Download How did the results of World War I plant the seed of World War II?

DO NOW:
How did the results of World War
I plant the seed of World War II?
You have 3 minutes to write down
your thoughts (BE SPECIFIC!!!)
Objectives
• Identify and define key terms/figures on the
“Road to War”
• Identify and understand causes of WWII
EQ: When do we go to war?
Agenda
• Notes
• Map
Treaty of Versailles
"The Peace Treaty of Versailles: This
is not Peace. It is an Armistice for
twenty years." -- Foch
Treaty of Versailles
• Germany not represented at the conference
• Democratic Gov’t (Weimar Republic) imposed
on Germany
• Germany forced to pay $$$ (unrealistic)
• Germany disarmed; colonies taken away
• Anger and resentment!
The Road To WaR…
Russia
Type of
Gov’t/Political
Ideology
Leader
Actions
Taken
Italy
Germany
Japan
Now Do:
• What is totalitarianism?
• Gov’t has total control over all aspects of
society (including economy)
• What are the differences that you can think of
between Totalitarianism and American
Democracy?
Totalitarianism
American Democracy
• What is nationalism?
– belief in the superiority of one’s own nation
over all others
• Predict how nationalism played a role in
the causes of WWII.
Nazi flag, Italian fascist logo,
Japanese flag, Soviet
Communist symbol
Origins and Causes of WWII
1. Rise of Aggressive Dictators (Germany, Italy,
Soviet Union, Japan)
2. Economic instability in Europe
*caused by the effects of WWI and the Great
Depression
3. Discontent over Versailles Treaty
Rise of Aggressive Dictators
• Economic Depression helped Mussolini, Hitler,
Stalin & Tojo come to power
Japanese children eating
radish roots during famine
German breadlines
Italy’s Fascist Dictator:
Benito Mussolini
• What is the object in the middle of the flag?
– Fasces: symbol of power from Ancient Rome
What is fascism?
• Radical (extreme) nationalism (state comes first!)
• Individual freedoms crushed
• People united under totalitarian state
– How?
• Calls on a common national identity, culture, ancestry
• Political violence (war unites people!!!)
• Gets rid of any opposition
• What’s the difference between Fascism and
Nazism?
– Role of the “master race”
Italy
• Mussolini creates a Fascist Dictatorship (1919)
– Promised to return security/order/glory of Ancient
Rome to Italy through military conquest
• Mussolini wanted to…
– Rebuild nat’l pride
– Get revenge (Treaty of Versailles outcome fell
short of expectations; insulting)
Benito
Mussolini
(“Il Duce”= the
leader)
Italy
• Black Shirts
– Mussolini’s private army
– Tactics: violence & intimidation to put down
opposition to Fascism
In Germany, depression, unemployment and
hard times led to a dramatic increase in votes
for Hitler and the Nazi Party.
Election date
Votes in
millions
Share
May 20, 1928
0.81
2.6%
September 14, 1930
6.41
18.3%
July 31, 1932
13.75
37.3%
November 6, 1932
11.74
33.1%
March 5, 1933
17.28
43.9%
Voting for Hitler’s party increased as
unemployment rates rose
Germany’s Nazi Dictator: Adolf Hitler
• Hitler creates Nazi party
modeled after Mussolini’s
Fascism
• Hitler wanted to…
– Unite all German
speaking ppl into 1
Empire
– Expand land holdings
(felt Germany was
entitled); Lebensraum=
“living space”
– Racial purification
How did he do it?
Hitler’s Propaganda & Violence
• Capitalized on existing prejudice against Jewish
people
• Promised to bring order, safety, etc.
– Used fear of communism, political violence,
disorder to help win people over
• Brown Shirts
– Hitler’s private army
– Used violence &
intimidation against
Nazi enemies
Soviet Union’s Totalitarian Dictator:
Joseph Stalin
• Stalin wanted to…
– Raise agricultural production=$$$
– Modernize industry= $$$
• Took over private land/businesses
• Secret Police killed any opposition
– Great Purge;
– killed millions
Japan’s Militaristic Prime Minister:
Hideki Tojo
• Militarism- powerful military; military plays
strong role in politics
• Tojo wanted to get land/resources for Japan
– Island of Japan had limited natural resources
– Willing to invade other lands