Slide 1World War II Slide 2 Why were the numerically superior Chinese so easily defeated by the Japanese? Why did the Chinese resistance efforts fail? Global conflict began…

Slide 1 World War II The war that changed the world Slide 2 The Road to World War II ► Treaty of Versailles ended World War I ► It was not based on Wilson’s Fourteen…

Slide 1 World War Looms Germany invades neighboring countries and launches the Holocaust— the systematic killing of millions of Jews and other “non- Aryans.” The Japanese…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Remember WWI… 8 million people died ◦112,000 Americans Government increases in size and authority Did not make the world “safe for democracy” ◦Uprising…

Slide 1 Ch. 15 S. 4 – Aggressors Invade Nations Japan Seeks Empire - Militarists took charge when the Great Depression sparked crisis - Japan moved toward democracy in…

WAR DIPLOMACY The League of Nations created to maintain world peace Forty-two members, twenty-six of them outside Europe Dominated by UK, France and used as force against…

Chapter 16 World War Looms Chapter 16 World War Looms Summary Germany invades neighboring countries and launches the Holocaustâthe systematic killing of millions of Jews…

Chapter 29: World War II and its Aftermath Chapter 29: World War II and its Aftermath Aim: What was World War II? A. Causes M A T L A T Treaty of Versailles Germany is solely…

Adolf Hitler speaking over the radio microphone (May 9, 1934). World War Looms Germany invades neighboring countries and launches the Holocaustâ the systematic killing of…

1. Militarism in Japan1 2. 1918-1932 Emerged from WWI with strong economy  Began making democratic reforms  Hit hard by the Depression  Military Dictatorship…