1. Hitler KWL
Think about what you know and what you want to know about Hitler.
Fill out the chart for Know and Want to Know
At the end of class you will fill out the Learned section

2. WWI Refresher How did WWI end? Consequences for Germany:
Claim full responsibility for the war
Pay war reparations (pay for the damage)
Seriously reduce/get rid of it’s military
How do you think Germany felt after the Treaty of Versailles?

3. Objectives: Content: Predict how Germany felt after World War I.
Learning: List the countries each leader was from and which alliance they were on.

4. Background Information for World War II

5. Causes of World War II 1 US dollar = 4.2 Rentenmarks
1. Political instability and economic devastation in Europe because of World War I
High war debt owed by Germany
Massive unemployment
Worldwide depression
High inflation
In 1914:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Marks
In 1923:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Rentenmarks
Which is
4,200,000,000,000 Marks

6. The value of money decreased because so much was being printed
1 US dollar = 4.2 Marks
In 1923:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Rentenmarks
Which is =
4,200,000,000,000 Marks

7. Rise of Fascism
Fascism is a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied

8. Fascist dictators included Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo
These dictators led the countries that became known as the Axis Powers

9. Axis Powers Country Leader Italy Benito Mussolini Germany Adolf Hitler
Japan
Hideki Tojo

10. Benito Mussolini Italian Dictator 1922 - 1943
Fascist Italian dictator
Led March on Rome in to show his power
The King of Italy (Victor Emmanuel III) appointed him Prime Minister
Mussolini took full power after the king’s death
Banned all other political parties
Believed Italy needed to restore glory and territory of the Roman Empire

11. Roman Empire

12. Adolf Hitler German Dictator 1933-1945
Looked to Mussolini’s rise to power as an example
Became leader of a fascist group commonly called the Nazi Party
Promised to end war reparations, create jobs, rearm Germany, and restore its former glory
Blamed Jews for world’s problems
Hindenburg died of lung cancer

13. Adolf Hitler German Dictator 1933-1945
Believed Germany needed to expand and create a better society at all costs – as outlined in his autobiography, Mein Kampf
Chancellor of Germany in then takes title of “Der Fuhrer”
Totalitarian leader
Used brutal system of terror to achieve goals (SS, SA, Gestapo)
Ignored the Treaty of Versailles and began his military quest
Hindenburg died of lung cancer

14. Second Reich
First Reich
Germany 1930
Germany 1919

15. Hideki Tojo Japanese Prime Minister 1941-1944
Emperor Hirohito was in charge, but the military had the real power
Tojo was the General of the Japanese Imperial Army
Was appointed Prime Minister during the war by Hirohito
Wanted to expand the Japanese Empire and make it respected at all costs

17. The Allies Country Leader France Albert François Lebrun Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie King
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
Soviet Union
(in 1941)
Joseph Stalin

18. The Democratic nations (United States, Great Britain, and Canada) were known as the Allies
The Soviet Union was not a democratic country but they joined the Allies after they were invaded by Germany in 1941.

19. United States Presidents
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt

20. U.S. Presidents
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was President of the United States throughout the war until his death on April 12, 1945
FDR’s successor was Vice President Harry Truman

21. Winston Churchill British Prime Minister 1940-1945 & 1951-1955
Became Prime Minister during WWII.
He was chosen based on his strong stance against Germany and belief in Britain fighting back.
Was one of the most popular Prime Ministers ever in Great Britain.
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22. Joseph Stalin Soviet Union Dictator 1928-1953
Participated in the Russian Revolution of 1917
Lenin led the Soviet Union in and established Communism.
After Lenin's death in 1928, Stalin conspired against all of his own political comrades until he gained complete power.
Totalitarian leader who used terror to accomplish goals.

23. The War Begins…
Germany had been expanding and breaking the Treaty of Versailles during the 1930s.
Germany signed the Munich Agreement, which gave them a part of Czechoslovakia as long as Hitler stopped trying to take any more territory.
In August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact. In the pact, they agreed not to declare war on each other.

25. But it didn’t work…
Hitler broke his promise! On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations.
Two days later, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. World War II had begun!