Chapter 16 Section 1 Dictators Threaten World Peace

Mein Kampf

'My Struggle' by hitler, later became the basic book of nazi goals and ideology, reflected obsession

Fascism

A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance for anyone who is against.

Nazism

Adolf Hitler used fascism to create this type of government based on totalitarian ideas and was used to unite Germany during the 1930s.

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945.

Joseph Stalin

Communist dictator of the Soviet Union, led the nation through World War II.

Francisco Franco

Fascist leader of the Spanish revolution, helped by Hitler and Mussolini

Totalitarianism

Government ruled by a single party and/or person that has unlimited control over its citizen's lives.

Quarantine Speech

In 1937 this speech Franklin D. Roosevelt compared Fascist aggression to a contagious disease.

Benito Mussolini

Italy's fascist dictator, joined with the German Nazis.

Neutrality Acts

Laws passed in the late 1930s that were designed to keep the US out of international incidents

Third Reich

The Third German Empire, established by Adolf Hitler.