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World War II Economic and Political Causes Causes of WWII Aggression By totalitarian powers: Germany Italy Japan Causes of WWII Nationalism Feelings of extreme patriotism By Germany By Japan Causes of WWII Failure of the Treaty of Versailles Reparations caused Germany to fall into a Depression early Germany forced to accept the full blame for starting WWI Causes of WWII Weakness of League of Nations Germany was not allowed to join the League of Nations The United States did not join Causes of WWII Appeasement Great Britain and France do not show any opposition to Germany when the country first began to show aggression towards other nations. Great Britain and France hoped Germany would be appeased, or satisfied, by getting the first two nations Causes of WWII Isolationism And Pacifism The United States felt that Europe was far away and that European problems were not America’s problems. Europe remembered WWI and did not want to get into another fight. Battles of WWII Battles of WWII Germany invades Poland in 1939 Begins WWII Battles of WWII Fall of France France fell quickly, in a matter of weeks Shows strength of Germany military Battles of WWII Battle of Britain Germany bombs Britain by air Germany does not take Britain! Battles of WWII German invasion of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) Germany opens fighting on two fronts Germany does not take the U.S.S.R.! Battles of WWII Japanese attack Pearl Harbor (1941) United States enters the war Battles of WWII Allied invasion of Europe Also known as D-Day Turning point in war for Allied Powers Large navy, amphibious, attack Battles of WWII Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki First time atomic bombs are used Bombs caused extensive damage Much controversy over use of bombs Interactive Map Overview of WWII in Europe (Map) From: United States Holocaust Museum Overview of WWII in Europe (map) Holocaust http://www.channelone.com/news/specials/wwii/