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Chapter 26 Sec 1
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Hitler believed that Germany was capable of building a great civilization but needed new lands. Hitler looked to the Soviet Union for these new lands for his Third Reich, Aryan racial state. Hitler wanted to revise the unfair provisions of the treaty of Versailles Germany only wanted its rightful place among the European states
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On March 9, 1935, Hitler created a new air force One week later he started a military draft that would boost his army to 550,000 troops. Both are direct violations of Treaty France, Great Britain, and Italy condemned Germany’s actions but did nothing because of their problems at home with the Great Depression
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If you knew no one was going to do anything to you or say anything to you about it, would you take something that wasn’t yours?
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Hitler knew that the western states would not use force to try to enforce the Treaty of Versailles. So on March 7 th 1936, Hitler sent troops in the Rhineland. It was a DMZ, no weapons or fortifications. France had the right to use force against any violation but would not act without British support Britain did not support use of force and viewed the occupation as a reasonable action by a dissatisfied power. Britain had started the policy of appeasement http://youtu.be/SpxdYTNkbe4
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In October 1935, Mussolini’s forces invaded Ethiopia. Hitler gave him support Hitler and Mussolini sent troops to help Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War In October 1936, Mussolini and Hitler made an agreement recognizing their common political and economic interests. Began the Rome-Berlin Axis In November 1936, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact- common front against Communism
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In 1938, Hitler threatened Austria with invasion, forced Austrian chancellor to put Austrian Nazis in charge of the government Allowed German troops to enter and help maintain law and order. Took a vote to see if Austria wanted to be annexed by Germany, over 99% yes vote to join Germany. On March 13, 1938 Hitler annexed Austria to Germany
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On September 15, 1938, Hitler demanded that the Sudetenland be given to Germany. At the Munich Conference, France, Britain, Italian, and German representatives met about Germany’s demands They met all of Hitler’s demands and let German troops occupy the Sudetenland http://youtu.be/CSe1Yuk0jsc http://youtu.be/CSe1Yuk0jsc Western appeasement was at its high point. They believed that was all Hitler wanted and they had reached peace in their time
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In March 1939, Hitler invaded and took control of Bohemia and Moravia Slovakia had become a puppet state for Nazi Germany Western states finally react when Hitler demands part of Poland Great Britain offers to protect Poland, but knows only Soviet Union was powerful enough to contain Nazi aggression. Begins political and military negotiations with Stalin
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Hitler feared a two-front war On August 23 1939, Germany and Soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact Promised not to fight each other and Hitler promised Stalin control of eastern Poland and the Baltic states.
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The non-aggression pact gave Hitler the freedom to attack Poland On September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Two days later, Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Japanese soldiers dress as Chinese soldiers and blow up section of Manchurian railroad on September 18, 1931 Japan used this incident to justify taking all of Manchuria in a series of rapid military advances China had many resources that Japan did not By September 1932, Japan had renamed it Manchukuo The world protested Japan’s seizure, Japan withdraws from League of Nations. U.S. did not recognize the seizure but was unwilling to threaten force.
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China decided to appease Japan by allowing it to govern areas in northern China As Japan moved southward, Chinese leader decides to end his military efforts against the communist and fight the Japanese Japan wanted China to join New Order with Japan in the lead of Japan-Manchuria-China
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Japan wanted to seize Soviet Siberia for it’s rich resources During the 1930’s, Japan started to cooperate with Nazi Germany, assumed they would launch a joint attack on Soviet Union and share its resources After news of non-aggression pact, Japan had to rethink its plans. Now turns its attention to raw materials in that could be found in Southeast Asia.
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In summer of 1940, Japan demanded the right to exploit economic resources in French Indochina (Vietnam) U.S warned if any action then they would apply economic sanctions Japan needed oil and scrap metal from U.S. After a debate, Japan launches an attack against U.S. and European colonies in Southeast Asia
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German Occupation of Rhineland http://youtu.be/SpxdYTNkbe4 http://youtu.be/SpxdYTNkbe4 German Invades Sudetenland http://youtu.be/CSe1Yuk0jsc http://youtu.be/CSe1Yuk0jsc
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