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Major causes of WWII

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  1. Mistreatment of Germany under the Versailles Treaty
  2. The Great Depression leads to the rise of dictatorship in Europe
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Dictators promise what and what did it lead to?

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Promised to get countries out of the depression and bring prosperity

It lead to the rise of 4 extreme forms of government because the people were desperate

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4 Extreme forms of Government

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  1. Communism - Russia/Soviet Union
  2. Fascism - Italy/Spain
  3. Nazism - Germany
  4. Militarism - Japan
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Form of governments shared beliefs/Ideologies

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  1. Demanded fanatic loyalty to leaders/country
  2. Totalitarian/police states where the police/ gov. control everything(people have no rights)
  3. Racism - superiority of their race
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Soviet Union/Russia
What did its leader do when in power

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Communism - Bolshevik Revolution
Leader Joseph Stalin after death of Vladimir Lenin
- abolished democracy and outlaws all political parties
- Kills all rivals along with 30 million people

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Italy
What did its leader do when in power

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Fascism (Fascist)
Leader Benito Mussolini-(IL Duce) came by force
- Abolished democracy and outlaws all political parties
- Puts all enemies in prison

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Spain

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Fascism (Fascist)
Leader Francisco Franco

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Germany
President

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Nazism
Germany was hit hard by the GREAT Depression
The leader - Paul Von Hindenburg

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Weimar Republic

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Germany’s democratic government set up after WWI

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Nazi Party

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National Socialist Germans Workers Party - Hitler joins in 1919 and in 1921 becomes the leader

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Beer Hall Putsch

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“coup” Hitler tries to overthrow the government and goes to jail in 1924

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Mein Kompf

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“My struggles”- Nazi “Bible” “master race”=Aryan people/Pure Germans

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Hitlers election
“Fuh rer”

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Loses and becomes Chancellor of Germany
Later becomes president and declares himself “absolute ruler”

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How Adolf Hitler comes to power?

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  1. Promises to get the German people out of the Depression(prosperity)- “savior”
  2. Revenge for the German mistreatment in the Versailles Treaty
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Brown Shirts
“Third Reich”

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(stormtroopers)- ones who helped Hilter come to power ( Nazis Militia)
- Abolishes democracy and outlaws all political parties
- Enemies kill or in prison
- Nazi Empire(thousand years)

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Gestapo

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A police state one of the one that keeps Hitler in power
- German secret police

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Black Shirts

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(SS) A police state the other one that keeps Hilter in power
- Hilters personal army - EVIL!!!

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Swastika

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“Blood flag” - Nazi symbol

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Hitlers campaign
“Untermensh”

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to cleanse Germany form the “undesirables” of the world and only the “master race”- Aryans(Blond, blue, white)
- sub human

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The Undesirables

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  • Russia/Polish - slav - Homosexuals
  • Roma(gypsies) - Handicapped
  • Jehovah Witness - Negroes
  • Jews(anti-semitism - Jewish hated)*blamed for Germans lost in WWI
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“Mongrels”
*only respect that Hitler had

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What Hitler consider America as, an impure mixed breed
- only respected Great Britain because of its mighty empire

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Hitler Youth
(boys and girls)

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(HJ) 13-18 boys - afternoon clubs both boys and girls
- Girls trained to be strong women - pro strong baby
- Boys were trained to be good soldiers*brainwashed- fanatically loyal to Hitler - Nazi propaganda at school

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**Hitlers greatest supporters?

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SS and Hitlers greatest supporters

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Hitler’s main target?

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Jews main target for Nazi hatred(scapegoat)
blames all problems on them.

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Nuremburg Laws Hitler's reason for?
Anti - Jewish laws in Germany segregated labeled with "Star of David" Cannot go to public places: schools, theaters, etc. Restricted Manual labor An attempt to get the Jews to leave
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Kristallnacht
"Night of the Broken Glass" an organized massacre against the German Jewish community in Ceremony
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Jews tried Immigration
Not successful because of the Great Depression
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Japan Militarist Leader True Emperor
Rise of Millenarianism (glorification of war) Leader Hideki Tojo Hirohito - "puppet"
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*Japans reason for conquest and goal
Island so it needs resources Japans goal is to create an Asian Empire
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Pan - Asianism
attempt to get all Asians to unite against the imperialist European countries under Japans leadership - Unification of Asia
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Japan's conquest Their First targets War with China Rape of Nanking
Takes over Korea / Aim for China - in a civil war Conquers Manchuria - "puppet state" 2nd - Sino-Japanese war "The forgotten Holocaust of WWI"
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*Italy's Goal First Target
Restore the Roman empire / create an African Empire. Ethiopia
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*Germany's Goal Rhineland Two invasions - "Anschluss"
Create an European Empire Takes it back - it is an Demilitarized zone/buffer between France and Germany Invades Austria - Unification with Germany Invades - Sudetenland / Czechoslovakia
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Spanish Civil War used as?
Used as a "dress rehearsal for WWII"
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Problem : League of Nation, WHY?
(Peace keeping organization) does nothing to stop the aggression of Japan, Italy, and Germany Fear of another World War!
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Munch Pact :1938 Appeasement Policy
Neville Chamberlain - Prime Minister of Britain Gives in to Hitler's demand to avoid war
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Winston Churchill famous quote Later becomes new Prime Minister
"You were given the choice between war and dishonor you chose dishonor and you will have war"
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Hitler's Bluff
Poland because Germany would have a two front war - France and Soviet Union
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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Germany - Soviet NON-Aggression past- alliance between them
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Sept. 3, 1939
WWII officially beings with the invasion of Poland
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"Blitzkrieg"
Germany's style of lightning warfare of conquer
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"Phony War"
After Poland fell no fighting took place (French and Germany just faces each other)
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Maginot Line
(fortress between the 2 countries) Where the French and Germany faced each other
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*Invaded of N. Europe
Fell in 6 weeks *British and French armies trapped at the English Channel!
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Miracle at Dunkirk
Amphibious operation that miraculously rescued the British and French armies
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*France falls to Germany
By the summer of 1940 Germany conquers all of Europe except Britain because it is an island
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Charles De Gauville
French government in exile led by Him Led the free France underground
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Operation Sea Lion Hitler's plan to conquer Main targets Later targets- Mistake Why?
Battle of Britain Control of the sky first bombers to attack Britain Communication centers, airfields, RAF(British Royal Airforce) Civilians - Mistake because it gave time for the RAF to recover
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The Blitz - It purpose *Backfires Britain's new Invention *Result
Attack on London for 57 consecutive days/nights Lessen the Peoples will to fight/moral *Backfires - makes them more determined to resist Radar turns the tide of the war *Early Turning point of the war - Britain wins Hitler's first lost!
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Battle of Atlantic Vital to Britain - Why? "Wolf pack" Allies fight back
"Lifeline of Great Britain"- Between US and Britain Longest continuous battle / most pivotal Because their an island (supplies, equipment) With "convoys", "sonar", and depth charges
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Allied powers Axis Powers
-Britain, France, and Soviet Union(later USA) - Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Neutrality Acts:1935 Purpose and 3 points
To limit U.S. involvement in future wars. 1. Placed an embargo on arms sales to belligerents 2. Forbade American ships from entering warzones and prohibited then from being armed 3. Barred Americans from traveling on belligerent ships

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