8Y 04-20-2016 Wednesday Causes of World War II Objectives: Describe political and social developments in the world during World War II. Agenda: Do Now: What do you think was the most important cause of World War II? Go over page 809 1-4 all Class lesson and discussion on Chapter 25 Section 1 and 2: Political and social developments at home and abroad during WWII. Homework

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World War II Begins in Europe German Expansion 1936 – Rhineland –former German territory Alliance with Mussolini 1937 – Alliance with Japan 1938 – takes Austria and Sudetenland 1939 – takes all of Czechoslovakia and makes a non-agression pact with Stalin – planned to split Poland. 1939 – September 1 attacks Poland  officially starts World War II because France and Britain had promised to protect their ally, Poland, if Hitler attacks. September 3 – Britain and France declare war on Germany). Blitzkreig (lightning war) – working with Stalin, it takes two months to conquer Poland. 1940 – Spring – Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg 1940 – June 22 – France 1940 – July – Battle of Britain – RAF v. Luftwaffe. Radar helps RAF destroy 2300 Luftwaffe aircraft. Hitler cancels invasion of Britain. 1941 – March – Lend-Lease to Great Britain and China 1941 – June Hitler attacks the Soviet Union. Soviet Union join Allies. 1941 – November – Lend-Lease to Soviet Union

WWII Begins in the Pacific – America enters the War. Japan conquered most of China in the 30s. Moved into the rest of Southeast Asia. For oil and other resources. July 1941 – Japan takes French Indochina. US freezes exports and Japanese funds in American banks. Dec 7 1941 – Pearl Harbor. 2400 American battleships and 200 planes destroyed. Dec 8 1941 – US declares war on Japan. Germany declares war on United States.

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