1. WORLD WAR TWO

2. The Allies Versus The Axis

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Major Allied Leaders
Winston Churchill
Democratic
Great Britain
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
USA
Harry Truman
Democratic
USA
1945
Joseph Stalin
Communist Dictator
USSR

4. Fascist (Nazi) Dictator
Major Axis Leaders
Hideki Tojo
Military Dictator
Empire of Japan
Benito Mussolini
Fascist Dictator
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Fascist (Nazi) Dictator
Germany

5. CAUSES Significant causes: The terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Worldwide Depression.
Rise of Nazism.
Appeasement

6. The Treaty of Versailles
The 1919 Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI, imposed harsh conditions on a defeated Germany and sowed the seeds of discontent.

8. Worldwide Depression
In 1929 the economy collapsed around the world, WWI left every major European country nearly bankrupt.
Germany’s debt made things worse for the country.
There was high inflation and rising unemployment.
German government did not have enough money to cope, so it began to print money that it didn’t actually have!
It was cheaper to burn German money than buy coal! .

9. “I went into a café for a coffee
“I went into a café for a coffee. I noticed that the price was 5000 marks, which was roughly what I had in my pocket. I drank my coffee and read the paper. When I asked the bill, it was 8000 marks. The value of the mark had fallen in the space of one hour!”

10. Rise of Nazism
Hitler used the discontent and anger of the German people to gain power.
More and more people joined the Nazi party as Hitler promised to end unemployment and poverty, regain lost territories, and bring Germany back to a state of power.

12. Unwinding the Treaty…
As soon as Hitler came to power he began to rebuild Germany’s army and military. Hitler then moved his troops into Rhineland (1936), united with Austria (1938), and then set his sights on expanding east…

13. Appeasement…to satisfy
Great Britain and other European countries did not want another conflict, so they agreed to some of the demands made by Hitler.
This was called the Policy of Appeasement.

14. The Policy of Appeasement encouraged Hitler
The Policy of Appeasement encouraged Hitler. He could now do what he wanted – without the fear of being stopped. .

15. September 1, 1939. Germany invades Poland.
WWII BEGINS!

16. Dec. 7 – Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; US enters the war
WORLD WAR II
US involvement
1939
1941
1943
1944
1945
June 6 –
D-Day
Feb- USSR defeats Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad
Sept. 3 -Britain & France declare war on Germany
May - Germans surrender
Sept.1 - Germany invades Poland (official start to the war)
Dec. 7 – Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; US enters the war
Aug-Sept. - Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki; Japanese surrender

17. Axis control of Europe-1940

18. 1941 Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
United States enters the war.
US and Great Britain declare war against Japan, and allies Germany and Italy.

20. Battle of Stalingrad.
A battle between Germany and the Soviet Union.
Due to harsh climate, and lack of supplies, Germany endures tremendous losses and was forced to retreat
The defeat is often considered a turning point in the war.
In ,000 Germans marched into one city-Stalingrad. A year later, only 10,000 returned.

21. 1944 June 6 Major German Defeat. D-DAY: The Invasion of Normandy
A major battle on the beaches of France in which the Allies took control of Western Europe.
Major German Defeat.

23. 1945 April-May In May 1945 German forces surrender.
On April 27, as Allied forces closed in on Milan, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was captured and executed. His body was then taken to Milan and hung for public display.
On April 30, realizing that all was lost, German dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker along with Eva Braun, his long-time companion and wife.
In May 1945 German forces surrender.

24. 1945
August
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Japan).

25. The patient's skin is burned in a pattern corresponding to the dark portions of a kimono.

26. 1945 September
WWII officially ends after Japan signs a surrender on September 2nd six years and a day after the war had begun.
WWII ENDS!

27. WARM UP: Read the graph and answer the questions
WARM UP: Read the graph and answer the questions. Write the answers only.
Which 4 countries spent the largest percentage on defense and what do these 4 have in common?
Which 3 countries have the lowest percentage spent on defense and what do they have in common?
Which country spent the lowest on defense in 1937 and why might that be?