World War II

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The causes of World War II
7th Grade Social Studies Harold E.
Winkler Middle School
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Review of World War I

• The Treaty 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!

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A Weak League of Nations

• The League of Nations was organized to prevent
  future conflicts, but
• did not include the United States.
• did not have a military force.

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Chinese/Japanese Conflict
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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

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Spineless Leaders of Democracy
If you give a dictator an inch, he will take a
MILE!
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Appeasement The Munich Agreement, 1938
Appeasement a policy of giving into the demands
of an enemy in order to avoid conflict.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Now we have peace in our time! Herr Hitler is a
man we can do business with.
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World 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.
• They also crushed their opposition or placed
  blame on innocent people (scapegoats).

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The Great Depression
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Rise of Dictators
Fascism Germany Italy
Communism Soviet Union
Totalitarianism
Militarism Japan
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Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936
The Pact of Steel
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Nationalism
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Sept. 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland

• 1939 Germany signs Non-Aggression Pact with
  Soviet Union (Hitler-Stalin)
• They promised not to attack one another (Hitler
  breaks promise!)
• Germany invades Poland Great Britain France
  declare war on Germany!

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Causes of WWII
WWII
World Depression
U.S.- Pearl Harbor
Rise Of Extremists
Failure of Appeasement
Invasion of Poland
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U. S. Neutrality
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Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
The Tripartite Pact
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U.S. Pearl Harbor

• Cause of U.S. entry in WWII.
• December 7, 1941
• More in this tomorrow

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Brain Pop The Causes of World War II