1. WORLD WAR LOOMS Dictators Threaten World Peace

2. Failure of the Versailles Treaty Caused Anger and Resentment – Germany – Soviets Union New Democratic Governments Were Weak – People turned to Authoritarian Governments – Dictators Arose with all power

3. Joseph Stalin

4. Stalin Totalitarian State Five Year Plans – Industrialized Russia at great human cost – Stalin “purged” those who challenged him – 8-13 million died-many due to famine Totalitarian State

5.  Fascism  Black Shirts  Il Duce

6. Adolf Hitler and Nazis “Der Fuhrer” =“the leader” Mein Kampf (My Struggle) – Outlined plans to “purify” Germany Third Reich – Third German Empire – “Thousand Year Reich” (according to Hitler) Brown Shirts/Storm Troopers

7. Japan Military attempts to take over government Invades Manchuris 1931

8. Europe and Africa Germany – Withdrew from League of Nations 1933 – Built up military – German troops sent into Rhineland – League could not stop Hitler

9. Europe and Africa Mussolini – Invades Ethiopia (Africa) – League imposes a boycott (doesn’t work) – Ethiopian leader appeals for help –none given

10. Spain and Civil War Francisco Franco – Rebels against Spanish govt with army officers – People from around world volunteer to fight – World Government’s remain neutral – Hitler and Mussolini send aid to Franco – Franco victorious in 1939 –Fascist Dictator of Spain

11. America and Isolationism Most Americans don’t want involvement in Europe’s conflicts U.S. had signed Kellogg-Briand Pact Many believed bankers and business drew U.S. into WWI for profits

12. Effects of Isolationism on FDR’s Foreign Policy 1933 Recognized Soviet Union Good Neighbor Policy with Latin America – Took out armed forces there Signed Reciprocal Trade Agreement – Helped Lower tariffs by 50 % /easier to trade Congress passed Neutrality Acts – Outlawed arms sales and loans to nations at war

13. Neutrality Breaks Down Hard for FDR to remain Neutral Japan attacks China again in 1937 FDR talked about “Quarantines” in a speech Some accused Roosevelt of trying to get U.S. into war

14. Popular Front-oppose German and Japanese aggression Munich Conference-Appeasement Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies – William Allen White America First Committee-Charles Lindbergh