WWII: APUSH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Adolf Hitler - Leader of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich in Germany during World War II. Time Man of the Year in 1938. "Der Fuhrer"-Leader 1933-45. His philosophy was embodied in his book Mein Kampf (), attracted widespread support, and after 1934 he ruled as an absolute dictator. Hitler's invasion of Poland (1939) led to the outbreak of World War II. His regime was infamous for the extermination of millions of people, especially European Jews. He committed suicide when the collapse of the Third Reich was imminent (1945). Allied Powers - Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II. Appeasement - Policy established by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Appeasement: giving concessions in exchange for peace. Atlantic Charter - 1941: Churchill and FDR agree that once war is over the two countries would try not to expand their countries; disarm Axis Powers; and rid the world of fear and poverty. Secretive meeting and unknown location. Axis Powers - Germany, Italy,and later Japan. Bataan Death March - April, 1942. 76,000 Allied troops forced to walk 60, miles with no food or water, to the point of surrender. Humiliation