WORLD WAR II A WORLD IN FLAMES. MAP OF EUROPE AXIS POWERS ORANGE ALLIED POWERS GREEN.

WORLD WAR II

A WORLD IN FLAMES

MAP OF EUROPE

AXIS POWERS ORANGE

ALLIED POWERS GREEN

AMERICA AND THE WORLDITALY

Benito Mussolini -- dictator of Italy Il Duce “The Leader” Fascist Militia -- black shirts, loyal to Mussolini

and carried out his orders

Believed that a nation must have a strong leader to maintain order (FACISM) -aggressive nationalism

RUSSIA Vladimir Lenin -- leader of the Bolshevik

Revolution in Russia (1917)

1922 Russia was renamed the USSR -- when this happened they took over more land

Communist Rule -- one party controls the power

1924 -- Lenin dies and a power struggle for control occurs

1926 -- Joseph Stalin becomes the new leader

GERMANY Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers

Party)

1923 -- March on Munich, Germany Hitler arrested Reichstag -- lower house of the German

parliament 1932 -- NAZI’s were the largest group in the

Reichstag

1934 -- Hitler becomes the leader of Germany

JAPAN

Japan felt destined to rule much of East Asia

Manchuria -- part of northern China and very rich in resources

1931 -- Japan invaded Manchuria to seize resources

ISOLATIONISM ISOLATIONSIM REMAINING OUT OF

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WHY DID THE U.S. TRY

TO PRACTICE THIS AFTER WWI?

1. COUNTRIES OWED THEM MONEY

2. FELT BETRAYED AFTER THE WAR BY COMPANIES THAT HAD PROFITED FROM THE WAR

(NYE COMMITTEE)

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More Key Events From World War II Neutrality Act of 1935 -- passed by Congress

to make selling arms to warring countries illegal Spanish Civil War -- rebellion in Spain in 1936

led by Francisco Franco The rebellion led to an alliance between Hitler

and Mussolini ( eventually the AXIS powers with Japan)

Internationalism -- started developing in the U.S. after FDR was elected President (1936)

he believed trade between countries could help with prosperity

1937 we send aid to help China

HITLER’S RISE TO POWER Hitler rose very

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HITLER TIME LINE 1924 -- NAZI PARTY

OUTLAWED (HITLER REBUILDS)

1932 -- NAZIS GET 38% OF THE REICHSTAG (GERMAN PARLIAMENT)

HITLER GAINS A LOT OF POWER

JAN. 1933 -- GERMAN PRES. VON HINDENBURG NAMES HITLER CHANCELLOR

WWI -- ROSE TO RANK OF CORPORAL

INJURED1919-- ATTENDED 1ST NAZI

MEETING ORGANIZED PRIVATE ARMY OF STORM

TROOPERS1923 -- BEER HALL PUTSCH,

NAZIS TRIED TO OVERTROW THE GERMAN GOV.

HITLER IS ARRESTED AND WRITES A BOOK IN PRISON “MEIN KAMPF

MY STRUGGLE”

HITLER IS “DE FUHRER”FEB. 4, 1933 --HITLER CONTROLS THE POLICEFEB. 27, 1933 --FIRE DESTROYS THE REICHSTAG

(HITLER BLAMES THE COMMUNISTS AND BEGINS TO JAIL AND KILL OPPONENTS)

AUG. 1934 -- VON HINDENBURG DIES HITLER APPOINTS HIMSELF “DE FUHRER” THE

LEADER BEGINS TO RID THE GOVERNMENT OF ANYONE

WHO STANDS IN HIS WAY

WHO HELPED HITLER?

Herman Goering - 2nd in command head of the luftwaffe-- German Air Force

Rudolf Hess - Hitler’s private secretary

Heinrich Himmler - Leader of the SS

Joseph Goebbles - Propaganda

WORLD WAR II BEGINS

To avoid war, the allies agreed to give Hitler what he wanted.(APPEASEMENT)

Other reasons for doing this:1. Reunite German speaking people

2. Believed the NAZIS would stop3. Avoid WORLD WAR II

Land Hitler Invaded before WAR :1. AUSTRIA - March 1939

created ANSCHLUSS - unification of Germany and Austria

2. Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia)last democratic Gov. in EuropeCzech. Was allied with France and USSR

MUNICH CONFERENCE Representatives from Britain, France, Italy and Germany

met in Munich Germany to decide Czech fate.

Neville Chamberlain - Prime Minister of Britain

Agreed to Hitler’s demands (appeasement)

Hitler was not satisfied, he wants Danzig -- port city in Poland

French and British say We Will Fight

Nazis and USSR sign the NON-AGGRESSION PACT -- agree to split Poland

BLITZKRIEG

September 1, 1939 --Germany invades Poland

Blitzkrieg -- lightning warfare (strike fast)

September 3, 1939 -- WWII begins with France and Britain declaring war on Germany

Poland fell to the Germans in 3 weeks

The Fall of France

Hitler took Norway and Denmark before setting his sights on France

France waited for German attack at the Maginot Line -- Line of concrete bunkers built after WWI

** the line runs along the border of France and Germany

Miracle at Dunkirk Germans were pushing the allies to the Sea

Dunkirk was the only surviving port in France

Hitler orders his troops to stop advancing for 3 days. This gave the British and French time to evacuate.

Saved 338,000 men Lost 90,000 rifles, 7,000 tons of ammo &120,000 vehicles

BRITAIN HOLDS ON WINSTON CHURCHILL --Prime minister of

Britain Battle of Britain

Air battle in the fall of 1940 London was accidentally bombed so

Churchill bombed Berlin, in response Hitler pounded London

The British Royal Air Force vs. Luftwaffe RAF had the advantage of radar Hitler gave up in Oct., 1940

AMERICA ENTERS THE WAR U.S. MOVES AWAY FROM ISOLATIONISM

NEUTRALITY ACT OF 1939 --warring nations could buy weapons on a cash

and carry basis DESTROYERS FOR BASES --U.S. sold old destroyers to Britain in exchange

for building bases in UK territory AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE -- wanted the U.S. to remain isolated -- Charles Lindbergh and Hoover WENDELL WILKIE Vs. FDR (1940)

CLOSER TO WAR

LEND-LEASE ACT -- U.S. would lend money to Britain

HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE ZONE -- states the west part of Atlantic was neutral

AUG. 1941 --Churchill and FDR meet What do they decide:1. Committed to democracy2. Nonaggression and free trade

PROBLEMS IN THE PACIFIC

Japanese Aggression-- attacking Britain in the PacificHOW DOES THE U.S. RESPOND1. Used economic pressure2. Limited shipments of iron and oil to

Japan3. Sent Douglas MacArthur to the

Pacific

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PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7,

1941 -- “A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY”

JAPAN ATTACKS A U.S. NAVAL BASE IN HAWAII

DECEMBER 10, 1941 U.S. DECLARES WAR

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PEARL HARBOR

JAPAN SANK 21 SHIPS, DESTROYED 188 AIRPLANES, INJURED 1,178 AND KILLED 2403 AMERICANS