1. Causes of WWII review 2015

2. World War II Causes Treaty of Versailles Hitler’s Actions Failure of Appeasement Japan’s search for natural resources Global depression Failure of the League of Nations

3. Treaty of Versailles, June 1919 Caused resentment throughout Germany Failed to bring peace and became a cause of starting WWII

4. Land was taken away from Germany Poland, a new nation, was created Reparations – Germany had to pay money for causing WWI War guilt – said Germany was responsible for causing WWI League of Nations was created The Versailles Treaty

5. The Versailles Treaty (continued) German army reduced and could not have submarines or an air force Occupied DMZ west of the Rhineland This treaty helped totalitarian regimes to rise in Europe after WWI Map showing German territory lost and the Rhineland DMZ

6. Europe 1914

7. Europe 1919

8. Europe 1939

9. The League of Nations Created to promote international peace and security Failed because: –United States did not join; Germany and Russia not allowed to join –Did not have any army –Did not meet regularly and needed a unanimous vote to resolve issues –Could not regulate trade between nations

10. Rise of the Dictators Dictators were able to gain support in the 1930s because their country’s economies were in ruins Germans felt mistreated by the Treaty of Versailles People believed in the dictators because they were well-spoken and convinced people they would be good leaders

11. Adolf Hitler Thought Germans were superior to other races Said Jews were a threat to Germany

12. Propaganda told Germans they were being threatened by their neighboring countries It also said they needed to break the Treaty of Versailles and enlarge their military Hitler Controls Germany

13. Germany Rearms German troops march back into the Rhineland, 1936 Nations ignored the fact that Germany was increasing its military and weapons The Munich Agreement, written by France and Great Britain, tried to appease Hitler and stop Germany from expanding their territory

14. Nazi troops enter Austria Germany Takes Austria Hitler wanted to expand his German empire so he took control over Austria Hitler did not face any consequences from other countries

15. Italy Dictator Benito Mussolini addresses his followers Benito Mussolini promised strong leadership His fascist party forced the king to turn over the government

16. Emperor Hailie Selassie of Ethiopia The Invasion of Ethiopia Mussolini wanted to expand Italy’s empire so they invaded and took over Ethiopia Ethiopia was one of the remaining countries that had not been colonized by a European country

17. Hitler and Mussolini Rome-Berlin Axis Building an Axis Germany, Italy, then later Japan, formed an alliance and became known as the Axis Powers

18. German Advances, 1939 Great Britain and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded Poland WWII started when Germany invaded Poland

19. American Foreign Policy, 1932–1941 Isolationism – U.S. wanted to stay out of any wars U.S. was trying to solve the problem of the Great Depression Churchill and FDR at sea during the Atlantic Charter talks

20. Japanese Aggression Locations of Japanese forces in November 1941 General Hideki Tojo Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to gain control of Hawaii’s natural resources.

21. Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 “A day that will live in infamy.” - FDR One result of Japan attacking Pearl Harbor is the United States was forced into WWII After the U.S. declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. World War II helped end the Great Depression by providing jobs for the unemployed Jobs became available in factories which produced military goods

22. Great Depression and WWII Cause of U.S. joining WWII: attack on Pearl Harbor Cause of the Great Depression ending: U.S. needs in war production provide jobs for the unemployed