Transcript World War II Begins

World War II Begins
Lesson 4
Mr. Hemmert
Robertsdale Elementary School
Worldwide Depression
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Countries short of supplies
Still trying to recover from World War I
Economic hard times worldwide
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The Rise of Dictators
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Allies had expected Germany to pay for
damages during World War I
Didn’t have enough money to do this
Adolf Hitler, leader of Germany during the
20’s, said Germany had been treated
unfairly.
Believed only Germans with blond hair
and blue eyes were “true Germans”
Blamed Jews for many of the problems.
Rise of the Nazi Party
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Political party with Hitler in charge
Grew in power and started an army
Soldiers, called storm troopers
Attacked Jewish people and others
opposed to Hitler
Put prisoners into terrible prisons
called concentration camps.
Nazis in Control
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1933 took control of German
government
Hitler ruled as a dictator, an allpowerful ruler.
Rebuilt Germany’s economy by
preparing for another war.
Built tanks, guns and other war
supplies
Wanted to Rule the World
German Dictator, Adolf Hitler
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The War Begins
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Japan, Italy, and Germany began
taking over other countries.
Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invaded
Poland
British and French leaders had had
enough!
Declared war on Germany on Sept.
3, 1939.
British and French not able to stop
Germany from taking over other
The United States
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Many thought we should stay out
President Franklin Roosevelt
promised to keep us out of the war.
Prepared for attack just in case.
1st peacetime draft
• Men ages 21-39 had to register
• Started making war supplies
Japanese Invasion Spreads
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Japanese army starts to invade
places in the pacific
American leaders were afraid Japan
would threaten the Philippines and
other Pacific islands
They were RIGHT!
U.S. Enters the War
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December 7, 1941, Japanese planes
attacked Pearl Harbor in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Dropped bombs on American ships at
the Pearl Harbor naval base.
Kamikaze Attack: Flew planes into
ships
In less than two hours, Japan had
destroyed most of the U.S. Pacific
fleet.
More than 2,000 sailors and 68
civilians were killed.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Declaration of War
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Day after the attack at Pearl Harbor
President Roosevelt asked Congress
to declare war on Japan
Congress declared war that same
day.
Italy and Germany, Japan’s allies,
declared war on the U.S. three days
later.
Sides are Drawn
Axis Powers
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Allies
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United States
Britain
France
Russia
Americans at War
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Produced more and more airplanes,
tanks, and other war supplies
Created new jobs
World War II ended the Great
Depression
Women took over many of the jobs
Power of the federal government
grew
Rationing, or limited what Americans
could buy so supplies could be sent
Problems for Japanese
Americans
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Some military leaders distrusted Japanese
Americans
Were afraid they would help the “enemy”
Roosevelt ordered 110,000 Japanese
Americans into “relocation camps”
• Like prisons, fenced in with barbed wire
• Soldiers guarded the camps with guns
• Had to sell their homes, businesses, and
belongings.
Problems Continue
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Moved to Utah, California, Arizona,
Wyoming, Arkansas, and Idaho
Had to wear identification tags
Over 17,000 Japanese Americans
served in Army units even though
their friends and families were being
locked away by their own country.