Bell Work Mein Kampf expressed the political

views of who? Adolph Hitler

Objective: Cover the events that lead to the start of WWII

Adolf Hitler believed that Germany could build a great civilization

To do this Germany needed more land His plan to enslave the Slavic people of

the eastern Soviet Union Hitler stops following the Treaty of

Versailles and the world does nothing

March 1936 Hitler sends troops into the Rhineland

This area was suppose to remain demilitarized

France and Britain does nothing This was the beginning of the policy of

Appeasement

Hitler gains new Allies Bento Mussolini new fascist leader of

Italy Mussolini and Hitler sign treaty to form

Axis Powers Soon afterwards Japan joins the alliance By 1937 Germany is a powerful nation

and annexes Austria The world does nothing

Hitler believes the world will not act and becomes bolder

In 1938 Hitler demands that the Sudetenland be given to Germany

World Leaders at the Munich Conference give in to Hitler’s demands (Appeasement)

Neville Chamberlin British Prime minister declares “Peace in our time”

He believes Hitler is going to stop invading countries, he is wrong.

Six months after Munich, Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia

Hitler then signs a Nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

Hitler then offers eastern Poland to Stalin

September 1931, Japanese soldiers seized Manchuria for iron and coal resources

Japanese stage a fake Chinese attack to justify invasion

League of Nations condemns attack but does nothing

Chiang Kai-shek tries to appease the Japanese by letting Japan occupy northern China

Japanese slowly move southward

In 1936 Chinese and Japanese forces clash south of Beijing

Japanese seized the capital Kai-shek refused to surrender

Japan planned to invade Siberia and divide its resources with Germany

The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact changed that

Instead they plan to invade Southeast Asia, they were willing to risk a strong response from the U.S. and Europe

In 1940 Japan demanded the right to invade Southeast Asia and then invaded

U.S. responded by imposing sanctions until Japan withdrew from Southeast Asia

Japan badly needed oil and scrap iron from the U.S.

After a long debate Japan decided to launch a surprise attack on the U.S.