Transcript Social Studies 30: The Second World War

Social Studies 30: An
Introduction into the
Second World War
By Jared Goruk
EDIT 486 - Module 3
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Europe Before & After WW1
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Major Grievances After World
War One
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Reparations
– The Treaty of Versailles mandated that Germany owed $33
billion to Britain and France which it could not pay.
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Territorial losses
– There was a desire by Germany, Italy, and the USSR to
regain lost territory resulting from the Treaty of Versailles.
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Economic Collapse
– The economies of Europe were devastated by the war.
American economic isolationism, and the Great
Depression only made things worse. It led the people of
Germany and Italy to begin to support radical groups.
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The Rise of Fascism
More on Hitler
More on Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini's rise to power
was much quicker. His Fascist
Party Blackshirts marched into
Rome in 1922 and took power.
Adolf Hitler brought the Nazi
Party in to power slowly and
democratically by 1933.
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The War Begins
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Germany invades Poland on Sept 1, 1939.
– Britain and France declare war on Germany on
September 3, 1939.
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Canada joins September 10, 1939. The Westminster Agreement
of 1931 had made Canada fully independent from British war
declarations.
Japan declares war on China in 1937.
– Backdrop to the larger Pacific War against Britain and
the USA after 1941.
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Finland goes to war against the USSR in 1939-40.
– Finland would ally itself with the Nazis as would
several smaller states with puppet Nazi regimes
including Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia
against potential Russian and Serbian encroachment.
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Two Fronts of the War
This presentation has largely been about the beginnings of
the War in Europe. To learn more about the start of the War
in the Pacific, mainly between the United States and Japan,
click onto the PowerPoint file below.
The War in the Pacific
Go to the Pacific War Presentation
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Canada’s Role in WW2
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From a population of only 11.5 million, slightly
more than one million Canadians served in
uniform during the conflict.
Overseas, following the tragedies of Hong Kong
and Dieppe, Canada’s army distinguished itself in
Sicily, Italy, and the invasion and campaign in
Normandy.
These military contributions helped win the war,
but the cost was high: more than 42,000
Canadians lost their lives, and another 55,000
were wounded.
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Adolf Hitler
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Born on April 20, 1889 in Austria.
– Tried to become an artist but instead joined the German
army for World War 1.
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Led a failed coup de etat against the Weimar
Republic in 1923 and was jailed.
– While in prison he wrote his famous book Mein Kampf,
and as soon as he was released began to rebuild the
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Battling against the Communists, the Nazis won
107 seats in the Reichstag by 1930.
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– The growing power of the Nazi party allowed Hitler to
become Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Hitler soon
began to take complete power, making Germany a fully
rearmed, one party state by 1939.
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Benito Mussolini
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Born July 29, 1883 to a Socialist family in Italy.
– Was originally a schoolmaster and an editor for a
socialist newspaper.
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Started World War 1 as a pacifist believing only a
class war would be necessary.
– Later, he changed his views and joined the Fascisti, a
militant right-wing group. When anarchy struck Italy
after WW1, he and his party were invited by the Italian
King to form a government in 1922.
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The Fascist regime took over all aspects of Italian
life and tried creating a new “Roman Empire.”
– This culminated with his brutal invasion of Abyssinia in
1935, which drew condemnation from the League of
Nations, and prompted Italy’s withdrawal from the
League.
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