Causes of World War II

________________ instability and __________________ devastation in Europe resulting from WWI:
Worldwide _____________________
High war ______________ owed by Germany
High _______________________
Massive _________________________

Political instability led to the rise of ______________________
1. What is Fascism?
A political philosophy in which TOTAL power is given to a _____________________
Individual freedoms are denied and ______________________, often along with _______________________, are emphasized.
Which allied countries were NOT a democratic nation? __________________________
2. When did they join the Allies? ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Which Allied leaders were known as the “Big Three”? _____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Political, economic, militarism, authoritarianism, racism, nationalism, Japan, Italy, Germany, 1937, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin.