GRADE 10 CANADIAN HISTORYMS. MAHARAJ

Leading up to WW2: The 1930’s

Framing the Issues:

Economical Political Social

Deals with Money

Deals with government/power Deals with the people

Germany is suffering because of the TOV

Germany is looking to new leadership to lift them out of depressive situation

Germans are very poor, hungry, jobless and feeling very helpless

Germany has no money and is borrowing money to pay reparations *damages to other countries (TOV)-Hitler is gaining popularity because creating jobs (building roads etc)

League of Nations not as effective anymore:-Japanese Army invades Manchuria (1931)--Italy (Mussolini) and his army invades Ethiopia, LON does not intervene, afraid that Mussolini and Hitler would declare war on France/Britain. -Tokyo + Italy and Germany become allies against USSR (communism)

-Hitler and Mussolini realize that LON are afraid of them!- People are afraid of communism

Framing the Issues- Political continued…

Hitler wants German’s everywhere to be united- he looks at the population at Austria Austria is mostly German speaking– Hitler want Austria to be

a part of Germany now Austria cannot defend against Hitler/Germany’s army France and Britain don’t intervene (afraid) Hitler has his eye on Czechoslovakia next (3 million German

speakers)– he claims the Germans there are oppressed and need to be freed

Britain, France and Soviet Union said they would help the Czech’s – they met with Hitler, they gave in to him (to avoid another war)

Hitler claimed this was his last demand, they believed him Germany conquers the Czech within months (1938)

The German Empire--- through Hitler

Hitler wants to create a large Empire

Strength by power and numbers!

Poland Soviet Union

Hitler goes against his word and decides he wants Poland

France and Britain finally decide to take a stand against Hitler, and guarantees Poland their support

Hitler hopes that the Soviet Union won’t want to conquer Poland, he thinks he may have to give in and create an alliance with the Soviet

Realizes that the LON won’t help them if Hitler invades

It is scared now because of Czech and Austria taken by Hitler

Soviet and Germany go into secret talks- decide to form a secret alliance to not fight each other- this is called the Non-Aggression act of 1939 Part of the agreement is that if they

conquer Poland, they will split it

Hitler’s Politics of the 1930’s continued

Canadian Perspective

Are afraid to stand up to Hitler and Mussolini– another war might occur

When the Ambassador to the LON spoke out against Mussolini, the Canadian Gov’t made it clear that they didn’t feel the same as the Ambassador! Drama, drama, drama! McKenzie King (PM) met Hitler before, thought he

was not a threat He had an autographed Photo of Hitler! Canadians also felt another war would further divide

English and French Canadians

The Discrimination in Germany

So, Hitler is busy on the political front among the LON and European nations At home in Germany, the mass forcible movement of

Jews to camps are occurring at rapid speed Why didn’t the nations or the LON help?!

Anti-semitism is occurring in varying degrees across Europe

Hitler is building his reputation as a FORCE to not mess with

He has tied up a lot of the other nations in worrying about a potential war… they aren’t paying attention

War is declared! AGAIN!?

On Sept. 1st 1939 German tanks invade Poland and flattens their great city (Warsaw)

Sept. 3rd, France and Britain declare war on Germany

1 week later, Canada declares war (un-willingly) on Germany

1st Canadian victim: Margaret Hayworth of Hamilton Ontario– 1o years old German submarine (violation of TOV) attacks a

passenger ship