World War II and Its Aftermath Chapter 14 World War II and Its Aftermath 1931-1955
Section 1:From Appeasement to War Aggression Goes Unchecked (Chart pg. 462) Japan Overruns Manchuria and Easter China Italy Invades Ethiopia Hitler Goes Against the Treaty of Versailles Appeasment Developed because Fascism was considered less of a threat than Communism Keeping the Peace Pacifism Neutrality Acts Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis Axis Powers
Spain Collapses Into Civil War Main result: Francisco Franco came into power and created a fascist dictatorship
German Aggression Continues Austria Annexed Anschluss The Czech Crisis Sudetenland Hitler argued that Germans had the right to conquer inferior peoples “Peace for Our Time” Munich Pact Hitler broke his promises
Europe Plunges Toward War Nazi-Soviet Pact Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 Marks the beginning of Word War II