3. What word means prejudiced against Jewish people?

4. What event discredited democratic citizens in Japan and sparked the raid into Manchuria, China to fix the economy?

5. Which agreement merely delayed the war for 11 months?

1. Appeasement

2. “my struggle”

3. Anti-Semitic

4. Great Depression

5. Munich Pact

Bellringer—10/2

1. Document that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of “general security”

2. New British Prime Minister

3. Sudden attack or “lightning war”

4. Group that included Germany, Japan, and Italy

5. Cash and carry provision that allowed belligerent nations to buy goods and arms in the U.S. if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on his own ship

1. Atlantic Charter

2. Winston Churchill

3. Blitzkrieg

4. Axis Powers

5. Neutrality Act of 1939

Bellringer—1/16

1. Name the 3 members of the Axis Powers.

2. What did Hitler name the operation of continuous air raids on Great Britain?

3. Hitler used his tanks to fight a “lightning war” known as what?

4. Name the 2 of the 4 freedoms mentioned in FDR’s 4 Freedom’s Speech.

5. The ___________________ included a cash-and-carry provision that allowed belligerent nations to buy goods and arms in the U.S. if they paid cash and carried the goods on their own vessels.

1. Germany, Italy, Japan

2. Operation Sea Lion

3. Blitzkrieg

4. speech, worship, from want, from fear

5. Neutrality Act of 1939

Bellringer—10/3

1. The Tripartite Act was an agreement between which countries to be allies in the World War?

2. Which act essentially declared an economic war on Germany?

3. Who was the leader of the isolationist movement in America?

4. What did Hitler name the operation of continuous air raids on Great Britain?

5. What was the series of interconnected fortresses called that lined the border between the German and French border?

1. Axis Powers—Germany, Italy, Japan

2. Lend-Lease Act

3. Charles Lindbergh

4. Sea Lion

5. Maginot Line

Bellringer—10/6

1. Located in Hawaii, the site of the United States Navy main Pacific base.

2. More than 7,000 American and Filipino troops died during this grueling journey.

3. Commander of the U.S. Army forces in Asia, struggled to hold the U.S. positions in the Philippines w/ little support.

4. Known as “the Razor” for his sharp mind, he focused intently on military expansion but sought to keep the U.S. neutral.

5. Provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab techs for the U.S. Army.

1. Pearl Harbor

2. Bataan Death March

3. General Douglas MacArthur

4. Hideki Tojo

5. Woman’s Army Corps (WAC)

Bellringer 10—7

1. What was the relationship between the U.S. and Japan prior to 1941?

2. What was the root of conflict between the U.S. and Japan?

3. What essentially ended the Great Depression?

4. Who was the commander of the U.S. Army forces in Asia?

5. Which battle marked a shift of momentum towards the Allied forces in the Pacific?

1. Through trade

2. Japan’s desire to expand it’s control over Asia and the U.S.’s resistance

3. Massive defense spending

4. General Douglas MacArthur

5. Battle of Coral Sea

Bellringer—10/8

1. List 1 reason the League of Nations was ineffective.

2. What event discredited democratic citizens in Japan and sparked the raid into Manchuria, China to fix the economy?

3. Document that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of “general security”

4. What was the root of conflict between the U.S. and Japan?

5. Name the 2 of the 4 freedoms mentioned in FDR’s 4 Freedom’s Speech.