World War II

There are three parts to this unit.

1.European nonviolence

2.European violence

3.The Pacific

Chapter 15, Section 2 through 4

Chapter 16, Section 1 through 4

Part 1:European NonviolencePart 1:European Nonviolence

• Your goal:

Understand what led up to the battles of World War II.

1919 Weimar Republic established.

1929 Great Depression begins.

1939 Germany and Soviet Union sign nonaggression pact.

Time Line

1919 1939

Nonviolence, 1919–1939

1933 Hitler named German chancellor.

1936 Rhineland

1938 Sudetenland

1938 Anschluss

1938 Munich Conference

1936 Rome-Berlin axis

What’s wrong with the Treaty of Versailles?

1. Impossible interest

2. Great Depression

3. All war guilt on Germany

4. Germany did not agree to it.

5. Not everyone gets paid.

Adolf Hitler

Der Fuhrer

Nazi Party•National Socialist German Workers Party

•Anti-Communism•Anti-Versailles Treaty

•Became the largest German political party in 1932

Mein Kampf

• Book written by Adolf Hitler when he was in prison•Described what he wanted to do for Germany

Hitler’s simple list of goals.

1. Set aside the treaty. (Ignore it.)

2. Unify all the Germans.

3. Get more land and soil for Germany.

lebensraum

Nazi Olympics 1936 Berlin

HowEmbarrassing!

African-American

Jesse Owens won

four gold medals.

Hitler Youth

Indoctrinating the children into Nazism

Anti-Semitism

racism directed at Jews

Anti-Semitism

Beginning 1933, the Nazis passed laws restricting the rights of Jews.

Night of the

broken glass

November 1938

Kristallnacht

Valley along the Rhine River

between France and Germany

Rhineland

Rhineland map

Rhineland

Hitler took a chance.

He guessed that theLeague of Nationswouldn’t try to stop him.

1936: Hitler senttroops to the Rhineland.

He was right.

Nobody stopped him.

Rhineland definition

What is it?River valley between Germany and France

How does it relate to World War II?Hitler sent troops there in 1936 before the war began.

Why is it important?The Treaty of Versailles prohibited troops in the Rhineland, but when Hitler invaded, the League of Nations did nothing to stop him.

Rome-Berlin Axis

What is it?An alliance between Italy and Germany.

How does it relate to World War II?It began in 1936 after Hitler occupied the Rhineland. It joined Hitler and Mussolini as allies during World War II.

Why is it important?Mussolini saw Hitler’s growing strength and thought it best to join forces. This is where the potential for world war increased dramatically.

Where is Rome?

Where is Berlin?

AnschlussAnschluss

This word means the unification of

Austria and Germany.

1938: Hitler takes over Austria

League of Nations does nothing.

This was prohibited in the treaty, but …

SudetenlandSudetenland

Sudetenland

Remember Hitler’s

plan to unify

all Germans?

There were lots

of Germans in

the Sudetenland.

Sudetenland

Hitler demanded

that Czechoslovakia

give him the Sudetenland.

France and Britain prepared for war to defend Czechoslovakia.

Mussolini suggested they talk it out.

Munich

In 1938, Britain, France, Germany and Italy met

to work out a solution.

Munich Conference

Hitler convinced France and Britain that he would be satisfied with the Sudetenland, and would not push for more.

France and Britain thought that they had avoided war by giving

Hitler what he wanted.

Munich Conference

Trying to resolve a conflict by giving someone what they want

is called

British Prime Minister

Neville Chamberlain

appeasement

Many people in the US believed we shouldn’t get involved.

Didn’t we

learn from

World War I?

isolationism

Hitler and Stalin agreed to be friends for 10 years. They did NOT like each other.

Hitler got part of Poland, and one less enemy.

Stalin got part of Poland.

Wonder How Long the Honeymoon Will Last?

Nonaggression Pact -- 1939