Causes of WWII

Causes of WWII

I.N.F.L.A.M.E.D“We will destroy you”

I. Isolationism

“Don’t play in my sandbox and I won’t play in yours”

Europe

Why?• The United States military and

economic power was strong enough to stop Hitler and Mussolini, but failure to do so fueled Hitler’s, Mussolini’s, and Japan’s conquests for power.

• Knowing that the U.S. would not stop all three continued to conquer other nations

N. Nationalism•Feeling that your nation is superior to all others •Aryans - Blond Haired. Blue – EyedGermans will dominate the world •NO Jews,Communists, GypsiesHomosexualsAllowed

Why?• All three Axis power’s believed their country

was superior to other’s and therefore had a right to conquer other nations.

• World domination became their goal• Aryan German’s believed they were superior

to others• If Hitler had only persecuted German Jews,

nations probably would have ignored him, but killing other nation’s Jews was a whole other story

F. Fascism

Fascism• Extreme Nationalism* -

nation is superior to all others• Glorification of the State“It’s all about me”• Totalitarian - Control of all

aspects of Society• Private Property• Class System• Racism

Why?• Militaristic – glorified the army, built up their

weapons, solve problems through war, influence of military in govt.

• Nationalistic – believed superior to other nations and had a right to conquer them

• Totalitarian – controlled all aspects of citizens lives limiting rights and requiring citizens to obey they leader

• The depression and use of propaganda allowed for strong leaders to take control who promised to solve the countries problems

L. League of NationsLeague Meeting

“I wish I was texting”

“Better turnUp my IPOD”

“This is almost as exciting as My World History Class.”

“I’m Bored”

League of Nations• International body of representatives

from each country with the goal of maintaining world– U.S. Did not join

“Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is in a position to protect peace in this world of conflicting interests and egotistic wills is a frighteningly difficult task.”

--Hjalmar Branting, Swedish Prime Minister, 1920-1925

Interpret this quote: What is Branting saying about the League of Nations?

Why?• The league of nations was unwilling to

take actions to stop aggression• The U.S. didn’t join leaving the league

weakened• The Axis power’s knew the LON was

not willing to go to war against them, so they just withdrew from the league and continued the aggressive actions.

A A. Appeasement:Appeasement - Allies give in to Hitler’s demands to

keep peaceFrance

& G.B.Give Hitler“A cookie”…The Sudetenland

Hitler

Munich Agreement Signed!France and Great Britain Give into

Hitler’s DemandsGermany Takes the Sudetenland

• “And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigor, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.” ― Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 1938

• Interpret this quote…What is Winston Churchill saying about the Munich Pact

Why?• France and Great Britain gave into

Hitler to keep peace and avoid war.• Hitler knew they were unwilling to go

to war, so he had the advantage.• Appeasement fueled his power for

conquest knowing that no one would step in to stop him.

M. Militarism•Germany, Italy & Japan began glorified the military and war•Germany, Italy, & Japan began building up militaries to achieve their goals•Japan’s militaristic society and involvement of the military in government

What is the message of this political cartoon?

Why?• The Axis powers began building up

their militaries and glorified the military, meaning they were going to use war to solve their countries problems.

E. ExpansionismGermany:

–Austria and Czechoslovakia, Rhineland

Japan–Korea, Manchuria, China

Italy–Ethiopia

Italy Expands!

Ethiopia

Korea

Manchuria

China

Japanese Attacks !

Why?• The Axis powers began to expand

their boarders bringing them into conflict with other nations

D. Depression•Began in the Europe spread around the globe •US unable to lend $ to help weakened nations

Interpret this graph?What is it saying about the economic and political system in Germany?

• The Great Depression destroyed the economy of many nations. Many people were unemployed, and couldn’t feed their families.

• People were looking for strong leaders who would fix the economic problems