1. Warm-up #15: What is the Cartoon Saying. Is it painting the U. S
Warm-up #15: What is the Cartoon Saying? Is it painting the U.S. in a Positive light?

2. Essential Question
What events lead to the start of World War II?

3. Rise of Fascism
WWI forced governments to assume large amounts of control.
Powerful leaders who promise better futures arise.
Beginnings of totalitarian states
Nation in which the government controls every aspect of citizen’s lives
Dictators

4. Fascist Italy Lower class resisting wealthy elite
Workers in cities on strike
Italy did not gain much in Treaty of Versailles

5. Benito Mussolini and fascist party come to power
Fascism: glorifies nation over self and dedication to a strong leader
Elections and political parties weaken
Private property okay
War and violence okay as long as it is to promote national goals
Silenced critics, controlled schools, secret police

6. Italy takes over Ethiopia
League of Nations tries to intervene, but has no real power
Place economic sanctions
Restricts weapons and raw materials sale
Does not cut off sale of oil, coal, or iron

7. What were the conditions like in Germany after WWI?

8. Germany
Democratic government (Weimar Republic) set up after WWI faces frequent turmoil:
Threat of revolution
Economic ruin/Huge debts
Hyper Inflation
Reparations
1930’s – Great Depression world wide, hit GER hard.
Unemployment

9. German Inflation

10. Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler lead National Socialist (Nazi) Party.
Criticized and ignored Treaty of Versailles
Charismatic speaker
“Germany today, the World tomorrow”
Uses Propaganda
Writes Mein Kampf (My Struggle) when in prison.
Outline beliefs of Nazi Party

11. 1933: becomes Chancellor of Germany
Began building up the military, ignoring the Treaty of Versailles
Gives himself title “Der Fuhrer” (the leader)
Create Third Reich (Empire)

12. Nazi Party Core beliefs
Nationalism: Germans part of superior Aryan race.
Anti-Semitism: blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in WWI and current econ. problems.
Fascism: Violence and strong government control needed to advance Germany
Anti-communist
Eliminated other political parties
Controlled every aspect of GER life

13. Warm Up # 16
What conditions lead to more Fascist and Totalitarian leaders in Europe?

14. Warm Up # 17
What are 2 things that you learned from the video last time?
-Hint: look at your video question on pg. 9

15. Reminders Appeasement Thesis Statement already due Friday April 21st
Project Fixes Due
Wednesday April 26th
Unit 6 Test
Unit 6 Workbook Due
Unit 6 Overview Due

16. Nazi Rule Secret Police Controlled press, schools, and churches
Strengthened German Men
Preached hard work, sacrifice, and service to state
Employed men in building program and military
Anti-Jewish campaign
Concentration camps

17. Nazi Aggression 1936: GER sends troops into the Rhineland.
1938: GER annexes Austria
World responds with policy of appeasement
Making concessions to an aggressor in order to keep peace.
Other nations have no money or desire to enter conflict
Gave GER part of Czechoslovakia where many Germans lived.
Hitler takes the rest 6 months later.

18. Munich Conference
1938 – Hitler promised to settle future disputes with negotiations and not take any more land by force.

19. Germany Builds Allies
1939 – GER and Soviet Union sign non-aggression treaty.
Would not attack each other
GER wants to gain Poland, now eliminates threat from other side

21. The Path to War
1920’s and 30’s: European nations struggle to recover from WW1.
Economic hardships
Political unrest
Fear of revolution (like in Russia)

22. The Politics of Hunter
1. In early March 1919, General Herbert Plumer, commander of the British Army of Occupation, informed Prime Minister Lloyd George that his men were begging to be sent home; they could no longer stand the sight of "hordes of skinny and bloated children pawing over the offal" from the British camps.
2. A German child who was ten years old in 1918, and who survived, was twenty-two in Vincent raises the question of whether the miseries and suffering from hunger in the early, formative years help account to some degree for the enthusiasm of German youth for Nazism later on.

23. League of Nations
League of Nations exists to keep peace among countries.
Has no real power
No money
No military
No U.S.

24. The Century: Civilians at War pg. 9
3rd Period: 28:58
6th Period: 32:50
7th Period: 34:00
Skip from 32:45 – 49:55

25. Essential Question
What events lead to the start of World War II?