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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