Causes of World War II. I. The Treaty of Versailles (1919) A. Officially ended World War I B. Severely punished Germany.

Causes of World War IICauses of World War II

I. I. The The TreatyTreaty of of VersaillesVersailles (1919) (1919)

A. Officially ended A. Officially ended World War IWorld War I

B. Severely B. Severely punished punished GermanyGermany

1. 1. GermanyGermany lost lost territoryterritory2. 2. GermanyGermany had to accept had to accept faultfault for the for the warwar3. 3. GermanyGermany had to pay had to pay reparationsreparations to the to the AlliesAllies

a. $a. $3333 billionbillion (about $ (about $400400 billionbillion today) today)

C. C. Created the Created the LeagueLeague of of NationsNations

1. International 1. International peacekeepingpeacekeeping organizationorganization

2. 2. PurposePurpose was to was to preventprevent another another worldworld warwar

II. II. WorldwideWorldwide economic economic depressiondepression

III. III. TotalitarianismTotalitarianism

A. Definition: system where the A. Definition: system where the governmentgovernment has has totaltotal controlcontrol over the over the liveslives of the of the peoplepeople

B. Powerful B. Powerful nationsnations with with totalitariantotalitarian governments after World War I:governments after World War I:

1. 1. SovietSoviet UnionUnion ( (RussiaRussia))

a. The a. The BolshevikBolshevik Revolution in 1917 Revolution in 1917 established a established a communistcommunist governmentgovernment

2. 2. JapanJapan

a. a. JapanJapan established a established a militarymilitary state after state after HirohitoHirohito became became emperoremperor in 1926 in 1926

3. 3. ItalyItaly

a. a. BenitoBenito MussoliniMussolini seized seized powerpower and and established an established an extremely extremely nationalisticnationalistic form form of of governmentgovernment called called fascismfascism in in 19221922

4.4. Germany Germany

a.a. Adolf Adolf HitlerHitler seized seized powerpower and and established a form established a form of of fascismfascism called called NazismNazism in 1933 in 1933

IV. IV. ImperialismImperialism

A. Definition: when a A. Definition: when a strongerstronger nation nation dominatesdominates a a weakerweaker nation nation

B. B. JapanJapan

1. Invaded 1. Invaded ManchuriaManchuria in 1931 in 1931

2. Invaded 2. Invaded ChinaChina in 1937 in 1937

a. a. MurderedMurdered over over 300,000300,000 Chinese Chinese civilianscivilians in the “in the “RapeRape of of NankingNanking””

C. C. ItalyItaly

1. Invaded 1. Invaded EthiopiaEthiopia in 1935 in 1935

D. D. GermanyGermany

1. Moved 1. Moved troopstroops into the into the RhinelandRhineland in in 19361936

2. Invaded 2. Invaded AustriaAustria in 1938 in 1938

3. Invaded 3. Invaded CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia in 1939 in 1939

V. V. AppeasementAppeasement

A. A. BritishBritish and and FrenchFrench policy in the years policy in the years before before WorldWorld War IIWar II

1. They hoped that by 1. They hoped that by givinggiving inin to to HitlerHitler they could they could avoidavoid warwar

B. Enabled B. Enabled GermanyGermany to easily to easily conquerconquer its its weaker weaker neighborsneighbors

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

Munich Agreement

VI. VI. IsolationismIsolationism

A. The A. The foreignforeign policy policy of the of the UnitedUnited StatesStates after after World World War IWar I

B. The B. The UnitedUnited StatesStates refused to join the refused to join the LeagueLeague ofof NationsNations

1. This made the 1. This made the League of League of NationsNations weak weak and and ineffectiveineffective

Woodrow Wilson

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

C. The C. The UnitedUnited StatesStates refused to get refused to get involvedinvolved with trying with trying to stop to stop JapaneseJapanese, , ItalianItalian, and , and GermanGerman aggressionaggression