The World in Peril: 1933-1950

6 flashcards · History · by Logan Pollack

1. Pacifist

   one who believes war should be avoided in all circumstances

2. Beginning in 1936, fascist forces in Spain, led by France, attempted to overthrow Spain's republican government.

3. Hitler violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles in 1936 by ordering German troops into the Rhine, a neutral, demilitarized territory west of the Rhine River

4. While Italy, Germany, and Japan followed a policy of military aggression, Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement

5. appeasement

   policy of yielding to the demands of an aggressor to avoid conflict

6. To help GB defend themselves against attacks, FDR in 1940 agreed to transfer to GB 50 US destroyers. In exchange, the US was given eight British navel and air bases, extending from Newfoundland to South America. This exchange was called the neutrality act