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1. Define: fascism
2. Identify three countries that
adopted a form of fascism after
WWI
3. Explain why a German citizen
might be willing to turn to a
fascist government after WWI.
The Second World War
An Attempt at Peace
• Appeasement- When a country accepts
whatever another country does, to avoid a
war.
• The Treaty of
Versailles, that ended
World War I,
devastated the
German economy. This
was made worse by
the Great Depression.
Germans were
humiliated and
determined to regain
power and status.
Adolf Hitler was able
to gain support and
take power in
Germany- forming a
Totalitarian
government.
• After Hitler took power, Germany started to
rebuild the military and then took over
several small countries around it.
• Still traumatized by
WWI and the Great
Depression, leaders
of countries like the
France, the United
States and Britain did
not want to go to war
with Hitler.
• In 1938, British Prime
Minister (leader) Neville
Chamberlain reached an
agreement with Hitler in
Munich, Germany. The
agreement said:
– Germany could occupy
Czechoslovakia, but
Hitler agreed not to take
over any more countries.
– Britain and France would
not support
Czechoslovakia in a war
against Germany, if they
resisted occupation.
• People called
Chamberlain’s agreement
Appeasement, meaning
a country accepts what
another country does to
avoid war. Encouraged by
the lack of intervention,
Hitler continued to build
ally relationships with
other totalitarian nations
and plan for a world war.
He even created a nonaggression pact with
communist Russia- who
said that they would stay
out of the war.
• In 1939, Hitler invaded the country of Poland.
Britain and France were allies with Poland, so
they declared war on Nazi Germany, starting
World War II.
• When the World War II began, the following
nations were allies:
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Powers
France, Great Britain
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