1. WWII, The War Abroad

2. Europe
Benito Mussolini, Italy
Francisco Franco, Spain

3. Europe
What is fascism?
Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, Adolph Hitler
Hitler’s Nationalist Socialist Party won wide support and in 1933 he became Chancellor of Germany

4. German Aggressions Anschluss, 1938 Sudetenland, 1938
German Agreements, 1938
Munich meeting
Non-Aggression Pact

5. Appeasement
Rhineland reoccupation, 1936
Spanish Civil War,

6. Jewish Repression Nuremburg Laws, 1935
Kristallnacht, “Night of Broken Glass”
November 9, 1938
Jews thrown in camps and barred from most occupations
Lack of international response

7. Germany invades Poland September 1, 1939
Clear violation of Munich agreement
Britain and France declare war
Germany invades Poland September 1, 1939

8. Asia Greater East Asia Co- Prosperity Sphere
Manchukuo, established after invasion of Manchuria ,
Invasion of China, 1937

9. The U.S. & Isolationism Neutrality Acts, 1935-1937
Roosevelt’s “Undeclared War”
Embargo on Japan
U.S. “Arsenal of Democracy”
Cash and Carry
Destroyers for Bases
Lend Lease

10. War Spreads
June, 1941, Hitler breaks his agreement with Stalin and invades the Soviet Union
Despite hostility with Soviets, the U.S. offers aid
Churchill says, “If Hitler invaded hell, I would at least make a favorable reference to the devil…”

11. WWII, The War Abroad
Key Terms: Fascism, Rhineland, Francisco Franco, Anschluss,
Sudetenland, Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact,
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Neutrality Acts,
“Arsenal of Democracy”, Kristallnacht