Download CWH WWII Causes and Primary Features of the war.

CWH
Mr. Duell
WWII
Causes – remember WWI can be considered the second half or a rematch of WWI. Many
of the causes of WWII are the same as WWI. Also the results of WWI (the Treaty of
Versailles) played a significant role in the start of WWII.
Hitler’s aims and aggression
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To unite German _____________ people
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“Lebensraum” - _________________________ - in order to become self
sufficient
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World ___________________
The Aggression of Hitler’s Allies
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Italy – _________________ design to create a second “_____________ Empire”
in the Mediterranean region.
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Japan – Japan’s _____________ leader’s desire for a Japanese Empire in the
______________ region extending from China to Australia.
Appeasement of the Democratic Powers – remaining passive in hopes that the
aggressor will be satisfied and stop
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_________ – Isolationist
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_________ – Afraid to get involved against Germany because they could not
depend on US and British support
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Britain – Britain’s policy was appeasement. They were in support of
Germany recovering.
_____________ of ____________ is ineffective
Immediate Cause of WWII – Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939
Significant Factors of WWII
Total War
Armed Forces – Army, _____________, Air Force, ________________
___________________ in factories
In the Home
What would you have been asked to do in WWII?
Global War
The most extensive in history
Involving how many continents and oceans?
How many nations?
Scientific Progress
Inventions and use of new technologies including:
____________ weapons – such as the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
____________ – used to determine the location of things in the air
proximity fuses – enable explosives to be remotely detonated
_____ engines – fly at much greater speeds with more agility
ballistic _____________ – capable of traveling 100’s of miles and
accurate enough to target cities
Major role of the airplane
Very mobile war
Changed warfare