Transcript Path to WWII - Paintsville Independent Schools

The Path to World War II
Who are the major players of
the Second World War?
2. What factors led these and
other parties involved into
conflict?
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Bell Work
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List all the countries you know were
involved in WWII
What prior events and ideas led
Germany into aggression?
Read “Hitler’s Vision” on page 590.
Make a list of his goals for Germany.
German Intentions
 To
create a great civilization “The
Third Reich”
 Land for the estimated large Aryan
population
 Build up a great empire and military
once again.
 Challenge and escape the chains of
the Treaty of Versailles
German Alliances
 Italy:
Benito Mussolini shared
political ideology and imperial goals
with Hitler.
 Both Germany and Italy sent troops
to Spain to aid in the Civil War
(1936)
 Signed the Anti-Comintern Pact
promising a common front against
Communism.
Continued
Austria: 1938 Hitler sought
Anschluss: a union with his
native land
 First used propaganda
techniques, then
threatened an invasion.
 Austrian Nazis were put in
charge of government.
 Hitler annexed Austria on
March 13, 1938.
 Japan: Covered later in the
lesson
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Journal Entry “Hitler Allies”
 Looking
back at Hitler’s life, its hard
to believe anyone would side with
this man. In a ¾ page essay,
explain who his allies were and why.
Then, based on what you know about
Hitler, was there really any
advantage in being befriended by
Germany at this time?
A Weak League of Nations and
Democratic Nations, and Hitler
Knew It!
 Germany
continuously breaks the
Treaty of Versailles.
 Big military buildup and in March 7,
1936 German troops were sent to
the demilitarized zone of the
Rhineland.
 Appeasement: satisfying demands of
dissatisfied powers in a effort to
maintain peace and stability
Continued
 The
League, Great Britain, and
France allow Germany to break the T.
of V.
 Great Britain made excuses for
German occupation of the Rhineland.
The Munich Conference
 Hitler
demanded the Czechoslovakian
territory of the Sudetenland
September 15, 1938.
 He called a conference with British,
French, and other Western European
leaders. They gave into Hitler’s
demands on the promise that he
would make no more demands.
 Czechoslovakia was abandoned by its
European allies.
More Demands
 After
Hitler occupied Czechoslovakia
in 1939, he demanded the control of
the Polish port of Danzig
 Great Britain and France knew they
could not stop Nazi aggression, so
they began to negotiate with Stalin.
An Alliance with Stalin
Hitler made an agreement with Stalin due
to his fear of a two front war or alliance
between Great Britain, France, and Russia
 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (August
23, 1939)
 Made false promises and gave him
permission to take Danzig.
 Hitler’s invasion of Poland officially started
the war. Great Britain and France declared
war on September 1, 1939.
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Japans Road to War, China
 1931,
Japan occupied Manchuria for
natural resources.
 The League condemned Japan for
their seizure, so Japan withdrew
from the organization.
 They began to expand into China.
The Chinese Concern
Kai-shek was more
concerned with the
Communists than the
Japanese
 They allowed Japan to
take Northern China to
appease them.
 This helped the
Japanese grasp a
toehold in China and
they began to move
South
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In December 1936, the Chinese were forced to
put internal conflict to the side and address the
Japanese advance
 In July 1937, the two met with the Japanese
conquering the capitol of Nanjing.
 Kai-shek moved his govt. down the river.
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The New Asian Order
 Japan
hoped to establish a new order
in East Asia with them leading the
way to modernization.
 Their plan was to, with the
assistance of the Nazis, defeat
Russia and seize the resources in
Siberia.
 After the non-aggression pact, they
turned their attention to Southeast
Asia
Trouble with the US
 Japan
demanded the right to exploit
resources in French IndoChina
 The US threatened economic
sanctions unless Japan withdrew
from the area.
 Japan leaded oil and iron from the
US, so they had to make a major
decision.
 They chose French Indochina and an
attack on the US
Flow Chart Assignment
 Choose
either Germany or Japan’s
path to war.
 Construct a (at least) 5 square flow
chart displaying the progression
toward war.
 Each square should consist of a
description of a significant event,
occurrence, decision, etc.
 Assignment is worth 15 points