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World War II The beginning of a Global War - Part II OBJECTIVE • By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain how the depression in Europe and Asia led to German and Japanese aggression. • By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain how Japanese and European aggression led to the start of World War II. • By the end of the lesson, SWBAT to identify the two sides of World War II. Vocabulary • Imperialism - The act of taking over other countries to gain power and natural resources • Neutral - not picking a side and staying out of war • opportunity cost - The costs that go along with a decision. Background • IT IS 1935 - WHAT IS THE U.S. LIKE? • IF THERE IS A LOT OF TRADE BETWEEN COUNTRIES, WHAT DO YOU THINK COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA WERE LIKE IN THE MID 1930S? GLOBAL DEPRESSION • The U.S. was not the only place where there was high unemployment! • European and Asian countries were going through really bad times too! THE WORLD IN THE 1930’s Germany and the Depression • Germany was even more depressed than the United States because they had to pay for all of the damages of World War I. • Germany had to pay ALL THE ALLIED POWER COUNTRIES: U.S., FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, and RUSSIA. • many germans were unemployed. • Germany was still rebuilding from the war! ADOLF HITLER • IN 1932, WHEN GERMANY WAS REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS, THEY LOOKED TOWARDS A NEW LEADER FOR HOPE. • Adolf Hitler told the Germans that they deserved better, more jobs, more money, and more land! • He was a member of the leader of the Nazi Party • He was elected the German Chancellor in 1932. Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler • Why do you think Adolf Hitler was so popular in Germany in 1932? ADOLF HITLER • HITLER WAS POPULAR BECAUSE HE PROMISED THE GERMANS A BETTER LIFE. • Hitler blamed the Socialists and the jews for all of Germany’s problems. • How do you think a lot Germans felt about the Jews and Socialists? TEXT NAZI GERMANY • HOW DID THE PROPAGANDA MAKE THE GERMANS look compared to the Jews? Nazi Germany • GERMAN PROPAGANDA MADE the Germans look strong. • German propaganda made the Jews and the socialists look like thieves. • German propaganda made the germans think they deserve more! • Hitler was an imperialist. Nazi Imperialism • Hitler said that Germany should invade other countries so germany can have more land and natural resources. • Germany took over Austria-Hungary, and invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland! Nazi Imperialism EUROPE • Great Britain, France, New Zealand, and Australia (allied Powers) WERE FORCED TO DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY on September 3, 1939! • Why would the the allied powers declare war on Germany? • The U.S. stayed neutral. • World War II started in Europe on September 3, 1939. JAPAN • JAPAN LIKE GERMANY WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE DEPRESSION. • UNEMPLOYMENT WAS OUT OF CONTROL! • EMPEROR OF JAPAN, HIROHITO, decided to use imperialism to help Japan get out of the great depression. EMPEROR HIROHITO Hirohito • HOW WOULD IMPERIALISM HELP JAPAN? JAPANESE IMPERIALISM • JAPAN DECIDED TO INVADE PARTS OF CHINA AND TRY TO GET MORE NATURAL RESOURCES, AND TO RAISE MORALE (spirits). Japanese Imperialism World War II • The war is both Europe and Asia • The Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Australia, and Russia • The Axis Powers: Japan, Germany, Italy • THE U.S. STAYS NEUTRAL!! U.S. NEUTRALITY • Why would the U.S. Stay neutral? • Think about world war I. • Opportunity Cost U.S. Neutrality • If America entered World War II, what would be the opportunity cost of that decision? • If America did not enter world war II, what would be the opportunity cost of that decision? Key Points/Conclusion • Germany and Japan were in the middle of big depressions. • Germany elected adolf hitler and used the jews and socialists as scapegoats. • Germany and Japan invade other countries • World War II was in Europe and Japan • The U.S. STAYED NEUTRAL.