A Time of Conflict Chapter 11, Lesson 1 World War II A Time of Conflict Chapter 11, Lesson 1

What did Adolf Hitler want to do with Germany? Essential Question What did Adolf Hitler want to do with Germany? Hypothesis: A:

Vocabulary Facism-The _______ controls economy, culture and all parts of people’s lives Dictator- A ruler that has total ______ of a country and its people Racism- An idea that a group of _____ is better than other races

Start of the War People needed answers to solve their problems Nazis and Facism Facism-when the government controls the economy, culture and all parts of people’s lives In 1933, Hitler became the dictator of Germany-the ruler who had total control of his country and its people People needed answers to solve their problems German leader, Adolf Hitler, said he could solve Germany’s problems He formed political party called the National Socialists, or the Nazis After World War I, people hoped for happier times BUT, The Great Depression ruined economies around the world

A Growing Threat Factors that fueled the war Racism-the idea that one group of people is better than other races Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s problems and put many German Jews into prison Germany, Italy and Japan formed an alliance called the Axis Powers The leaders of Japan, Italy and Germany believed in racism In 1938, Hitler annexed (added) Austria and then took over Czechoslovakia Joseph Stalin, leader of Soviet Union, secretly agreed with Hitler to not attack each other Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, instilled facism in Italy

Germany Invades Poland Great Britain and France formed alliance called the Allied Powers Allies tried to stop Germany by signing agreement with Germany Allies would let Germany keep land in exchange for Hitler’s promise to not invade anymore Hitler broke his promise and Germany invaded Poland Allies declared war on Germany Italy and Japan declared war on the Allies The Allies could not stop Germany By the end of 1941, Germany controlled most of Europe Winston Chuchill, Prime Minister of Britain, inspired Britain to keep fighting Germany

Japan’s new nationalism America Enters the War FDR Believed in isolationism But, he wanted to help British by sending them military supplies and equipment Japan’s new nationalism 1941, Japan invaded China and wanted to conquer other countries for their resources Hideki Tojo Japan’s Prime Minister Knew that only U.S. Navy could stop Japan Decided to plan a surprise attack

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor- a U.S. Naval base in Hawai’i “A date which will live in infamy”-FDR; The U.S. felt they must fight back The day after Pearl Harbor, Congress declared war on Japan and 3 days later, Germany and Italy declared war on U.S.

What did Adolf Hitler want to do with Germany? Essential Question What did Adolf Hitler want to do with Germany? Hypothesis: A: