Transcript World War 2 The World at war Again

World War 2:
The World at War Again
Fascist: Dictatorship with Private
Business
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Economic Rights: Capitalism: Own
Businesses, make $
Government Rights:Totalitarian/Dictatorship
a. One person or party leader
Examples: Germany/Italy/Japan
◦ Government controls ALL information
NO opposition
Adolph Hitler: Germany
Benito Mussolini: Italy
General Tojo: Japan
Germany: (Fascist)
Going through Depression after
WW1,Citizens looking for someone to
solve their problem
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Hitler appointed as Chancellor of
Germany, forms NAZI party
1933-
Hitler blamed Germany’s problems on:
1. Treaty of Versailles (Democracy
& Allies
Jewish People:
Master Race: Germans were Master
2.
Race and better than everyone
Jewish “Jews” were no longer German
citizens
* Took away Jews homes and businesses
Jews were
forced to
* Hitler builds German army,
wear the
violates the Treaty of Versailles
Yellow Star,
so everyone
knew they
were Jewish
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Nuremburg LawsJews lost basic
rights.
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Kristallnacht – Night
of broken glass.
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Hitler’s Goal for Revenge:
Lebensraum: Living
Space for the Germans
a. Take land from non-Germans
b. German troops march into
Austria & Demand Sudetenland
c. Ask Britain and U.S. for help: They give
land to Germany to avoid war
d. Adds land and no fighting
APPEASEMENT: Give someone
what they want to make them
happy.
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Hitler Invades Poland: September 1, 1939
BLITZKRIEG: Lighting
War, use Modern Army, Tanks,
Uses
Planes: Move FAST and work together
* Destroys Poland
Soviet
Union
<=
=>POLAND
Britain & France declare
WAR
- Appeasement was a joke
-German-Soviet
Nonaggression Act-Hitler
had secret treaty with the
Hitler invaded
Soviets not to attack each After
France, they took over
other (they divide Poland) Paris.
Hitler invades France and
uses “Blitzkrieg” to destroy
France
Alliances:
AXIS:
ALLIED:
* Germany *Great Britain
* Italy
* France
* Japan
*United States
* Soviet Union 1st with
Axis then with Allies
Hitler’s Defeated in
Europe:
1. Hitler invades Soviet Union
* What about agreement?
a. Soviets are being killed
b. Germany strong at first, then
Winter comes: Not prepared
c. U.S. gives supplies and
Stalin is able to push Hitler
back (lost huge amounts of
men)
d. Hitler has to fight on both
sides (Soviet Union and
Great Britain)
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V-E Day (Victory Europe)
Hitler’s suicide- April 30, 1945
- Germany surrenders May 7th
- Soviets capture Berlin
* Start of Communism vs.
Democracy
Costs/ Deaths:
Britain
U.S.
Union
Soldiers: 303,000 322,000
Civilians: 85,000 0
Germany
7.5 million
20 million
Soviet
3.5 million
2 million
Final Solution
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Nazis forced
European Jews into
concentration camps.
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Genocide – mass
murder of an ethnic
or religious group.