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The Perfect Storm
The Treaty of Versailles said Germany had to 1. _______ millions of dollars2. Reduce their ______________3. Had to give up ____________ they had
acquired.4. Couldn’t gain any lands. The League of Nations was suppose toStop Germany violating the ________ _____
__________
The League of Nations was….A rule isn’t worth anything unless you
enforce it.
· 1938 – Germany annexed Austria.
Hitler Takes Over Europe
· 1936 – German troops move into the Rhineland, bordering France and Belgium.
•Both of these actions ___________ the
Versailles Treaty.
· 1938 – Germany claimed the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia.
· Sept. 1938 – At the Munich Conference, Hitler invited the leaders of Britain and France to Germany and assured them that he wanted no more territory.
“Peace in our time
”
I pinky swear that I
will not invade
anymore countries.
•Britain and France gave into Germany hoping that it would avoid warfare. This was known as appeasement.
•(Giving the bully our lunch money, so they will not beat us up.)
* However, in 1939, Germany invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia anyway!
Reich-German
Government
If you do that one
more time, I’ll spank.
Yeah, right, ma!!
Emperor Hirohito and General Tojo-Japan
Japan invaded Manchuria and much of eastern China because it was rich in resources
Controlled much of Asia
Benito Mussolini-Italy
Started taking over Northern Africa-Ethiopia, Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria
The Perfect Storm
Mussolini HirohitoHitler
Teach your neighbor about Mussolini and Hirohito.
I want Poland…but I don’t want
to worry about an
USSR attack.
I know what I can do….
Stalin and Hitler
•1939 – In the Nazi-Soviet Pact, Hitler and Stalin agreed not to attack one another.
• Stalin and Hitler also agreed to divide Poland and Eastern Europe amongst themselves.
* Two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
• September 1, 1939 – Germany invaded Poland without having to fear of a Soviet attack.
Teach your neighbor about Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Pact.
June, 1940
France surrenders
All that stands in
my way now is Great Britain.
Here I come ready or
not.
#justtookoverfrance
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great _________
Winston Churchill
1940 - The Germans severely bombed Great Britain during the Battle of Britain but were unable the defeat the island nation.
Battle of Britain - Summer, 1940
Battle of Britain - Summer, 1940
Battle of Britain - Summer, 1940
Battle of Britain - Summer, 1940
Can’t read this?
Hmmm…I can’t defeat
Great Britain…but I NEED more
land.
I know where I can
get more land….
Why, you slimy, double crossing, no good swindler.
The Honeymoon doesn’t last….Hitler broke his promise and didn’t give him Poland and invaded the USSR.
Front-FranceGreat Britain
Front-Soviet Union
Oh, crap
!
Teach your neighbor how Hitler was
fighting a war on two fronts.
US NeutralityUS Neutrality
““America First” America First” CommitteeCommittee
Charles LindberghCharles Lindbergh
We want no part of your war,
Europe
William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Kennedy (JFK's father), Charles Lindbergh, John Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon (head of Alcoa, banker, and Secretary of Treasury), DuPont, General Motors, Standard Oil (now Exxon), Ford, ITT, Allen Dulles (later head of the CIA), Prescott Bush, National City Bank, and General Electric.
Axis Countries
JapanManchuriaChinaMost of
Asia
Germany
•Czechoslovakia
•Austria
•Netherlands
•Poland
•Hungary
•Luxembourg
•Belgium
•Denmark
•Norway
•Most of France
Italy
•Ethiopia
•Egypt
•Morocco
•Algeria
Allied Countries
Great Britain (1939-1945)
France (1939-1940)Soviet Union (1940-1945)
United States (1941-1945)