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77thth Grade Social Studies – Harold E. Grade Social Studies – Harold E. Winkler Middle SchoolWinkler Middle School
77thth Grade Social Studies – Harold E. Grade Social Studies – Harold E. Winkler Middle SchoolWinkler Middle School
Review of World War IReview of World War I• The Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles forced
Germany:• Sign the War Guilt Clause• Pay $33 billion in reparations• Give land back to France• Reduce military
• Leads to anger for the German people…• And to the rise of Adolf Hitler!
A Weak League of Nations
A Weak League of Nations
The League of Nations League of Nations was organized to prevent future conflicts, but…• did not include the United States.• did not have a military force.
Chinese/Japanese ConflictChinese/Japanese Conflict
Failure of The League of Nations
Failure of The League of Nations
• 1931: Japan quits the League of Nations and invades Manchuria (China)
• 1935: Italy invades Ethiopia
• 1936: Germany invades the Rhineland
• The League of Nations does nothing…
Spineless Leaders of Democracy
Spineless Leaders of Democracy
If you give a dictator an inch, he will If you give a dictator an inch, he will take a MILE!take a MILE!
Appeasement: The Munich Agreement, 1938
Appeasement: The Munich Agreement, 1938
Now we have “peace in our time!” Herr Hitler is a man we can do
business with.
British Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain
AppeasementAppeasement – a policy of giving into the demands of an enemy in order to avoid conflict.
World Wide DepressionWorld Wide Depression• The depression ruined
economies around the world.
• Some countries turned to radical leaders that made promises of greatness!
• These leaders used propaganda to inspire nationalism.nationalism.
• They also crushed their opposition or placed blame on innocent people (scapegoatsscapegoats).
The Great DepressionThe Great Depression
Rise of DictatorsRise of Dictators
TotalitarianismTotalitarianism
CommunismSoviet Union
FascismGermany
& Italy
MilitarismJapan
Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936
The “Pact of The “Pact of Steel”Steel”
Nationalism
Sept. 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland
Sept. 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland
• 1939: Germany signs Non-Non-Aggression Pact Aggression Pact with Soviet Union (Hitler-Stalin)
• They promised not to attacknot to attack one another (Hitler breaks promise!)
• Germany invades Poland … Great Britain & France declare war on Germany!
WWII
WorldDepression
RiseOf
Extremists
Failure ofAppeasement
Invasion of Poland
U.S.-Pearl
Harbor
U. S. NeutralityU. S. NeutralityU. S. NeutralityU. S. Neutrality
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
The Tripartite The Tripartite PactPact
U.S.: Pearl HarborU.S.: Pearl HarborU.S.: Pearl HarborU.S.: Pearl Harbor
• Cause of U.S. entry in WWII.
• December 7, December 7, 19411941
• More in this tomorrow…