The gates of Auschwitz… Reads “Work will set you free” World War 2 How did aggressive world powers emerge, and what did it take to defeat them in World War 2?

Totalitarianism Germany: Hitler and the National socialist Regime (NAZI) Italy: Mussolini, fascist leader Spain: Francisco Franco, led revolt, backed by Hitler Japan: Hideki, overran Eastern China and Manchuria

Picasso’s Guernica! Response to the Spanish Civil War and Germany’s bombing of the city of Guernica.

Causes of WW2 Appeasement – giving in to the demands of an aggressor Unchecked aggression – when Japan, Italy and Germany moved in on, or annexed their neighbors the aggression was “tolerated” or barely sanctioned by the Allies.

Neutrality-trying to not pick sides Pacifism-opposition to all war Why? Neutrality-trying to not pick sides Pacifism-opposition to all war

The HOLOCAUST! The resettlement, imprisonment and eventual killing of 11-12 million men, women and children including: 6 million Jews 2 million Soviet prisoners of war Disabled , elderly and enemies of Nazi party Homosexuals Jehovah’s Witness Gypsies

Cremation ovens at Auschwitz

The Axis Advance Nazi’s invade Poland 1939..Britain and France Declare war on Germany Nazi-Soviet Pact insures Germany a chance to further invade Europe THE BLITZ!! 57 day bombing of England…Churchill rallies the people to stand up to tyranny, Germany’s Operation Sea Lion fails! Germany invades Soviet Union

The U.S. enters the war December 7, 1941, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Dec 8, 1941 President Roosevelt announces the U.S. declaration of war.

Battle of Midway June 1942 U.S. Navy destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers, putting the Japanese on the defensive.

D-Day June 6 1944 The Plan was to drop paratroopers inland, bomb the turrets on the beach head at Normandy via air strikes, soften the coast by bombing it from battleships and then land 130,000 Canadian, British and American troops. The weather was overcast and many of the targets were missed; however, the Allies took the beaches of Normandy by nightfall.

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The Battle of the Bulge December 1944-January 1945, Belgium…Hitler’s last push to fight Allied forces. Massive losses on both sides eventually result in an Allied victory and marks the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany Hitler would eventually commit suicide and Germany Would surrender

The Manhattan Project Code name for the project to build an Atomic Weapon First tested in July 1945 in New Mexico FDR died April 12, 1945 The New President, Harry S. Truman decides to use the weapon to force the surrender of Japan. August 1945…a warning is issued to Japan and responded to with defiance…

The Japanese Defeat The Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)