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12/5/2016 Washington Conference Washington Conference An international Washington Conference conference in 1921 that focused on naval disarmament Several treaties were signed during the conference The Five‐Power Naval Treaty fixed the ratio of capital ship tonnage between the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy Kellogg‐Briand Pact 1 12/5/2016 Kellogg‐Briand Pact 1928 Outlawed war “as an Kellogg‐Briand Pact Benito Mussolini instrument of national policy” – aggressive war Allowed countries to go to war in self defense Failed to include any provisions for enforcement of the treaty Benito Mussolini Fascist leader in Italy Benito Mussolini who sought to destroy the Communist Party in Italy 2 12/5/2016 Fascist Party Fascist Party Party formed by Fascist Party Mussolini in 1921 to fight the Communist Party Believed that a military dominated government should control all aspects of society Known as the “Blackshirts” Joseph Stalin Became the leader of the Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin Communist Party in the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin Used underhanded tactics to gain and maintain this position Killed more than 10 million of his own people to maintain control 3 12/5/2016 Totalitarian state Totalitarian state A country where the Totalitarian state government is in full control of everything Adolf Hitler Born in Austria, he Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler gained power in Germany through the National Socialist Party or Nazi Party Used his Nazi storm soldiers, or “Brownshirts,” to crush all political opposition 4 12/5/2016 Nazi Party Won 40% of the vote in Nazi Party Nazi Party Anti‐Semitism Anti‐Semitism 1932 to gain control of the German parliament Hitler became Chancellor a year later 5 12/5/2016 The hatred of the Jewish people Anti‐Semitism This became the official government policy of Germany after Hitler became the dictator Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo was Prime Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo Manchuria Manchuria Minister of Japan when the attack on Pearl Harbor took place. The attack plunged the Far East into a war which was to end with the destruction of Hiroshima in August 1945. For his part in leading Japan into World War Two, Tojo was executed as a war criminal. 6 12/5/2016 Area in northeastern Manchuria China that was rich in natural resources Japan invaded this area to gain the resources This signals Japan’s ambition to become an imperialist nation Axis powers An alliance between Axis powers Axis powers Germany and Italy Japan later joins them Munich Conference Munich Conference 7 12/5/2016 Leaders of Britain, France, Munich Conference Italy, and Germany meet in Munich to discuss Germany’s aggressiveness in the Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) and Austria Agreement that Germany could keep these possessions but should stop aggressive nature Appeasement Giving into the demands Appeasement Appeasement of others in an attempt to maintain peace This is the position that Britain and France adopts with Germany Nonaggression pact Nonaggression pact 8 12/5/2016 An agreement between Nonaggression pact Germany and the Soviet Union that they would not attack each other They would also continue trade with each other They also decide to divide Poland between them Poland Germany attacks Poland Poland Poland Allied Powers Allied Powers after claiming that Poland attacked first The Soviet Union quickly attacks from the east Poland falls within one month Germany and the Soviet Union divide the territory between them 9 12/5/2016 Britain and France Allied Powers quickly declare war on Germany and become the Allied powers FDR’s Leadership FDR’s Leadership He had a fatherly image FDR’s Leadership that created the feeling of security He had great relationships with other world leaders He was able to pull the country together during the war 1935‐1939 The United States Neutrality Acts Neutrality Acts passed a series of laws that outlawed trade with nations that were at war It also prevented Americans from traveling to countries at war 10 12/5/2016 Lend‐Lease Act Lend‐Lease Act This law allowed the Lend‐Lease Act United States to loan or lease materials to nations at war as long as they came to pick them up and paid cash “Cash and carry” Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg Means “lightning war” Used by Germany to Blitzkrieg attack and quickly defeat an enemy Used a combination of air power and fast moving tanks and infantry 11 12/5/2016 Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg Winston Churchill Winston Churchill The Prime Minister of Winston Churchill Britain during World War II Atlantic Charter 12 12/5/2016 Atlantic Charter A secret joint pledge Atlantic Charter between Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to not pursue any territorial expansion December 7, 1941 December 7, 1941 December 7, 1941 December 7, 1941 13 12/5/2016 December 7, 1941 December 7, 1941 “A day that will live in infamy” December 7, 1941 The Japanese execute a surprise attack Pearl Harbor This draws the United States into the war 14