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Paths to War
I. The German Path to War
A. Hitler believed Germany could be a
great civilization if they had more
land to settle
B. In March of 1935, Hitler created an
air force and a military draft which
was against the Treaty of Versailles
C. France and Britain condemned
Hitler but because of the Depression,
they were not prepared to act
D. March 1936- Hitler sent troops into
the Rhineland- a demilitarized area
according to the Treaty of Versailles
1. Great Britain didn’t see a need to
respond even though troops were very
close to the French border
2. This started the policy of
appeasement- If European conutries
satisfied Hitler’s demands, peace could
be preserved
E. In 1936, Hitler and Mussolini
became allies. Germany also formed
an alliance with Japan
F. In 1938 Hitler gained a union with
Austria called Anschluss
Hitler threatened to invade Austria
To avoid invasion, they allowed in
German troops and formed a Nazi
government
G. In 1938, Hitler demanded the
Sudetenland (area in Czechoslovakia)
1. British, French and Italian rulers
agreed to give it to him to keep peace
H. March 1939, Hitler invaded
Czechoslovakia
1. In response Great Britain promised to
protect Poland if Germany invaded
2. France and Great Britain began
negotiating with Stalin about containing
Hitler
I. August 1939, Germany and the
Soviet Union sighn a noonagression
pact promising not to attack each
other
J. Septemeber 1, 1939: Germany
invades Poland, Great Britain and
France declare war on Germany
II. The Japanese Path to War
A. September 1931, Japanese
soldiers sieze Manchuria after
claiming China had attacked them
B. The League of Nations investigated
and said a Chinese attack never
occurred
1. Japan pulls out of the League
2. Japans holds on to Manchuria and
renames it Manchukuo
C. The U.S. condemned the takeover
but does nothing to stop it
D. Chaing Kai-shek tried to appease
the Japaneses by letting the keep
Manchuria
1. Chaing was more concerned with war
against the Chinese Communists
E. July 1937, Japan attacked Chinese
troops outside of Beijing
1. Japanese siezed the city
2. Chaing refused to surrender and
moved the capitol
F. Japan planned to sieze Soviet
Siberia, in the 30’s they conspired
with Nazi Germany to divide the
Soviet Union
G. 1940’s- Japan demads rights to
natural resources in French Indochina
1. In response the U.S. imposes
economic sanctions
H. Economic sanctions hurt the
Japanese who needed oil and iron
from the U.S.
1. In retaliation, Japan decided to launch
a surprise attack on the U.S.