The Control of the Nazis Radios and newspapers were strictly controlled by the Nazis – Germans read and hear only what Nazis want. Books with anti-Nazi ideals were burned in public bonfires Teachers required to be part of Nazi party Students recruited to join the Hitler Youth Movement Priests that preach anti-Nazi ideals thrown in prison

Hitler’s Anti-Semitism Once in power, Hitler begins the widespread persecution of Jewish people Jews banned from government jobs, teaching, banking, broadcasting, newspapers and entertainment Jews banned from many shops and public owned buildings. Nazis stood outside Jewish-owned stores and threatened customers

Nuremberg Laws Laws take away citizenship and civil rights of Jews Illegal for Jews to marry non-Jews Jews can’t go to public schools, own land, associate with non-Jews, go to parks, libraries, banks or museums Those who could, ESCAPED from Germany – among those that escaped was:

Albert Einstein

Nuremberg Rally, 1937

Why War Again?? Beginning in early 1930s, Germany, Italy and Japan all began campaigns to acquire territoryBeginning in early 1930s, Germany, Italy and Japan all began campaigns to acquire territory Alleviated depression in their countries by military buildupAlleviated depression in their countries by military buildup Other nations, burned out by WWI, reluctant to stop themOther nations, burned out by WWI, reluctant to stop them

Japan’s Imperialism 1931: Manchuria1931: Manchuria 1933: storms out of League of Nations1933: storms out of League of Nations 1937: invades China1937: invades China 1938: at war with China1938: at war with China 1940: Axis Pact with Germany and Italy1940: Axis Pact with Germany and Italy 1941: Pearl Harbor attack1941: Pearl Harbor attack

Rape of Nanking, 1937 Full-scale Japanese invasion of ChinaFull-scale Japanese invasion of China In systematic attacks on port city after surrender, 300,000 civilians killed; 80,000 women rapedIn systematic attacks on port city after surrender, 300,000 civilians killed; 80,000 women raped

Policy of Appeasement Appeasement –willingness to surrender to an aggressors’ demands to avoid war How was it used prior to World War II? –Acceptance that Hitler could not be stopped and needed to be negotiated with (even at the expense of the smaller independent countries) –Accepted because of sympathy and guilt felt by Britain and USA of unjust Treaty of Versailles Reality –Blindness to true nature of Hitler’s agenda program for Eastern Europe –Irony= policy used to avoid war but empowered Hitler to continue his aggressive campaign. The only way to stop Hitler was to declare war.

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