Road to War

Treaty of Versailles Give up land in Pacific/ from Russia Take full responsibility for war De-militarize Rhineland No alliance w/ Austria Reduce military to 100,000 Pay reparations League of Nations created

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations?

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria 1937 1935 – 1936 Italy

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) 1937 1935 – 1936 Italy

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 1935 – 1936 Italy

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 Invaded China – attacked 2 major cities; killed and raped thousands of civilians (Rape of Nanjing) 1935 – 1936 Italy

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 Invaded China – attacked 2 major cities; killed and raped thousands of civilians (Rape of Nanjing) Kellogg Briand pact 1935 – 1936 Italy

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 Invaded China – attacked 2 major cities; killed and raped thousands of civilians (Rape of Nanjing) Kellogg Briand pact China asked League for help; League did nothing b/c in middle of Depression 1935 – 1936 Italy

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 Invaded China – attacked 2 major cities; killed and raped thousands of civilians (Rape of Nanjing) Kellogg Briand pact China asked League for help; League did nothing b/c in middle of Depression 1935 – 1936 Italy Conquered Ethiopia

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 Invaded China – attacked 2 major cities; killed and raped thousands of civilians (Rape of Nanjing) Kellogg Briand pact China asked League for help; League did nothing b/c in middle of Depression 1935 – 1936 Italy Conquered Ethiopia

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1931 – 1933 Japan Japan conquered Manchuria Kellogg-Briand pact (no war unless attacked) Condemned attack; Japan withdrew from League 1937 Invaded China – attacked 2 major cities; killed and raped thousands of civilians (Rape of Nanjing) Kellogg Briand pact China asked League for help; League did nothing b/c in middle of Depression 1935 – 1936 Italy Conquered Ethiopia Opposed; did nothing

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations 1935 1936 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 1936 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service 1936 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 Hitler’s troops entered Rhineland 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 Hitler’s troops entered Rhineland Rhineland demilitarized 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 Hitler’s troops entered Rhineland Rhineland demilitarized 1938

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 Hitler’s troops entered Rhineland Rhineland demilitarized 1938 Formed anschluss (union) with Austria – justified as trying to get all Germans into single homeland

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 Hitler’s troops entered Rhineland Rhineland demilitarized 1938 Formed anschluss (union) with Austria – justified as trying to get all Germans into single homeland No union with Austria

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1933 Germany Withdrew from League of Nations Nothing 1935 Brought back universal military service Army limited to 100,000 1936 Hitler’s troops entered Rhineland Rhineland demilitarized 1938 Formed anschluss (union) with Austria – justified as trying to get all Germans into single homeland No union with Austria

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there 1939

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany 1939

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. 1939

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939 Signed non-aggression treaty with Russia ; secretly agreed to divide Poland

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939 Signed non-aggression treaty with Russia ; secretly agreed to divide Poland

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939 Signed non-aggression treaty with Russia ; secretly agreed to divide Poland Britain & France said if attack Poland, will respond with war

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939 Signed non-aggression treaty with Russia ; secretly agreed to divide Poland Britain & France said if attack Poland, will respond with war Attacked Poland

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939 Signed non-aggression treaty with Russia ; secretly agreed to divide Poland Britain & France said if attack Poland, will respond with war Attacked Poland

Road to War Date Country Action Violation? Reaction from League of Nations? 1938 Germany Wanted to gain the Sudentenland (part of Czechoslovakia) b/c many Germans living there Land taken from Germany Munich Conference – decided on appeasement / give Hitler Sudentenland if promised not to invade Czech. - 6 months later invaded Czech. / response was appeasement 1939 Signed non-aggression treaty with Russia ; secretly agreed to divide Poland Britain & France said if attack Poland, will respond with war Attacked Poland Declared war / WWII began