1. January 29, 2009 1.Who was il Duce!? 2.Who was da Fuhrer!? 3.How did totalitarian govts keep control? 4.What was the gulag?

2. 10.8.1: –Compare the German, Italian, Japanese drives for empire in the 1930’s, including the Rape of Nanking, other atrocities in China, and the Stalin-Hitler Pact of 1939. 1.How did the Japanese invasion of Manchuria illustrate the weakness of the League of Nations? 2.Complete the timeline.

3. Japan’s Drive for Empire 10.8.1

4. Japanese Government Parliamentary Govt. –Written constitution –Govt. controlled by: 1.Emperor Hirohito God like Not elected 2.Parliament Elected Military very powerful –Reports only to the emperor Emperor Hirohito of Japan

5. Japan Moves Toward Peace 1922 –Signs treaty –Promises to respect Chinese boarders 1928 –Japan signs Kellogg-Briand Pact Flag of Japan

6. Econ. depression in Japan 1929 –US depression hits Japan –Japan suffers like the rest of the world –Many blame Govt. Most blame parliament –Military leaders promise a solution

7. Militarists Take Control Military ignores parliament –Military acts independent of govt. Military leaders rule in emperors name Want to return to the rule of the samurai Emperor Hirohito becomes puppet Known as Militarism

8. Japan’s Pacific Empire Solve econ. problems through foreign expansion –Conquer China, provides: 1.Raw materials for factories 2.Market for goods 3.Room for rising Japanese population

9. Japan Invades Manchuria 1931 –Manchuria heavily invested by Japanese companies Rich in coal & iron –Japan captures Manchuria –Set up mines –Export materials to Japan

10. League of Nations First direct challenge to the League of Nations –All major democracies are members Except US –League objects, but does nothing to stop it –Italy and the Germans later take notice –1933 Japan leaves league

11. Japan invades China 1937 –Japan continues into China China has larger army Japan better equipped and trained Japan easily defeat Chinese army Chinese army flee into interior Japan rules the coast

12. Rape of Nanjing 1937 –1000’s of civilian’s killed –Captured soldiers massacred –Women raped –Looted valuables –Burned the rest to the ground 1937 Japanese Soldiers entering Nanjing

13. Map Draw Europe and Northern Africa Label these countries –France –Spain –Portugal –United Kingdom –Ireland –Norway –Denmark –Netherlands –Belgium –Luxemburg –Morocco –Algeria –Tunisia –Libya –Eygpt Germany Liechtenstein Austria Switzerland Italy Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania East Prussia Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Yugoslavia Albania Greece Romania Bulgaria Soviet Union