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World War II Chapter 31
Chapter 31. Continuation of WWI Treaty of Versailles Result of Germany being punished for WWI Japan was the initial aggressors in Pacific 1931 invasion
Continuation of WWI Treaty of Versailles Result of Germany
being punished for WWI Japan was the initial aggressors in Pacific
1931 invasion of Manchuria 2 nd Sino-Japanese War (Rape of China)
Spanish Civil War (1936-39) Francisco Franco supported by Germany
and Italy Soviet Union supported current government Both sides
tested new weapons
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Casualties(estimates) Axis Military and Civilian- 8,268,000*
Allied Civilian and Military- 39,963,700* USSR- 20 million &
China 10 Million* * Varies per source Major use of airpower Ex.
Battle of Britain Extensive Naval Warfare Including amphibious
landings
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Nazis National Socialist (Nationalsozialist) Came to power in
1933 Hitler appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg, then
became Fuhrer after his death Failed coup in 1923 and then jailed
(time period of Mein Kampf) Claimed they were stabbed in the back
by the Treaty of Versailles Jews and Communist conspired against
them People believed it due to extreme economic depression Promised
to put everyone back to work and remilitarize Set up the Third
Reich
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Racial breakdown as per Hitler Nordic -(blond, blue-eyed) Close
to pure Aryan Germanic- (brown hair, blue-eyed, or less desirable,
brown-eyed) Predominantly Aryan Mediterranean- (white but swarthy)
Slight Aryan preponderance Slavic -(white but degenerative bone
structure) Close to Aryan, half-Ape Oriental -Slight Ape
preponderance Black African -Predominantly Ape Jewish- (fiendish
skull) Close to pure Ape By the way, what did Hitler look
like??
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Hitler killed Jews and: Gypsies Homosexuals (pink triangles)
Mentally handicapped Physically handicapped Religious leaders who
refused to accept the Nazi cult
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Did not join the war until Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
Dec. 7, 1941. Japanese needed natural resources which helped lead
to Asian expansion Japanese tried to wipe out Pacific fleet since
US stopped selling them oil Joined the British on Western Front
Major aid to British Major European battles Invasion of Normandy
(D-day) Battle of the Bulge (German last ditch effort)
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Pacific Battles Battle of the Coral Sea & Battle of Midway
(major naval/air battles). Midway in June 1942 broke the back of
Japanese navy / naval air power. Iwo Jima (Marines/Island hopping
strategy) Pres. Truman decision to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki end war Sept. 1945
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Originally signed a non-aggression pact with Germany Not ready
for war but expected to be betrayed Still caught off guard by
German invasion At first, Germany successful SU Used large
population and territory to its advantage Germany invaded too close
to winter Battle of Moscow and Stalingrad (broke back of German
Army in East) Were the ones to encircle the final German
stronghold
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Germany surrendered two weeks after Hitler killed himself.
Soviet Union took Berlin. Japan surrendered Sept. 2, 1945 shortly
after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August. United
Nations was formed More effective than League of Nations
Headquarters in NY, NY Germany divided up into spheres of influence
by Allies Berlin then subdivided
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Tehran Conference of 1944 Allied forces met to discuss how to
defeat Hitler France was focus Soviet Union allowed to take over
Eastern Europe Yalta Conference 1945 Roosevelt gave Stalin
Manchuria and parts of Japan in exchange for help defeating Japan
Potsdam July 1945 Final conference Confirmed Soviet control of
Eastern Europe US occupies Japan and colonies returned US and
Soviet Union divides Korea (North and South)
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Allies allowed Soviet Union to gain too much power so that they
could stop Germany/Japan (hindsight 20/20) Try to limit power which
results in the Cold War
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Hitlers Final Solution About 6 million Jews were killed Brought
to light to the persecution of the Jews The Jews pushed for their
own homeland Israel became a state on May 14, 1948 Arabs were
unhappy Suffered numerous invasions in the first year Ended up
increasing territory
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Atlantic Charter of 1941 US pressured Britain to sign All
people have the right to choose their government India Quit India
movement Summer of 1942 Mass civil disobedience Muslim League
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Gained favor for movement by supporting Brits
Britain withdrew in 1947 Resulted in rioting and violence
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African Colonizers humiliated by Nazis Forced labor and
supplying military greatly angered colonies British Gold Coast
Kwamee Nkrumah Established Convention Peoples Party Boycotts,
strikes and rallies Ghana 1957
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Kenya Land Freedom Army Violently fought British in 1950s
British allow Jomo Kenyatta to form Kenya in 1963 Algeria National
Liberation Front Fought French (angry over Vietnam) Huge drain to
France Secret Army Organization- guerilla warfare French 4 th
Republic collapses- Forced to pull out Settlers and French
sympathizers flee to France
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South Africa Large white population Afrikaners set up laws to
segregate colony Apartheid Britain felt bad about the Boer War and
gave Independence to South Africa
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WWII left unresolved problems Cold War/ Arms race resulted