Download 3. When did Hitler pull Germany out of the League of Nations?

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1. In what book did Hitler set forth the
basic beliefs of Nazism?
2. What Chinese province did Japan
seize control of in 1931?
3. When did Hitler pull Germany out of
the League of Nations?
4. What African country did Italy invade
in 1935?
5. Who led the rebellion against the
Spanish republic?
Answers
1. Mein Kampf
2. Manchuria
3. 1933
4. Ethiopia
5. Francisco Franco
Objectives
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Identify the types of governments
that took power in Germany, and
Japan after World War I.
Describe the details of America’s turn
to isolationism in the 1930s.
Dictators Handout
Appeasement
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Appeasement=giving someone
something they want in order to keep
the peace.
The League of Nations is more
concerned with the worldwide Great
Depression than with Hitler, Mussolini,
Stalin or Tojo invading other countries.
The League of Nations give these
dictators what they want in order to
avoid another World War.
Great Purge 1934-38
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Great Purge 1934-38: the political
repression and persecution in the Soviet
Union that was orchestrated by Joseph
Stalin during the 1930s,
The Great Purge removed all of
Stalin’s remaining opposition from
power.
Best estimate of deaths brought about by
Soviet Repression during these years
range between 950,000 to 1.2 million.
Adolf Hitler
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At the end of WWI Hitler
was a jobless soldier
drifting around
Germany.
1919 Hitler joined the
National Socialist
German Workers’ party
(Nazi Party).
Hitler quickly became
the leader of the Nazi
party because of his
abilities as a powerful
public speaker and
organizer.
Hitler promised to bring
Germany out of chaos.
Nazism
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In his book Mein Kampf (My Struggle),
Hitler set forth the basic beliefs of Nazism.
Nazism was the plan of action for the Nazi
Party.
Nazism was very similar to Fascism in
Italy.
Nazism was based on extreme
nationalism.
National expansion was another element
of Nazism.
Nazism
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Hitler wanted to unite all Germanspeaking people in a great German
empire.
Hitler wanted to enforce racial
“purification”.
• In his views Germans – especially blue-eyed,
blond-haired “Aryans” formed the “master
race” or the ideal German, destined to rule
the world.
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Jews, Slavs, and all nonwhites were
deemed “inferior races” and should be
eliminated.
Nazi Takeover in Germany
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The Great Depression helped the Nazis come to
power.
By 1932 roughly 6 million Germans were
unemployed.
Many unemployed men joined Hitler’s private army,
the Storm Troopers.
Out of desperation the German people turned to
Hitler and Nazism as their last hope.
By the end of 1932 The Nazis had become the
strongest political party in Germany.
In January 1933, Hitler was appointed
chancellor of Germany.
Once in power Hitler dismantled the Weimar
Republic.
In its place Hitler established the Third Reich
(the Third German Empire).
The Faces of Totalitarianism
Fascist Italy
• Extreme nationalism
• Militaristic expansionism
• Charismatic leader
• Private property with
strong government controls
• Anticommunist
Nazi Germany
• Extreme Nationalism and
racism
• Militaristic expansionism
• Forceful leader
• Private property with
strong government controls
• Anticommunist
Communist Soviet Union
• Create a sound communist
state and wait for world
revolution
• Revolution by workers
• Eventual rule by working
class
• State ownership of property
Japan
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Nationalistic military leaders (militarists) in
Japan were trying to take control of the
imperial government.
These leaders were interested in expanding
Japans boarders to provide more living
space for the growing Japanese population.
1931 the militarists launched a surprise attack on
China.
The militarists quickly seized control of the
Chinese province of Manchuria.
The League of Nations condemned Japans actions.
In response Japan quit the League of Nations.
The successful invasion of Manchuria put the
militarists firmly in control of Japan’s government.
Events Leading to War
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1933, Hitler pulled Germany out of the
League of Nations.
1935, Hitler began a military build up in
direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland
• A German region bordering France and Belgium that was
demilitarized as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
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The League of Nation did nothing to stop
Hitler.
Rome-Berlin Axis Pact: the formal alliance
between Italy and Germany signed on October
25, 1936.
Invasion of Ethiopia
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To help build his new Roman Empire,
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia, one of the
few remaining independent African
countries.
1935, tens of thousands of Italian soldiers
advance into Ethiopia.
The League of Nations responded
with an ineffective economic boycott.
By May 1936, Ethiopia was completely
under Italian control.
Spain turns Fascist (1936)
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1936, Francisco Franco,
leads a group of Spanish
army officers in a rebellion
against the Spanish
republic, beginning the
Spanish Civil War.
The Western democracies
remained neutral and
Franco won the war.
In 1939, Spain is
established as a
totalitarian fascist
government under the
control of Dictator
Francisco Franco.
Americans Cling to Isolationism
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Isolationism impacted Presidents Roosevelt’s
foreign policy.
• 1933 U.S. officially recognized the Soviet Union and
exchanged ambassadors.
• Policy of nonintervention in Latin America/withdrew
armed forces stationed there.
• Reciprocal trade Agreement Act: lowered trade barriers
by giving the president the power to make trade
agreements with other nations.
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1935 Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts
in an effort to keep the U.S. out of future wars.
The acts outlawed arms sales or loans to nations
at war or nations engaged in civil war.
Neutrality Breaks Down
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President Roosevelt found it impossible to
remain neutral.
President Roosevelt found ways around
Neutrality.
• In July 1937 Japan launched a new attack on
China.
• Japan had not formally declared war against
China.
• Roosevelt claimed there was no need to
enforce the Neutrality Acts.
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The United States continued sending arms
and supplies to China.
Review
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What types of governments took
power in Germany, and Japan after
World War I?
Describe the details of America’s turn
to isolationism in the 1930s.