2. Exaggerated Nationalism Exaggerated Nationalism “Superior race” propaganda “Superior race” propaganda “Destined” to rule others “Destined” to rule others

3. Italy, Germany, and Japan all had blue prints for world domination

4. The Mediterranean is “our sea”

5. Germany wanted to unite all German speaking people under one flag

6. East-Asia Co-prosperity sphere East-Asia Co-prosperity sphere Desire to create a self-sufficient "bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers".[1] Desire to create a self-sufficient "bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers".[1]

8. No power was given to control dictators No power was given to control dictators

9. Germany terribly embittered Germany terribly embittered Hitler capitalized on desire to get revenge for humiliation suffered Hitler capitalized on desire to get revenge for humiliation suffered Terms of the Treaty were not enforced—reparations and militarization Terms of the Treaty were not enforced—reparations and militarization

10. Helped bring militarists and dictators who made great promises to power Helped bring militarists and dictators who made great promises to power

11. France demanded strict enforcement of the treaty France demanded strict enforcement of the treaty Britain wanted to increase trade so they were milder Britain wanted to increase trade so they were milder US disillusioned by the war wanted to remain isolationist US disillusioned by the war wanted to remain isolationist Russia was suspicious of everybody Russia was suspicious of everybody

13. Europeans thought that giving in to the dictators would avoid war, but it only encouraged the dictators Europeans thought that giving in to the dictators would avoid war, but it only encouraged the dictators

14. US relations with Japan helped encourage militarists US relations with Japan helped encourage militarists US territorial expansion in the Pacific US territorial expansion in the Pacific Insistence on the Open Door policy in China (Japan wanted China to herself) Insistence on the Open Door policy in China (Japan wanted China to herself) Japan wanted Siberia at the end of WWI and US stood in the way Japan wanted Siberia at the end of WWI and US stood in the way US restriction of Japanesse immigration US restriction of Japanesse immigration