World War II
Causes for World War Two EconomicPoliticalSocial
Germany After World War I Following the First World War, Germany was heavily burdened by war debt. It had been forced to borrow in order to pay back the victorious European nations. When the American economy fell into depression, US banks recalled their loans, causing the German banking system to collapse. Germany Pays War Debts to Allies Allies Pay America Loans United States Loans Germany Funds Loan Cycle
Unemployment jumped from 1.3 million to 5 million and industrial production fell by one-half Unemployment jumped from 1.3 million to 5 million and industrial production fell by one-half Depression in Germany
Depression in Europe Germany’s Unemployment in thousands— 1928—2,265, —5,392, —2,462,000 September ,000 unemployed September ,320,000 unemployed September ,000,000 unemployed September ,350,000 unemployed September ,102,000 unemployed January ,100,000 unemployed
Causes of World War Two EconomicPoliticalSocial Loan Debt Great Depression Unemployment
Nationalism on the Rise "Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State" Renewed German & Italian Pride 2 Great Examples of Nationalism: Nazism (Germany) & Fascism (Italy)
Fascism In Italy Defined as corporatism, totalitarianism, nationalism, militarism, and Anti-Communism Italy had also been torn apart by the Allies in WWI Rise of Benito Mussolini –Powerful Speaker –Supporter of a Stronger State –Prime Minister in 1922 –Non-hostile take-over of Gov.
Rise of Hitler Adolph Hitler (in color)
Adolph Hitler Born in Austria Joined the Nazis after WWI Modeled his ideas /charisma after Mussolini Protested the Government Arrested & wrote “Mein Kampf” in prison Depression hit Germany in 1930 Became Chancellor in Germany in 1933
Can you See the Attraction to the Nazi Party?
Germany
Hitler’s Demands Hitler begins to rebuild the Military 1935 Rhineland Remilitarized 1936 Unification with Austria (March 1938) Sudetenland, German speaking Czechoslovakia, (Sept. 1938) Appeasement –Neville Chamberlain British P.M. –“We have Peace in our time”
Germany 1938
Hitler’s Broken Promise Hitler promises Chamberlain –If he received the Sudetenland he would stop –September 1938 Hitler invades Poland (March 1939) Lightening fast Blitzkrieg Britain & France declare war on Germany
Causes of World War Two EconomicPoliticalSocial Loan Debt Great Depression Unemployment Nationalism (Fascism & Nazism) Germany’s Rebuilt Military Appeasement Blitzkrieg of Poland
Nationalism!!! Unification– people had restored pride in their country, in their people, and in their leaders Lead to Ideas of Ethnically Superior –You are better than other people groups
One Big Social Cause German in the Early 1930’s –Turmoil, unemployment, inflation… Someone has to take the blame… Hitler blamed the Jews AND… Along with Jews, non-Jewish Poles (over 3 million of whom died), alleged communists, the physically handicapped and mentally retarded, Soviet POWs, anti-Nazi clergy, trade unionists, and psychiatric patients were killed.
Causes of World War Two EconomicPoliticalSocial Loan Debt Great Depression Unemployment Nationalism (Fascism & Nazism) Germany’s Rebuilt Military Appeasement Blitzkrieg of Poland Holocaust Nationalism (unification)