1. Bell Activity page 24
Section 4 Quiz. Add This to page 24 of your ISN.

2. World War II

3. Causes of World War II
Political instability and economic devastation in Europe resulting from WWI
Worldwide depression
High war debt owed by Germany
High Inflation
Massive unemployment -

4. Resentment at the harsh peace of World War One fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler.

5. Fascism
Fascism is a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
Dictator
A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner.

6. Rise of Fascism
Fascist dictators included:
Adolph Hitler (Germany)

7. Benito Mussolini (Italy)

8. Hideki Tojo (Japan)
●These dictators led the countries that became known as the Axis Powers

9. Start of World War II
Germany and the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact – agreeing to never attack each other.

10. Germany invaded Poland September 1, 1939
Germany invaded Poland September 1, This marks the beginning of WWII.

11. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations.

15. German Advances
Germany invaded France and captured Paris.

16. Germany Bombed London in the Battle of Britain.
The British were able to turn away the Germans due to the invention of RADAR

17. Gradual change in American policy from neutrality to direct involvement
1. Isolationism
The U.S. refuses to join the League of Nations after WWI
The U.S. stays isolated during the Great Depression

18. 2. Lend-Lease Act
The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean

19. War in the Pacific
Rising tension developed between the U.S. and Japan because of Japanese aggression in East Asia.

20. Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor without warning.

21. 3. Direct Involvement in the war
Japan declared war on the U.S., so the U.S. declared war on Japan and Germany.

23. The Allies
Democratic nations (The United States, Great Britain, Canada) were known as the Allies.
The Soviet Union joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany
Allied leaders included:
Franklin D. Roosevelt and later Harry S. Truman – U.S.
Winston Churchill – Great Britain
Joseph Stalin – Soviet Union

24. D – Day
American and Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.

25. End of War in Europe Liberation of France (D-Day)
Liberation of Western Europe by the U.S., French, and British after D-Day
Death of FDR April 12, 1945
Liberation of Eastern Europe by the Soviets
Suicide of Adolph Hitler, April 30, 1945

26. End of War in The Pacific
Truman takes over as president.
Truman decides to drop the Atomic bomb on Japan.
Atomic Bomb will save American soldiers lives, but will cost many innocent women and children theirs.

27. WWII on the Home Front
American involvement in WWII brought an end to the Great Depression. Factories and workers were needed to produce goods to win the war.
-Thousands of American women took jobs in defense plants during the war (e.g., Rosie the Riveter).

28. Rationing
Americans at home supported the war by conserving and rationing resources.

29. WWII Propaganda What does this poster mean?
It is asking Americans to save gas by riding together.
Those that ride alone are helping the Germans win the war, by wasting fuel.

30. Internment Camps
While many Japanese Americans served in the armed forces, others were treated with distrust and prejudice, and many were forced into internment camps.

31. What if the Nazi’s had won the war?

32. Homework Page 26 of ISN
Compare and Contrast World War I and World War II using a Venn Diagram.