Transcript 23.2B
According to the political cartoon what did the Nazi party crawl out of? Who am I? Benito Mussolini Italy Fascist and Totalitarian State Who am I? Adolf Hitler Germany Who am I? Joseph Stalin Russia Communist and Totalitarian State Who am I? Emperor Hirohito Japan Totalitarian State General Hideki Tojo Prime Minister Who am I? Francisco Franco Spain Fascist who overthrows the democratic government. Who am I? Winston Churchill Great Britain V for Victory Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain Who am I? Franklin Delano Roosevelt United States DO NOW: Page 781 “German Aggression” Answer questions 2/3 World War II CAUSES (Long Term) •WWI (the harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles) •Dictators come to power in Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union •Severe economic problems exist in Europe and Asia. •Italy, Germany, and Japan expand their territory. •The policy of appeasement fails. Immediate Causes •Germany invades Poland. •Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor War Erupts in Europe Blitzkrieg: Lightning War - Hitler invades Poland, 2 days later September France and Britain go to war 1, 1939 One of the VonTrapp children in the Sound of Music calls it The “angry spider”. Even today, neo nazi groups and other hate groups use it to represent their programs of prejudice. American Indians 1909 German Aggression Nazi Blitzkrieg April - May 1940 Hitler conquers Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands What aspects of the blitzkrieg were illustrated in these sources? Defeated and forced to acknowledge the Nazi government. Bombing damage in France. June 22, 1940 France surrenders Miracle at Dunkirk Nearly surrounded by German army French and British troops evacuate Dunkirk using any vessels available one of the 'little ships' GEOG ACTIVITY/MAP PowerPoint The Battle of Britain is Fought in the Air British held on and Hitler postponed the invasion of Great Britain Edward R Murrow Video Americans Debate Involvement Roosevelt Inches Toward Involvement September 1940 U.S. passes first peacetime draft FDR then gives the British 50 WW1 era battleships Dec. 1940 The Lend-Lease Policy allows U.S. to give Allies help. Without getting in the fight Spirit of patriotism and service swept across the nation People joined the military, volunteered with the Red Cross, took new jobs working for war industries As conditions worsened overseas, Roosevelt described what was at stake, in an address to Congress. He highlighted four freedoms precious to Americans. • freedom of speech • freedom of worship • freedom from want • freedom from fear All of these freedoms, he argued, were threatened by German and Japanese militarism. US Navy Battles German U-Boats German submarines began to fire on American ships supporting the Allies Roosevelt ordered the navy to attack the U-boats on sight. War seemed inevitable American production would play a key role in an allied victory The peacetime economy soon shifted to a wartime economy. Companies that once produced consumer goods mobilized to build ships, planes, and tanks. The money that was poured into defense spending finally ended the Great Depression. American workers could once again find jobs. In 1944, American production levels were double those of all the Axis nations combined. This “production miracle” gave the Allies a crucial advantage. I. With the destruction of the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese steamrolled throughout the western Pacific and Southeast Asia. A. Guam and Wake fell in December 1941. B. Hong Kong was taken by Christmas. C. Burma and the Netherlands East Indies fell in March 1942. After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupied much of the Pacific unopposed. Led US forces in the Pacific The Japanese attacked the Philippines. U.S. troops on Bataan held out until April 1942. In the Bataan “Death March," 75,000 US troops were marched 55 miles to a railhead. More than 7,000 died along the way. President Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to flee the Philippines. MacArthur pledged upon his arrival to Australia, “I Shall Return.” By the spring of 1942, Japan was dominant throughout Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. FDR wanted to retaliate against Japan for PH 16 B-25 Bombers attacked Tokyo 50 Japanese people killed 100 buildings damaged Minimal Victory May 1942 - U.S. and Australia stopped Japan from invading Japan won the actual battle, but the allies were able to stop a Japanese invasion for the first time Doolittle VIDEO What are these black clouds?