Into World War II
Situation in Japan Power in Asia Weak government Powerful military Impact of Depression Pacific Empire Investment in Manchuria Invasion of Manchuria Image of Emperor
Power of Dictators Safe world for democracy? RIP Fall of new democracies Food for freedoms Trust leader Economic Improvements Military Spending
League of Nations Dictatorships v. Democracies Opinions of USSR Germany, Japan, Italy US & USSR out Britain & France Avoiding war Policy of appeasement
Invasion of China Japan invasion Manchuria (1931) League “response” Japan left League 1937-Sino-Japanese war Japanese military mite Rape of Nanking Chiang Kai-shek & Mao Zedong
Mussolini & Ethiopia Weak League Response to Japan Mussolini excited Italian African Empire Invasion of Ethiopia League…help League “response” Hopes of peace
German Power Undo TOV Rebuilding military Troops into Rhineland Turning point for Hitler Rome-Berlin Axis Japan, Germany, Italy Alliance
Development into 1930s Weak Responses Impact of Depression Hopes to avoid war US non-involvement US Neutrality Acts Spanish Civil War Rise of Francisco Franco Hitler & Mussolini aid Test run for WWII
Germany Expansion Austria & Czechoslovakia Anschluss Austrian favor Troops/referendum to people Czechoslovakia Strengths German-Czechs in Sudetenland Hitler Demand for Sudetenland Preparing for war…
Munich Conference Emergency Meeting Neville Chamberlin, Hitler, Mussolini Sudetenland to Germany No More expansion German invasion of Czechoslovakia Failures of appeasement Weak responses=war