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WWII
ITALY
Benito Mussolini
• Seized power in Italy• Practiced Fascism – There was private ownership of property, but the
government regulated it
• He created the “black shirts” that made sure his wishes were carried out
• Attacked Ethiopia in Africa• The League of Nations failed to punish Italy
JAPAN
• They believed that Japan deserved recognition as a world power
• Believed that the US threatened their growth
• They attacked Manchuria in China• The League of Nations actions were ineffective
GERMANY
• Adolf Hitler preached against the unfairness of the treaty
• He organized the Nazi party• He became the German chancellor and was
given the powers of a dictator
NazN
• He sent troops into Rhineland• Also started training men and creating war
materials
Axis Powers
• Mussolini, Hitler and the Japanese warlords formed the Axis powers