1. Mr. Fredrickson AP World History April 18, 2012
World War II Alliances
Mr. Fredrickson
AP World History
April 18, 2012

2. Index Purpose(s) of military alliances
Background: History of alliances
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War
World War I
World War II alliance system
Players
Goals
Secrets
Legacy

3. Purposes of Military Alliances
Definition: a formal agreement or pact, especially a military one, between two or more countries to achieve a particular aim [1]
Defensive
Common interests
Balance of Power 2

4. Background: Napoleonic Wars
Coup (1799) – [3]
Revolution? What revolution?
Purpose
Protection from enemies
Third Coalition (1803)
G. Britain, Austria, Russia
Balance of power 3 5

5. Background: Crimean War
November 1853 – [6]
Players:
Russia
Religious issue?
Expansion
Ottoman Empire
Alliance
Great Britain & France
Purpose of alliance
Balance of power
Note
Charge of the Light Brigade 8

6. Crimean War 9

7. Background: World War I
Late 1800s – [T]
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austro-Hung, Italy
Triple Entente
G. Britain, France, Russia
World War I,
Central Axis
Germany, Austria, Ottoman
Allies
Purpose
Balance of power
Prevent war
Legacy
Regional World
Before 10
After 11

8. WW II Alliances: The Players
World War II, [T]
Axis
Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies
England, Russia, U.S.
Purpose
Gain new territories
Raw materials
Preserve the peace
Balance of power 13 14

9. World War II Alliance Map12

10. WW II Alliances: Goals Germany – [T] Italy Japan Lebensraum
Natural Resources
Jewish Problem
Italy
Colonies / Glory
Japan
Sphere of Influence 15 16

11. WW II Alliances: Secrets
Non-Aggression Pact – [T]
1939
Germany and U.S.S.R.
Agreement
Poland
Atlantic Charter
Aug. 1941
England and U.S.
Territory
Self-determination 17

12. WW II Alliances: Legacy
Death Toll – [T]
55-60 million
Genocide
Superpowers
U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Cold War
Space flight
Colonial Empires
See ya!
Independence 18

13. Annotated Bibliography - I
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms US Department of Defense 15 Apr. 2012http://
This website provides a variety of definitions from different dictionary sources and thesaurus. I used this to get my definition of military alliances.
Eysturlid, Lee W. "World War II: Wartime Alliances: Need To Know." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, Web. 15 Apr This website if the recommended academic website for SCUC ISD and covers the entire historical perspective. I used this website to research the Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, World War I, and World War II.

14. Annotated Bibliography - II
"Aims, Methods, and Effects of Hitler." Bideford College History Dept.. n. page. Print. This is the official website for the Bideford College History website. I used this website to get information on Germany’s goals during World War II and the use of a map on one of the goals, lebensraum.
Bulliet, Richard, Pamela Crossley, Daniel Headrick, and Steven Hirsch. The Earth and Its People. 2nd. Wadsworth Publishing, This is the official textbook of AP World History for the SCUC ISD. I used the information in this textbook for the majority of the information that I used in this power point.

15. Works Cited - I Military Alliances Bibliography Information
[1] - Military Alliances Definition
[2] - Alliances Photo
[3] - Napoleonic Wars
[4] - Napoleonic Empire Map
[5] - Scales (Balance of Power)
[6] - Crimean War
[7] - Ultra-light Brigade Cartoon
[8] - Charge of the Light Brigade Painting
[9] - Crimean War Map

16. Works Cited - II [10] - World War I (Original Alliance Map)
[11] - World War I (New Alliance Map)
[12] - World War II Map of World
[13] - Newspaper Article – Allies At War
[14] - Normandy Invasion
[15] - Lebensraum Map
[16] - German and Japanese Spheres of Influence Map
[17] - Non-Aggression Pact
[18] - Space Race Time Cover
[T] – Bulliet Textbook