Download The Beginning of World War II

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WWI Refresher
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How did WWI end?
 Consequences for Germany:
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Claim full responsibility for the war
Pay war reparations (pay for the
damage)
Seriously reduce/get rid of it’s military
How do you think Germany felt after
the Treaty of Versailles?
Objectives:
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Content: Predict how Germany felt after
World War I.
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Learning: List the countries each leader
was from and which alliance they were
on.
Causes of World War II
1. Political instability and
economic devastation in
Europe because of World
War I
 High war debt owed
by Germany
 High inflation
 Worldwide depression
 Massive
unemployment
The value of money decreased because
so much was being printed
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In 1914:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Marks
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In 1923:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Rentenmarks
Which is =
4,200,000,000,000 Marks
2.
Rise of Fascism
 Fascism is a
political
philosophy in
which total
power is given to
a dictator and
individual
freedoms are
denied
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Fascist dictators
included Adolf
Hitler, Benito
Mussolini, and
Hideki Tojo
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These dictators
led the countries
that became
known as the
Axis Powers
Axis Powers
Country
Leader
Germany
Italy
Japan
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Jump to Mussolini in your notes!!
Benito Mussolini Italian Dictator 1922 - 1943
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Fascist Italian dictator.
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The King of Italy
placed him into a
power position in 1922
and Mussolini took
over
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Banned all other
political parties.
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Believed Italy needed
to restore glory and
territory of the Roman
Empire.
Adolf Hitler German Dictator 1933-1945
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Became leader of a
fascist group
commonly called the
Nazi Party.
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Chancellor of Germany
in 1933 then takes title
of “Der Fuhrer”
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Totalitarian leader
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Blamed Jews for
world’s problems
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Believed Germany
needed to expand and
create a better society at
all costs.
Hideki Tojo Japanese Prime Minister
1941-1944
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Was appointed Prime
Minister during the
war by the Emperor of
Japan, Emperor
Hirohito.
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Prior to his
appointment, he was
the General of the
Japanese Imperial
Army.
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Wanted to expand the
Japanese Empire.
The Allies
Country
France
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Soviet Union
(In 1941)
Leader
Albert François Lebrun
Winston Churchill
William Lyon
Mackenzie King
Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
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The Democratic
nations (United States,
Great Britain, and
Canada) were known
as the Allies
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The Soviet Union was
not a democratic
country but they joined
the Allies after they
were invaded by
Germany.
United States Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933-1945
Harry Truman
1945-1953
U.S. Presidents
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FDR was President of the United
States throughout the war until his
death on April 12, 1945
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FDR’s successor was Vice President
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill British Prime Minister
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1940-1945 & 1951-1955
Became Prime Minister
during WWII.
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He was chosen based on
his strong stance against
Germany and belief in
Britain fighting back.
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Was one of the most
popular Prime Ministers
ever in Great Britain.
https://youtu.be/MkTw3_PmKtc
Joseph Stalin Soviet Union Dictator 1928-1953
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Participated in the
Russian Revolution of
1917
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After Lenin's death, he
conspired against all of
his own political
comrades until he gained
complete power.
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Totalitarian leader who
used terror to accomplish
goals.
The War Begins…
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Germany had been expanding and breaking
the Treaty of Versailles during the 1930s.
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Germany signed the Munich Agreement,
which gave them a part of Czechoslovakia as
long as Hitler stopped trying to take any more
territory.
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In August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union
signed a nonaggression pact. In the pact, they
agreed not to declare war on each other.
But it didn’t work…
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Hitler broke his
promise! On September
1, 1939 Germany
invaded Poland. The
Soviet Union also
invaded Poland and the
Baltic nations.
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Two days later, Great
Britain and France
declared war on
Germany. World War II
had begun!
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http://youtu.be/G1HDuqAU5U4
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http://youtu.be/EV65XRN1lU0