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…

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