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Kellogg Briand Pact
1928 – “General Treaty for the Renunciation of War” International Repudiates War Remains a binding treaty
What does this treaty reflect?
8 Steps to War: SCRAMCUP
Saar Valley
Conscription & Rearmament
Rhineland
Anchluss
Munich
Czechoslovakia
USSR/Nazi Pact (Non-Agression Pact)
Poland
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)SAAR PLEBISCITE
Saar Valley controlled by League of Nations
1935 – Plebiscite Propaganda opportunity for
Hitler Results?
After plebiscite: Hitler said no more demands (from France)
First step to war.
SSaar
Plebiscite
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
CONSCRIPTION & REARMAMENT
1935 – Hitler reintroduced conscription
Violation of Treaty Britain & France react by…
CConscription
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
RHINELAND Treaty banned… 1936 - Germany
remilitarizes Rhineland France & Britain’s
reaction…
RRhineland
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
ANSCHLUSS (AUSTRIA) Anschluss = ‘Link Up’ Initially Hitler wants union Then… Invasion March 1938 Violates treaty France & Britain…
AAnschluss
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
MUNICH CONFERENCE Hitler demanded Sudetenland
Sudetenland = borders of Czechoslovakia, mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans
1938 First: Hitler demands union w/
Germany Second: Hitler plans invasion.
MMunich Conference
MUNICH CONFERENCEWHO?
Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Neville Chamberlin (PM of Great Britain) Eduoard Daladier (PM of France
At Munich Conference Lebensraum (‘living space’) – Hitler demands Sudetenland
Munich Pact Permits Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's
Sudetenland. Hitler promised to go no further – no further territorial
expansion.Legacy Appeasement!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK0d8ENS__c
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1939 – Germany
invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia.
Britain outraged Begin to realize that war was
only method to stop Hitler.
CCzechoslovakia
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
USSR/NAZI PACT(Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact) By ’39 Hitler wants to invade
Poland Fears repercussions
August 1939 – Germans & Russia agree not to
fight. Hitler wanted to prevent war with
Russia, Great Britain & France
UUSSR/Nazi
Pact
8 Steps to War (SCRAMCUP)
POLAND
Polish Corridor & Danzig 1939 –
First –Demanded union with Danzig Second - Hitler threatened war.
Chamberlain promised to protect Poles from German invasion
September 1, 1939 :: Hitler invaded Poland.
Great Britain & France declare war on Germany.
PPoland
Phony War
After the invasion of Poland until the Battle of France in May 1940 Lack of major military operations Declarations of war but no major attacks
US Responds to HitlerNeutrality Acts
1935 embargo on arms trade
1937 Cash & Carry: Quarantine Speech: "quarantining" all aggressors. “Moral embargo" on exports of aircraft to Japan.
1939 = Roosevelt Neutrality was ‘passive aid’ …but US remains neutral
End of U.S. Neutrality: Europe Lend-Lease Act – March 1941- US neutrality ends
U.S. to lend or give war materials to allied nations. German Submarine attacks = Shoot on Sight policy
End of U.S. Neutrality: EuropeThe Atlantic Conference (August
’41) Meeting: US (Roosevelt) & Great
Britain (Winston Churchill)
Atlantic Charter: Blueprint for post-war world. Outlines the goal for the Allies
Goals/Desires for Allied Powers1. No territorial gain from war
2. Self-determination of peoples
3. Live without want
4. General world security
End of U.S. Neutrality: Asia
Japan lacked natural resources To get resources = challenge European colonies
Eyed Dutch East Indies
August 1941: US oil embargo US had supplied 80% of Japanese oil imports Leads to Pearl Harbor attack
End of U.S. Neutrality: Asia
December 7th, 1941 - Empire of Japan attacked the US
Admiral Yamamoto: Planned attack Americans had 96 vessels at P.H. The attack took place in two waves
Began at 7:53, concluded by 9:55 Attack successful – Cripples US fleet