Transcript The Coming of the War…

The Coming of the
War…
Chapter 23
During the 1920’s, some nations began to
embrace TOTALITARIANISM!!!
During the 1920’s, some nations began to
embrace TOTALITARIANISM!!!
The Rise of Fascism and Totalitarianism
Stalin
•How is this
picture
propaganda?
MUSSOLINI
• CALLS HIMSELF
“IL DUCE” (THE
LEADER) &
CREATES THE
FASCIST PARTY
IN ITALY!
• Wants more land!!
HITLER
• CREATES THE NAZI
PARTY, CALLS HIMSELF
“DER FUHRER”
• WHILE IN PRISON HE
WRITES “MEIN KAMPF”
= EXPLAINS HIS
THEORIES OF
GERMANY’S STRUGGLES
AND HIS PLANS TO
UNDO THIS!
• (Expansion)
German Aggression in the 1930’s
*Japan is also expanding their empire
aggressively!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*This aggression goes unchecked!!
• = APPEASEMENT: (France, GB, USA)
• WHY?? 1. DO NOT WANT ANOTHER WAR
•
2. HAVE OWN PROBLEMS
• *The US responds by professing
Neutrality!!
America resolves not to join in the war…
*Meanwhile war ERRUPTS in Europe!
• France and GB declare
war on Germany
September 1939
(In response to Germany
violating Munich Pact and later
taking Poland)
Germany
AXIS
Japan
Italy
Tripartite Act September 1940
Great
Britain
USA
ALLIES
Soviet
Union
France
Non-Aggression
Pact?
Americans debate involvement??????
– Most Favor ISOLATIONISISM!
but then…
• Neutrality Act 1939: “Cash and Carry” policy
“Good Neighbor policy”=
• 1941= Lend-Lease Act (economic declaration of
war against the Axis)
• signs the “Atlantic Charter” with GB. (The Atlantic
Charter was signed in 1941 (14 August) on a battleship in an
unknown place of the Atlantic Ocean)
• Yet we are still neutral????????????????????????
(Hitler is not blind to America’s actions)
UNTIL…
Movie
Version
“A date which
will live in
infamy…”
•DECEMBER 7TH, 1941
• ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
BY JAPAN!
• A date which will live in infamy!
-President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941