Title: World War II
1The causes of World War II
7th Grade Social Studies Harold E.
Winkler Middle School
2Review 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!
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3A 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.
4Chinese/Japanese Conflict
5Failure 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
6Spineless Leaders of Democracy
If you give a dictator an inch, he will take a
MILE!
7Appeasement 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.
8World 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).
9The Great Depression
10Rise of Dictators
Fascism Germany Italy
Communism Soviet Union
Totalitarianism
Militarism Japan
11Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936
The Pact of Steel
12Nationalism
13Sept. 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!
14Causes of WWII
WWII
World Depression
U.S.- Pearl Harbor
Rise Of Extremists
Failure of Appeasement
Invasion of Poland
15U. S. Neutrality
16Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
The Tripartite Pact
17U.S. Pearl Harbor
- Cause of U.S. entry in WWII.
- December 7, 1941
- More in this tomorrow
18Brain Pop The Causes of World War II