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Marching Toward War Again!
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Japanese Arrogance and Aggression
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The Manchurian Incident Japan needs raw materials Mysterious explosion in the night (1931) Japan takes over Manchuria
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria
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World’s Response To Aggression? League of Nations say “You’re bad Japan!” Japan just quits the League –League does nothing –demonstrates weakness of the League Stimson Doctrine –U. S. policy to not recognize any country taken over by force –“Manchuria? No! We don’t recognize you!”
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Italy’s Revenge 1935 Invade Ethiopia Guns v. Spears Haile Selassie - Ethiopian leader asks for help from the League of Nations –They do….NOTHING!
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia
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Marco Polo Bridge Beijing 1937 –Japanese soldier missing –Japanese troops “practicing” in the area Begins Sino-Japanese War Rape of Nanjing (Dec. 1937) –One of the worst massacres of the 20 th century
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1937 Japan enters mainland China
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Spanish Civil War (1937) Rome - Berlin Axis created Support General Franco (fascist) Test out new weapons Guernica (1937) Hitler and Franco
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Picasso painting of the atrocities of Guernica
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1937 Japan enters mainland China 1937 Spanish Civil War
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World’s Response? They do….NOTHING!!!!
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1933 Germany Rearms
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1933 Germany rearms 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1937 Japan enters mainland China 1937 Spanish Civil War
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World’s Response? They do….NOTHING!!!!
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(1936) Troops enter the Rhineland
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1933 Germany rearms 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1936 Germany takes the Rhineland 1937 Japan enters mainland China 1937 Spanish Civil War
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World’s Response? They do….NOTHING!!!!
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Anschluss (Union) with Austria (1938) Hitler to Austrian President… “Join or die!” Chooses not to die, Austria annexed by Germany
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1933 Germany rearms 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1936 Germany takes the Rhineland 1937 Japan enters mainland China 1937 Spanish Civil War 1938 Germany takes Austria
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World’s Response? They do….NOTHING!!!!
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Munich Crisis (1938) Hitler focused on Sudetenland “German’s in trouble and need support” Britain Prime Minister (Chamberlain) flies to Munich to meet with Hitler
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World’s Response?
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Appeasement: giving in to the demands of another to avoid war. Neville Chamberlain: British Prime Minister who followed the policy of appeasement to avoid war with Germany
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Chamberlain: “Please stop Adolf!”
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Hitler: “After Sudentenland, I promise. I swear. Really. No more invasions.”
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–Chamberlain: “Yeah! Peace in our time. Thanks Hitler! Your swell!”
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1933 Germany rearms 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1936 Germany takes the Rhineland 1937 Japan enters mainland China 1937 Spanish Civil War 1938 Germany takes Austria 1938 Germany takes the Sudetenland
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1939 Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia
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Timeline 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1933 Germany rearms 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1936 Germany takes the Rhineland 1937 Japan enters mainland China 1937 Spanish Civil War 1938 Germany takes Austria 1938 Germany takes the Sudetenland 1939 Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia
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The Non-Aggression Pact Hitler (Germany) and Stalin (USSR) Agree to not fight if Hitler invades Poland and war breaks out in Europe What does each side get? –Germany doesn’t have to fight a 2 sided war –USSR gets half of Poland for doing nothing Will the deal last???
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World War II September 1 st Hitler / Germany invade Poland September 3 rd Great Britain declares war on Germany It’s on!!!
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