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Chapter 24 WWII Looms Pgs. 700-727
Pgs. 700-727. Failures of the World War I Peace Settlement Germany upset: blamed for the start of WWI, had to pay everyone back, stripped them of “German”
Failures of the World War I Peace Settlement Germany upset:
blamed for the start of WWI, had to pay everyone back, stripped
them of German countries Soviet Union: upset because their country
was broken up to form Poland, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and
Latvia. New democratic governments were soon taken over by
dictators.
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Soviet Union Joseph Stalin took over as leader when Lenin died.
Wanted to create a model Communist state Agriculture and industry
controlled by government Forced peasants to give up their farms and
work on them for wages. By 1939 became the 3 rd largest industry
based country in the World. Created a police state If you disagreed
with the government you were exiled or killed. Totalitarianism
government that maintains complete control over its citizens
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Italy Benito Mussolini leader Facisim: political movement that
consisted of a strong, centralized government headed by a powerful
dictator Totalitarianism
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Germany Adolf Hitler Nazis : National Socialist German Workers
Party Aryan Race Needed lebensraum growing room Created Third Reich
3 rd German Empire
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Japan Wanted more living space for their people Invaded
Manchuria, China and took it over. League of Nations did nothing to
intervene and dictators took notice of it.
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Aggression in Europe Germany: 1933 Hitler pulled out of the
League 1935 began a military build up 1936 sent troops to Rhineland
1936 - Rome - Berlin Axis Pact which was an alliance between
Germany, Italy, and Russia. Italy Mussolini invaded and took over
Ethiopia (League did nothing)
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United States held fast to isolationism People felt that the
United States had been dragged/tricked into entering WWI by bankers
and arms dealers. Congress passed the Neutrality Acts: Outlawed
arms sales or loans to any nation at war. Ban on arms sales to any
country engaged in a Civil War. Neutrality breaks down Private
group of Americans got involved in a Civil war being fought in
Spain. (Facists vs. old government) Japan invaded China Because no
war was declared United States sent supplies to China.
Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall Hitler met with Austrian
chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg to meet with him. Schuschnigg
bullied into signing an agreement to bring Austrian Nazis into his
government. On March 12, 1938, German troops marched into Austria
unopposed forcing Schuschnigg to resign. Hitler then turned to
Sudetenland, a mountainous region inhabited by 3 million
German-speaking people. (part of Czechoslovakia) France and Great
Britain became alarmed Appeasement (gave up the land without a
fight because Hitler said that he wouldnt take over any more
land.)
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The German Offensive Poland was the next target for Hitler Had
a heavy German-speaking population France and Britain said that
they would help Poland if it was invaded. Stalin decided that he
didnt want to argue with Hitler over this issue so he agreed to a
joint occupancy. Soviet Union and Germany signed a nonaggression
pact agreed not to attack each other.
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Blitzkrieg in Poland Germany launched an attack on September 1,
1939. Blitzkrieg lightning war Fighting was going on for 3 weeks
before France and Britain helped. WWII had begun
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After Poland was taken over, Stalin began to annex territories
that were taken away from Soviet Union after WWII. The Fall of
France France was taken over by Germany and led by a Nazi Charles
de Gaulle was a French general who fled to Britain where he set up
a government in exile.
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The Battle of Britain Hitler wanted to take over Britain.
Launched an air raid to destroy Britain Royal Air Force (BAF) BAF
won because they had radar and were able to see when the planes
were coming Germany gave up after losing many aircrafts. Prime
Minister Winston Churchill saw this as a good victory.
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When Hitler came to power he placed the blame of the depression
and WWI loss on the Jewish population. Aryan Race was only
acceptable race. Propaganda Posters, movies, etc. Brainwashed many
people into believing misfits were evil and needed to be
exterminated.
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First measures Discrimination against Jews Boycotts,
segregation, isolation Ghettos Soon Jews were forced to live in
Ghettos so that they were completely segregated/isolated from
society. Shipped to concentration camps Goal Extermination
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/ timeline.html
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Ghettos Forced to pack up belongings and move into new living
quarters Starvation Disease Unsanitary Cut off from outside
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Scientific experiments Branded Mass murders Death chambers
Final solution American Response
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