Transcript File - Mr. Murtagh`s Social studies Class

World War II Project:
Section 1: The Origins of the War
Section 1 Essential Question:
What were the events that led to the
possibility of a second world war?
The Origins of the War
 The Versailles Treaty and Economic Depression in Europe:
How did this treaty and economic depression contribute to
problems in Europe prior to World War II?
 The Rise of Dictatorships in Germany, Italy and The Soviet
Union:
How did Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin rise to power in these
countries?
 PRE WAR ALLIANCES: Which countries formed the Allied
powers and Which countries formed the Axis Powers?
(Supporting Text Book pages 805-807)
The Versailles Treaty and Economic Depression in Europe:
How did this treaty and economic depression contribute to problems
in Europe prior to World War II?
VERSAILLES TREATY:
This was the treaty that ended
World War I. This treaty had
many effects on Germany and
other European nations.
Effects on Germany:
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Lost more than 10% of it’s
territory
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Had to disarm
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Had to pay for war damages
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Economic depression and inflation
(doc 1)- Read more on p. 224
Effects of Economic depression in
Europe:
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Social unrest- People were upset with
their governments and began to act out
in protest..
People in Italy, Germany and The
Soviet Union placed much of the blame
on the democratic governments in
these countries
This allowed dictators to rise to power
in these countries.
Document 1
The Rise of Dictatorships in Germany, Italy and The Soviet
Union:
How did Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin rise to power in these countries?
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Germany:
Adolf Hitler led the Nationalist
Socialist German Workers Party
(NAZI PARTY)
Nazis preached German racial
superiority
The party became more popular as
unemployment rose. People started
to feel that if the Nazis gained
control of the government, that the
unemployment problem would end.
The Nazi party gained control of the
German government and Hitler
became Chancellor of Germany in
1933
1934- Hitler formed a dictatorship
and eliminated democracy
Document 2
Documents 3 & 4 (picture)
Document 3- Hitler Quotation
“And to do this, we must
solve the Jewish problem.
This Jewish contamination
will not go away, this
poisoning of the nation will
not end, until the carrier
himself, the Jew, has been
sent away from our midst.
Our people are slaves. We
must be set free, these
chains be broken,
Germany must once again
be captain of her soul and
master of her destinies,
together with all those who
want to join Germany.”
The Rise of Dictatorships in Germany, Italy and The Soviet Union:
How did Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin rise to power in these countries?
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Italy:
Benito Mussolini began a
political movement known as
fascism.
Fascism= A form of
government that emphasizes
nationalism and is ruled by
a dictator (People that do not
share the views of the ruler
were oppressed)
Mussolini became Prime
Minister of Italy in1922 and
established a dictatorship
He was the ruler of Italy
when World War II began
PHOTO OF BENITO MUSSOLINI “ Il Duce”
The Rise of Dictatorships in Germany, Italy and The Soviet
Union:
How did Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin rise to power in these countries?
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The Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin gained
control of the government of
the Soviet Union in 1924 and
remained the leader
throughout World War II
He was a Communist
leader who formed a
totalitarian state= control
over every aspect of the lives
of citizens
Killed those who opposed
him
All of the Dictators had the
goal of Military Expansion
(they wanted to use their
military to help them gain
more land)
PHOTO OF JOSEPH STALIN
PRE WAR ALLIANCES: Which countries formed the Allied powers and
Which countries formed the Axis Powers?
The Axis Powers:
 In 1936, Germany and Italy
signed the Rome-Berlin
Axis. This resulted in the
two countries becoming
military allies.
 Later, Japan joined this
alliance and they became
known as the Axis Powers
 There was no peace-keeping
organization to stop this
alliance from forming
because of the failure of the
League of Nations
 The existence of military
alliances increased the
chances of war breaking out.
PHOTO OF MUSSOLIN AND HITLER
PRE WAR ALLIANCES:
Which countries formed the Allied powers and Which countries
formed the Axis Powers?
The Allied Powers:
 In March, 1939 Hitler
threatened to attack Poland
 France and Great Britain
warned that an attack would
mean war
 After the attack, Great Britain
and France established
themselves as the Allied
Powers
 The Soviet Union and The
United States later joined
the Allies
PHOTO OF STALIN (SOVIET UNION),
WINSTON CHURCHILL (GREAT
BRITAIN) AND FDR