1. Welcome Back!
Sit in your desk from last semester
If you are new, find somewhere to sit
Grab notes from front table

2. Review question

3. Review question

4. Students will explain the cause of WWII.

5. WWII- Pt 1
War in Europe

6. Problems in Europe
Due to Great Depression, dictators were able to gain power in European nations
Under Hitler, Germany began to remilitarize
Violated the Treaty of Versailles
Not supposed to have an army of more than 100,000
European countries (Britain and France) wanted to avoid war so they didn’t say anything
League of Nations- useless because the US wasn’t involved, couldn’t stop Hitler
Germany became more aggressive- why?

8. Appeasement
Hitler annexed Austria, then the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia (without asking)
Alarmed other countries- European leaders met with Hitler
They hoped Germany would be satisfied and stop taking land
Allies used policy of appeasement
Appeasement –giving in to the demands of a hostile party, in the hopes of preventing a larger conflict
Called Munich Agreement- Germany *promises* to stop taking land, Europe lets him keep what he had already taken

11. Germany invades Poland- start of WWII
WAR!
Germany invades Poland- start of WWII
6 months later, Germany took the rest of Czechoslovakia- then wanted Poland
England and France threatened war if Germany invaded Poland
Germany signed non-aggression pact with Soviet Union
Agreed that Germany and USSR would split Poland and Germany wouldn’t invade USSR
Germany invaded Poland on September 1, WWII starts

13. Dictators take power- Hitler in Germany
Great Depression
Dictators take power- Hitler in Germany
Germany rebuilds military, violates Treaty of Versailles
Hitler annexes (takes) land
Europe uses policy of appeasement
Germany continues to be aggressive
WWII starts

14. Start of the War Allies Britain France Soviet Union United States Axis
England and France declared war on Germany in 1939
Axis Powers- Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Powers- England, France, USSR (Russia), Poland, and later the US
Hitler’s forces used blitzkrieg (lightening war), to quickly take over land
Allies
Britain
France
Soviet Union
United States
Axis
Germany
Italy
Japan

15. War in Europe By summer 1940, Germany had invaded:
Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, and France
Already had Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland
B/c England is island, resisted invasion
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister
London bombed repeatedly; but survived “Battle of Britain” thanks to air power

25. Which of the following was an example of appeasement in WWII?
U.S. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
The German conquest of Poland in 1939
The entry of the United States into WWII in 1941
The agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938

26. Why did World War II start?
BIG IDEA
Why did World War II start?