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1 Why? (underlying causes of WWII) 1. Treaty of Versailles A. Germany lost land to surrounding nations B. War Reparations Victorious Leaders: Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson during negotiations for the Treaty

2 Why? (underlying causes of WWII) 2. World-wide Depression A. The Depression made Germany’s debt even worse. B. Desperate people turn to desperate leaders 1) Hitler seemed to provide solutions to Germany’s problems Wallpapering with German Deutschmarks

3 Why? (underlying causes of WWII) 2. World-wide Depression 2) Hitler provided scapegoats for Germany’s problems (foreigners, Jews, communists,Gypsies, mentally ill, homosexuals). 3) Kristallnacht - vandalism and destruction of Jewish property, including synagogues.

4 Why? 3. Rise of Totalitarian Regimes A. In a Totalitarian country, individual rights are not viewed as important as the needs of the nation Totalitarianism Communist Dictatorship (USSR) Fascist Dictatorship (Germany, Italy) Military Dictatorship (Japan) Fascism: military government based on racism and nationalism with strong support from the business community

5 Why? 4. Isolationism of Major Powers A. Why was the U.S. Isolationist? 1. Great Depression (problems at home) 2. Perceptions of WWI: a. WWI did not seem to solve much. b. People began to think that we’d got into WWI for the wrong reasons (greedy American businessmen!).

6 Why? 4. Isolationism of Major Powers 3. Opposition to war (Pacifism) a. Washington Conference - Limits on size of country's navies b. Kellogg-Briand pact - condemned war as a way of solving conflicts.

7 Why? 4. Isolationism of Major Powers B. This led to policies of “Appeasement” 1. Appeasement: give dictators what they want and hope that they won’t want anything else. 2. Begins with Japanese invasion of Manchuria, Italian invasion of Ethiopia, and continues with Hitler...

8 So What Was Hitler Asking For? Return of German Speaking Lands - “Lebensraum” Austria - Peacefully Annexed in 1938 German Troops Parade in Streets of Czechoslovakian Town, ca. 1939

9 So What Was Hitler Asking For? Return of German Speaking Lands - “Lebensraum” Sudentenland - (now part of Czech Republic) Munich Conference - Great Britain & France give in to Hitler in return for peace. Hitler then invades the rest of Czechoslovakia. German Troops Parade in Streets of Czechoslovakian Town, ca. 1939

10 So What Was Hitler Asking For? Return of German Speaking Lands Non-Aggression Pact Russia stays out of the war in return for 1/2 of Poland Hitler's triumphal entry into Danzig, Poland 1939 Great Britain & France finally declare war on Germany.

11 How Did Hitler Make War? Blitzkrieg “Lightning War” In the next year, Hitler invades: Denmark Norway The Netherlands, France Hitler in Paris

12 US Assistance Roosevelt provided aid to the Allies: Lend-Lease US “lent” war materials to cash-strapped Great Britain. London Firefighter Tackles an Air Raid Blaze Atlantic Charter US secretly meets with England to commit to defeating Germany.

13 Meanwhile … in the Pacific Pearl Harbor: “a date which will live in infamy” USS Arizona Sinking in Pearl Harbor What? Surprise attack by the Japanese on American forces in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Effect? U.S. declares war on Japan. By pact, Italy and Germany declare war on U.S..

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