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| A form of authoritarian government that was set up in Italy and Germany before the World War II. The government is fascist states is totalitarian and nationalist. |
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| Benito Mussolini came into power in 1922 in Italy. He created the fascist government. |
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| Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union took over as a leader of the communist party after the death of Lenin. Stalin, "the man of steel", was a ruthless and cruel leader whose agricultural and economic policies caused the death of millions of Soviet workers. |
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| General Franciso Franco led his Falange (fascist) followers and attacked Spain's government. |
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| Leader of the Nazi Party (German National Socialist party). He was a ruthless dictator who ruled his country through intimidation and fear. |
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| Adopted by Western democracies in the 1930's. Made in reponse to Germany's aggression. Was suppose tro make Hitler maintain peace, but it just made Hitler bolder. |
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| German-speaking region in Western Czechoslovakia. |
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Neville Chamberlain [image] |
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| In 1938, he was the Britsih Prime Minister. He optimistically announced to the world that he managed to secure 'peace for our time' with the Munich Agreement. |
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan [image] |
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| Offered Canada a way of avoiding conscription and contributing to the war effort but remain at home. |
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| Appointed as minister for the department of Munitions and Supplies by King. Given extraordinary authority to do whatever it took to gear up the economy to meet wartime demands. |
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| Businesses and industries owned by the Canadian government. |
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| Allied troops were set along the border of Germany and France, waiting on Germany's next move, but nothing happened in 7 months. Many people started to believe there might not be a war. |
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