Causes of WWII

Rise Of F A S C I M

Ineffective League of Nations No control of major conflicts No progress in disarmament No effective military force

American Isolationism U. S. Neutrality Acts:1934, 1935, 1937, 1939

6. Charles Lindberg Argues for Isolation Charles Lindbergh was considered the greatest American hero of the 1920’s, for being the first person to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. When World War II began, Lindbergh spoke out against America going to war. He supported isolationism, or not getting involved in the affairs of other countries. 6a.Isolationism is : April 23, 1941 Charles Lindbergh Warns America not to Enter WWII I do not believe that our American Ideals, and our way of life, will gain through another World War.... The United States is better situated from a military standpoint than any other nation in the world by not entering WWII. Even in our present condition of unpreparedness, no foreign power is in a position to invade us today. If we concentrate on our own defenses and build the strength that this nation should maintain, no foreign army will ever attempt to land on American shores. 6b. Why does Lindbergh feel the United States should be isolationists? 6c. Was Lindbergh right? Did a “foreign army attempt to land on American Shores?”

America-First Committee

2. The Rise of Dictators 2a What is making Europe sick? During the 1930’s, a world depression allowed dictators to take control of some countries in Europe and Asia. A Dictatorship is a form of totalitarian government. This form of government has complete control of the lives of its citizens. 2a What is making Europe sick? 2b Name the three dictators represented in this cartoon. 2c Who is in bed next to Europe and what is most likely going to happen to him?

Great Depression Worldwide

Rise of Fascism Tough times = Tough leaders

Fascism in Italy 1922, Benito Mussolini forms a Dictatorship: Mussolini = “Il Duce” Cheated by Versailles Treaty Fear of Communism Economic Depression

Italy Attacks Ethiopia, 1935 Emperor Haile Selassie

Rise of Japan Economic Depression Lack of resources Desire for Empire

The Manchurian Crisis, 1931

Japan Invades Manchuria, 1931

The Japanese Invasion of China, 1937

Rise of Hitler National Socialist German Worker’s Party: Nazi Party organized, 1920s Nazi party largest in Germany, 1932 Hitler voted as chancellor, 1933 New parliament created 450, 000 members Larger than German army

Rise of Hitler Reparations = economic depression Reduced morale as Germany was reduced in size

Totalitarian State Hitler assumes complete control of the government and every aspect of the lives of the people

Rise of Nazism/ Anti-Semitism Gestapo Created -- April, 1933 Jewish Boycott – April, 1933 Jewish Books Banned & Burned – May, 1933 27,000 People in Camps – July, 1933 60,000 People in Camps – 1938 Illegal to Leave Germany – October, 1941

Germany Invades the Rhineland March 7, 1936

Czechoslovakia Becomes Part of the Third Reich: 1939

German Territorial Gains Austria – March, 1938 Border of Czechoslovakia – Sept., 1938 All of Czechoslovakia – March, 1939 Poland – Sept., 1939 By Summer of 1940, Germany Controlled Most of Europe World shocked as France falls to Germans

The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, 1939 Foreign Ministers von Ribbentrop & Molotov

Nazi Germany and Russia Ally

Appeasement: The Munich Agreement, 1938 To agree to the demands of a potential enemy in order to keep peace. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Now we have “peace in our time!” Herr Hitler is a man we can do business with.

4. Appeasement-giving into aggression in order to avoid war How this picture relates to Appeasement. Does Dr. Seuss thank that appeasement will work?

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American Involvement 1941 Lend-lease Act allowed sale or loans of war materials to “any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.”

8. Lend-Lease Act By 1941 President Roosevelt made it clear that the United States supported Great Britain and the Allied Forces. He declared the United States “must be the great arsenal of democracy.” An arsenal is basically a weapons store. He made the US “an arsenal of democracy” by selling Great Britain war stuff so they could better fight Hitler and the other Axis dictators. The act that allowed the president to sell weapons to Great Britain was the Lend-Lease Act of 1941. British ships transported the weapons, with escorts of American warships providing protection for about 2/3rd of the way. The rest of the trip the British ships were open to German sub attacks. 8a. Based on the cartoon, does Dr. Seuss feel that the Lend Lease act is effective? Support your answer. 8b. Based on the political cartoon, what might Dr. Seuss suggest to make the Lend Lease Act more effective?

U. S. Lend-Lease Act,1941 Great Britain.........................$31 billion Soviet Union...........................$11 billion France......................................$ 3 billion China.......................................$1.5 billion Other European.................$500 million South America...................$400 million The amount totalled: $48,601,365,000

The Atlantic Charter Roosevelt and Churchill sign treaty of friendship in August 1941. Solidifies alliance. Fashioned after Wilson’s 14 points. Calls for League of Nations type organization.

Japanese Aggression Japanese expansion worried Allied powers America tries to limit Japanese expansion by refusing to sell war supplies to Japan Japan organized a secret attack on the United States Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, later resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II. The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships (two of which were raised and returned to service late in the war) and damaged four more. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, and one minelayer, destroyed 188 aircraft, and caused personnel losses of 2,402 killed and 1,282 wounded. What was the end result?

Axis Powers- 8 nations

Axis Powers in 1940

Allied Powers 26 nations United States USSR Great Britain

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