Dictators turn to Aggression Chapter 10, Section 1
League of Nations US never joined No power to enforce WEAK!
Hitler & Mussolini 1933 to 1936 rebuilt economy and army Lebensraum, living space, for Germans German troops to Rhineland against League 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopia League did nothing
Spain Fascists win Spanish Civil War Hitler and Mussolini sent aid to Franco Tested new technology
Why did France and Britain Appease the Fascist Powers? Giving what they want to maintain peace Did not want another war like WWI Soviet Union was a greater threat Citizens did not want to fight US embraced isolationism
Germany’s Acquisitions Spring of 1938 – took Austria (Anschluss) British and French give Sudetenland to avoid war Munich Pact
Sudetenland