1. Aggressors Invade Nations
Japan, Italy and Germany in the 1930’s

2. Conquest in the 1930’s
Germany, Italy and Japan were focused on military conquest.
All 3 nations had dreams of building large empires.
Germany= Third Reich

3. Japan
World-wide economic depression led to an overthrow of the government by the military.
Emperor Hirohito stayed the leader, but the military made all of the decisions.
Seized Manchuria first, then China.
Rape of Nanking, 1937
League of Nations did not stop Japan.
What does Japan want? OIL!!!

4. Emperor Hirohito

5. Italy Italy wanted to invade countries as Japan did.
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia first due to an old defeat in the region in the 1890’s.
Ethiopian emperor asked the League of Nations for help- they did nothing.
British allowed Muss. passage through Suez Canal to Ethiopia.

6. Benito Mussolini

7. Suez Canal and Ethiopia

8. Germany Hitler wanted to undo the Treaty of Versailles
Expanded army
Invaded Rhineland (area between France & Germany)
Took Austria (Anschluss)
Took Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland)
Muss. and Hitler formed Rome-Berlin Axis.
Later added Japan to form Axis Powers
Signed secret Nonaggression Pact (agreement to not attack) with Stalin

10. Adolf Hitler

12. Where is Everyone?
Much of Europe and the U.S. are still affected by the Great Depression of no $
U.S. took the policy of isolationism (to be neutral/stay out of war)
Britain & France adopted policy of appeasement (giving into demands to avoid a conflict)
Allowed Hitler to do what he pleased
Munich Conference called to try to prevent a war, Sept. 1938
Hitler made promises he never meant to keep
Britain believed peace had been achieved

13. War is Inevitable
Breaking the Treaty of Versailles through aggressive tactics would lead to war.
Unfortunately, Britain and France dropped the appeasement policy a bit too late.
World War II began in Sept when Germany invaded Poland.

14. The Rape of Nanking
300,000 innocent Chinese were slaughtered by the Japanese during their invasion of Nanking, China in 1937.
Very brutal
20,000 women were raped/gang raped
Limbs were cut off, male/female genitalia cut off, decapitation
Japanese govt. does not take full responsibility today.
Surprising? What other genocide does this sound like?

15. Nanjing (Nanking), China

16. Japanese Soldiers Invade

17. Dead Bodies in Mass Grave

18. Bayonet Practice

19. Family Crying Over Dead Child

20. Chinese Decapitation

21. Dead Child Carried By Japanese Soldier

22. Decapitation in Progress