Aggression Leads to War Chapter 24 Section 1 Aggression Leads to War

Japanese Militarists - Japan Political movement and beliefs – nationalism; militaristic expansionism Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s and 1930’s – the invasion of Manchuria; pulled out of the League of Nations

Benito Mussolini - Italy Political movements and beliefs – facism; extreme nationalism; militaristic expansionism; private property; strong centralized government; anti-communism Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s and 1930’s – The “March on Rome”; Rome-Berlin Axis Pact; invasion of Ethiopia

Adolf Hitler - Germany Political movements and beliefs – Nazism; extreme nationalism and racism; militaristic expansionism; private property; a strong government; anti-communism Aggressive actions taken in 1920’s and 1930’s – established Third Reich; pulled out of League of Nations; built up military; sent troops to the Rhineland; set up the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact

Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union Political movements and beliefs – communism; the spread of communism by workers revolutions throughout the world; state ownership of property; eventual rule by working class Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s &1930’s – massive campaigns to collectivize agriculture and to industrialize the nation; The Great Purge

Francisco Franco - Spain Political movement and beliefs – facism; militarism Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s and 1930’s – an uprising against the elected government; civil war

U.S – Caught in between it all America does its best to remain neutral throughout 1930’s. But finds this position to be increasingly difficult!

Good Neighbor Policy 1930 Hoover strikes down the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine! FDR – Good Neighbor Policy withdrew troops from Nicaragua and Haiti FDR also cancelled the Platt Amendment which limited Cuba’s independence

War Begins in Europe Poland – August 1939 Hitler and Stalin agreed to take over Poland (Nazi-Soviet Pact) Soviets also take over Finland, Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania Britain and France declare war on Germany for Hitler’s actions In the first years of the war Germany is unstoppable taking over Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, & Luxembourg. https://www2.bc.edu/~heineman/maps/1939label.jpg

Fall of France & Battle of Britain Even with Britain’s help France falls to Hitler quickly on June 22, 1940 Germany looked as if it would not be stopped at this point Hitler next ordered bombing missions on Britain day after day this continued through summer and fall of 1940 British P.M.-Winston Churchill fires up British spirit and they never give up Hitler finally moves on http://www.andrewclem.com/War/Maps/Europe_1940.gif

Hitler double-crosses Stalin Summer 1941 - Hitler then gets greedy and stabs Stalin in the back Hitler knows that the Soviets are not strong and marches his troops into the Soviet Union Churchill and Stalin do not trust or like each other very well, but they must now align to fight back the German forces together This is the beginning of the end for Germany and Hitler http://www.andrewclem.com/War/Maps/Europe_1941.gif