Transcript World War 2 Power point

World War 2 and it’s
Beginnings
World War 1- 1914- 1918
Fought over economic and colonial
powers in Europe
 Allies = France, Italy, Russia, UK,
USA
 Central powers = Austria- Hungary,
Germany
 Central powers lost the war
 Ended in 1919 when Germany signed
the Treaty of Versailles
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Required Germany to disarm, give up
much of its territory and pay war
damages to Allies
 Was difficult on German economy
 In 1919, Hitler began his rise to
power by joining the Nazis and soon
becoming their leader
 He believed that he could restore
Germany to its former glory
 In 1933, Hitler was named the new
dictator of Germany
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Many Germans, including Hitler, felt
that the Treaty of Versailles was
unfair
 Hitler blamed Germany’s problems
on Jewish people
 When in power he began a plan to
eliminate all Jews and people who
went against his plan
 He also wanted Germany to gain
power in the world by occupying
more territory
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He invaded Poland in Sept. 1939, which
marked the beginning of WWII
UK and France declared war on Germany
2 days later
Allies = Canada, China, France, Soviet
Union, UK and USA
Axis = Germany, Italy, Japan
In 1940, Germany quickly conquered
Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Luxemburg and France
Germany tried defeating the UK in Aug.
1940, but were unsuccessful and
retaliated in early 1941
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During this time, Benito Mussolini (Italy)
began expanding their battle front into
northern Africa
The UK went to help defend this land and
were successful in May 1941
The USA remained relatively neutral
through all this (supplied weapons and
resources to the allies)
During this time, Japan was advancing
their control over Asian countries
The US cut off exporting goods to Japan
Japan attacked military base of Pearl
Harbor (Hawaii) in 1941 to regain these
exports
They were successful at first, but the
US quickly fought back and declared
war on Japan in Dec. 1941 along
with Canada and the UK
 The Allies began defeating the Axis
after this point, regaining northern
Africa in 1943 and advanced on
France in 1944 (d-day- June 6)
 The Allies steadily advanced
throughout Europe
 Hitler and the Nazis party
surrendered in May 1945 and Hitler
committed suicide
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Assignment
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Find a definition of the following
terms;
• Communism
• Democracy
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Fascism
• Militarism
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Research which country each leader was
from, what type of government they led,
how long they were in power for and what
side of the war they were on (allies or
axis)
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Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
FD Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Charles du Gaulle
William King
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini