Transcript Dictators Threaten World Peace

World War II—How much do
you know?
• What happened on December 7,
1941?
• Who was Anne Frank?
• What happened on June 6, 1944?
• Name two nations America fought
in World War II.
• What happened to local JapaneseAmericans in World War II?
Chapter 16: Dictators
Threaten World Peace
1922-1941
Mussolini, Italy, 1922
His goal?
Restore the glory
of the Roman
Empire—seeks
Mare Nostrum:
“Our Sea,” or
control of the
Mediterranean
region
Hitler, Nazi Germany, 1933
Goals?
• Avenge
Germany’s loss
in World War I
• Create a
German Empire
• Destroy
communism
and European
Jews
Mussolini and Hitler are Fascists
Fascists are dedicated to…
1. Absolute dictatorship
2. Private ownership, but an economy
dedicated to needs of the military
3. Military conquest
4. The militarization of society--a
“nation in uniform”
5. Destroying communism
Stalin, the Soviet Union, 1924
• His goal is to make
Russia (since 1928,
called the Soviet
Union) an economic
and military
superpower—the
U.S. fears he’ll
spread communism
The Japanese Army, 1927
• They begin to
dominate a
government
dedicated to
conquering an
empire in the
western Pacific
The United States?
• We are still deep
in the
Depression, so
most Americans
favor
isolationism—
staying out of
world affairs
But, in 1937, Japan invades
China…
• Hitler has built a
powerful army
and air force; Italy
has invaded
Ethiopia, Fascists
allied with Hitler
are leading a
revolt in
democratic Spain
FDR becomes concerned…
…and begins to
carefully lead
America
toward
intervention,
fearful for the
future of
democracy