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Title: World War II


1
The causes of World War II
7th Grade Social Studies Harold E.
Winkler Middle School
2
Review of World War I
  • The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany
  • Sign the War Guilt Clause
  • Pay 33 billion in reparations
  • Give land back to France
  • Reduce military
  • Leads to anger for the German people
  • And to the rise of Adolf Hitler!

3
A Weak League of Nations
  • The League of Nations was organized to prevent
    future conflicts, but
  • did not include the United States.
  • did not have a military force.

4
Chinese/Japanese Conflict
5
Failure of The League of Nations
  • 1931 Japan quits the League of Nations and
    invades Manchuria (China)
  • 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia
  • 1936 Germany invades the Rhineland
  • The League of Nations does nothing

6
Spineless Leaders of Democracy
If you give a dictator an inch, he will take a
MILE!
7
Appeasement The Munich Agreement, 1938
Appeasement a policy of giving into the demands
of an enemy in order to avoid conflict.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Now we have peace in our time! Herr Hitler is a
man we can do business with.
8
World Wide Depression
  • The depression ruined economies around the world.
  • Some countries turned to radical leaders that
    made promises of greatness!
  • These leaders used propaganda to inspire
    nationalism.
  • They also crushed their opposition or placed
    blame on innocent people (scapegoats).

9
The Great Depression
10
Rise of Dictators
Fascism Germany Italy
Communism Soviet Union
Totalitarianism
Militarism Japan
11
Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936
The Pact of Steel
12
Nationalism
13
Sept. 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland
  • 1939 Germany signs Non-Aggression Pact with
    Soviet Union (Hitler-Stalin)
  • They promised not to attack one another (Hitler
    breaks promise!)
  • Germany invades Poland Great Britain France
    declare war on Germany!

14
Causes of WWII
WWII
World Depression
U.S.- Pearl Harbor
Rise Of Extremists
Failure of Appeasement
Invasion of Poland
15
U. S. Neutrality
16
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
The Tripartite Pact
17
U.S. Pearl Harbor
  • Cause of U.S. entry in WWII.
  • December 7, 1941
  • More in this tomorrow

18
Brain Pop The Causes of World War II
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