 Treaty of Versailles  Rise of Italian fascism  Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party  Great Depression  Japanese expansionism  Anti-communism  Appeasement  Militarism  Nationalism  U.S. isolationism  Maps

Major Causes of World War II Treaty of Versailles Rise of fascism in Italy Japanese expansionism Economic depression Anti- communism AppeasementMilitarismNationalism Rise of Hitler

In Germany, depression, unemployment and hard times led to a dramatic increase in votes for Hitler and the Nazi Party. Election dateVotes in millions Share May 20, % September 14, % July 31, % November 6, % March 5, % Voting for Hitler’s party increased as unemployment rates rose

Appeasement Appeasement is the act of giving in to an enemy’s demands in hopes of avoiding further conflict. In 1938, Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia cede the Sudetenland to Germany. He claimed that the German population living there was being mistreated. The British and French prime ministers agreed to Hitler’s demands without consulting Czechoslovakian leaders, in the hopes that this would avoid a war in Europe.

World War Two,

Main Points U.S. Entry into Conflict Impact on Society, Economy, Politics Main Events End of the War

Burning Ships in Pearl Harbor

Yellow = Allies Pink = Axis Orange = Axis controlled Cream = Neutral

A Total War War Mobilization Federal Control of the Economy Westward Shift of people and industry Sacrifice and Patriotism Millions of men to war

Building Support for War Office of War Information War as fight for American Way of Life, freedom Censorship Only positive images watch?v=A4o0kVX7iNc&f eature=relatedhttp:// watch?v=A4o0kVX7iNc&f eature=related

War Propaganda

Masculinity and War

Women in Industries Industries vacated by soldiers Single & Married 45% of workers in shipbuilding Women’s “duty” to work on the “home front” while men were “away” fighting High wages, freedom, enjoyment, personal pride

Rosie the Riveter

Gendered Propaganda

Women = Home = Homefront

African Americans Segregated Units 125,000 into San Francisco & Oakland Housing & school shortages Segregation in schools increased

German Expansionism Two fronts –Western Europe & France –Russia Blitzkrieg and massive industrial output Air Raid on England Control of Northern Africa through Italy

Allied Successes Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942 –Pacific Success Battle of Midway, June 1942 –Overturned J- Supremacy Battle of El Alamien, Fall 1942 –Northern Africa Operation Torch, May 1943 –Eisenhower’s invasion

Hitler Weakens Turned east and tried to invade Russia Stalled for months, winter hit, millions died –August 1942-February 1943 Hitler pulled out of Russia and lost momentum in war

The End is Near Operation Overlord, Summer 1944 Second Western front Landed in France Beaches of Normandy D-Day, June 6, million participated Liberated Paris

D-Day June 6, 1944

End of the War Germany Surrounded Island Hopping in Pacific February 1945: Yalta Conference (UKR) –Britain: Churchill –Russia: Stalin –US: Roosevelt

Race and the War Home front Segregated Units A. Philip Randolph Fair Employment Practices Commission

Japanese/American Internment Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942Executive Order ,000 relocated to “War Relocation Camps” 150,000 in Hawaii 1944 US Supreme Court supported it Over half were US citizens $1.6 billion in reparations

Holocaust –.–.

–Over six Million killed in gas chambers & concentration camps –“Final Solution” –U.S. State Department had information –Anti-Semitism in U.S

End of the War Roosevelt Died Poland Sacrificed to Stalin Atomic Testing “Manhattan Project” $2 billion = $20 billion today Trinity Test Site, NM

Post-War Situation Japan –Truman agreed to dropping t wo Atomic Bombs –Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945 –Nearly 120,000 died immediately USSR –Roughly million dead –Fear of Germany –Suspicion of the U.S. –Control over eastern Europe

Continued World Economy –International Monetary Fund –Investment, loans, economic growth World Politics –United Nations –Security Council –Member nations –Debate, conflict resolution

Significance Ended the Great Depression Migration to the American West New economic opportunities for Women and People of Color Brief unity and ongoing racism Defeat of Nazis and crippled Germany Destroyed Europe U.S. and Soviet Union became superpowers