1. Empire Building Leads to War

2. Empire Building Leads to War Page 21 & 22 Directions: –There are five sections of notes –ONLY CUT OUT THE WORLD WAR I SECTION –Glue pieces together

3. 1914: WWI starts in Europe Started between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, grew to be a war between 32 countries. Allies: Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, and Belgium. US joined in 1917 Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. World War I

6. Several causes: – European alliances: countries joined alliances to protect themselves. If one member was attacked, the others would help them. – Nationalism: Citizens felt pride in their countries. – Imperialism: Rivalries developed as countries colonized. Conflicts occurred over control of colonies in Africa and Asia. World War I

7. – Militarism: countries built strong armies and navies to defend their countries and colonies. – Event that started war: assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914. He was killed by a Bosnian Serb.

8. Empire Building Leads to War Page 21 & 22 Directions: –There are five sections of notes –ONLY CUT OUT THE END OF WORLD WAR I SECTION –Glue pieces together

9. Europe suffered - nearly 22 million people died. Led to economic crisis, changes in governments, decline in the power of European countries. Treaty of Versailles: Treaty that ended the war and created the League of Nations. League of Nations: group of nations that worked together to make sure a world war would not happen again. End of World War I

10. Treaty of Versailles – Signed in France in 1919 – Germany was required to: Give up one million square miles of land. Some of this land had been taken by Germany before the war. Land that was lost was rich in natural resources that would bring in money. End of World War I

11. – Germany was required to: Accept full responsibility for causing war and pay reparations to other countries for the losses and damages they suffered. Limit armed forces and stop production of nearly all war materials. Cannot uniting with Austria. – Germans resented the restrictions of treaty and began to protest as their economy worsened. End of World War I

12. Empire Building Leads to War Page 21 & 22 Directions: –There are five sections of notes –ONLY CUT OUT THE AFTER WORLD WAR I SECTION –Glue pieces together

13. Russian citizens suffered under Tsar Nicholas II. Russians were tired of food shortages, coal shortages, and exhausted from war. Workers united and overthrew the government. Bolshevik (Communist) party took power and established the Soviet Union under Vladimir Lenin Russian Revolution

14. After WWI a world wide depression European economies were desperate. Suffered great loss of life and property damage. They borrowed money to pay for war and had no money to repay their debt. Industry, shipping, and trade were all affected. European economies experienced inflation. – Inflation: prices rise and money loses value. World Wide Depression

19. Germany was devastated after WWI. People could not find jobs, there were riots in the street, the people did not believe their government could fix these problems. The people turned to the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler. Believed that Germans were the “master race” and was racist against the Jewish people. Rise of Nazism

20. Grew in power because… – Offered cures for economy problems – United Germans by blaming Jews for Germany’s problems – Convinced Germans they could protect them from potential enemies – Terrorized people who did not support them Rise of Nazism

21. Empire Building Leads to War Page 21 & 22 Directions: –There are five sections of notes –ONLY CUT OUT THE WORLD WAR II SECTION –Glue pieces together

22. After WWI dictators rose to power. – Germany: Adolf Hitler – Italy: Benito Mussolini – Japan: Emperor Hirohito These governments began to take over countries near them and formed the Axis powers. Countries were opposed by the Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the United States World War II

23. 1939: WWII starts when Germany attacks Poland and continues until 1945 when Germany and Japan surrender. Many of the battles were fought in Europe and the countries were devastated by terrible destruction and loss of life once again. World War II

24. 1930s: Hitler tries to get rid of all the Jews in Europe. Hurt the Jews economically by telling Germans not to buy from Jewish stores. Then had his army force the Jewish people from their homes and forced them to live in Ghettos. Jews were then forced into concentration, work, or death camps. Holocaust

27. When Allied troops came they shut down troops and imprisoned the soldiers. More than six million Jews were killed between 1933 and 1945. 1948: Israel is created for the Jewish people. World War II

28. Empire Building Leads to War Page 21 & 22 Directions: –There are five sections of notes –ONLY CUT OUT THE COLD WAR SECTION –Glue pieces together

29. At the end of WWII, Allied powers freed countries in Western Europe that were conquered by Germany. – Helped them to form new governments – Gave them money to rebuild their cities – Allied forces left – Soviet troops move into Poland, Romania, Hungary, and the eastern half of Germany and set up communism. Cold War

30. After the war the US and Soviet Union were “superpowers” with military and political strength. Distrust develops between the two superpowers, the US disliked how the Soviet Union was expanding their military. Both countries begin storing weapons to prepare for war. Cold War because they never actually went to war. Both countries competed in Space Race and alliances with Asia and Africa Cold War

31. Soviet Union would not allow people to leave the country 1946: British Prime Minister (Winston Churchill) warns that an “Iron Curtain” had fallen across the continent of Europe. – Iron Curtain: a dividing line was between Eastern and Western Europe. Iron Curtain

33. 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power. – Wants to modernize economy and decrease military spending in order to help international tension. – European economies do not, Europeans begin protesting. – 1989: Soviets say they will no longer help with protest. Poland and Czechoslovakia break away from the Soviet Union. End of Cold War

34. Reunification of Germany. When Germany was divided after WWII so was Berlin. – Soviet Union controlled Eastern Berlin. Allies controlled Western Berlin. – US Helped West Germany set up a democratic government. – 1961: East Berlin builds a wall to separate the two sides. End of Cold War

35. 1989: After weeks of unrest, East Germany relaxes its borders and allows its citizens to travel to West Berlin and West Germany. Gorbachev refused to help when people began taking the wall down. A new government was elected and Germany was reunited in 1990. 1991: Soviet leaders tried to take over. They failed and the Soviet Republics declared independence. Soviet Union came to an end and split up into 15 Republics. End of Cold War

36. Empire Building Leads to War Page 23 & 24 Directions: –Cut out the Pockets and glue into IN –Cut out strips and sort into the correct pocket