From Appeasement to War Chapter 14.1 From Appeasement to War

Aggression Goes Unchecked p460 Mussolini, Hitler, Japan aggressive 1. Japan invades Manchuria and China League of Nations condemned but no action

2. Italy invades Ethiopia League of Nations condemns but no action 3. Hitler goes against Treaty of Versailles Built up military, No action Policy of appeasement

Checking for Understanding?? What were the three countries that were militarily aggressive? What did Western democracies do ?

Keeping the Peace Why? France –weak England-too harsh on Germany Both fear of Soviet Communism *Pacifism-avoid war *Appeasement-giving into demands

Neutrality acts-US forbade selling arms to countries at war Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis Axis Powers Goals-fight Soviet Communism and allow territorial expansion

Spain Collapses Into Civil War Liberals vs. Conservatives Francisco Franco- Fascist Nationalist vs. Communist Loyalists Axis backs Franco vs. Soviets back Communists 500,000 dead

Battle of Guernica-Fascist Nazi help Franco committing atrocities Franco dictator 1939

German Aggression Continues 1. Austria annexed (added to) by Germany Anschluss-union of Austria and Germany Western Powers-no action

2. The Czech Crisis Germany annexes the Sudetenland-an area in western Czechoslavakia Western Powers-no action and request conference with Germany

Munich Conference France, Britain, and Germany Agree to- Germany gets Sudetenland France and Britain get promise from Germany that Hitler will stop aggression

“Peace in Our Time” Neville Chamberlin-Britain returns to England with “Peace for our Time” and is celebrated Winston Churchill- They had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor; they will have war

Europe Plunges Toward War Germany breaks promise 1939 Nazi- Soviet Pact- nonaggression pact Hitler and Stalin Both agree to share Poland and Eastern Europe Mistrust and fear

WWII Starts Invasion of Poland Sept 1, 1939 by Germany Britain and France declare war

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