1. World War II

2. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Goals
Main Cause of World War II:
Aggressive actions
taken by the
totalitarian dictators.

3. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals1)
Capture territory to increase Italy’s empire.

4. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals2)
Regain territory lost as a result
of World War I.

5. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals3)
Reverse the effects of the Treaty
of Versailles.

6. B. Events leading to war in Europe
1) Oct – Mussolini invades Ethiopia.
League of Nations reprimands Italy but takes no action.

7. 1) USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. It. Yug. Bu. Gr. Sp.
To Ethiopia

8. B. Events leading to war in Europe
2) Mar – Hitler re-militarized the Rhineland.
Again, League of Nations talks but does nothing.

9. 2) USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. It. Yug. Bu. Gr. Sp.
Rhineland
USSR G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

10. B. Events leading to war in Europe
3) July 1936 – Spanish Civil War erupts.
Popular Front wins elections.
(coalition of socialist and communist parties)

11. B. Events leading to war in Europe
Gen. Francisco Franco revolts.
Nationalists v. Republicans.
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini

12. Guernica – by Pablo Picasso

13. USSR G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Ro. 3)
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

14. B. Events leading to war in Europe
4) Oct – Rome- Berlin Axis.

15. 4) USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. It. Yug. Bu. Gr. Sp. Berlin
Rome
Sp.

16. B. Events leading to war in Europe
5) Mar – Hitler annexes Austria.
“Anschluss”

17. USSR G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au. 5)
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

18. B. Events leading to war in Europe
6) Sept – Hitler demands the Sudetenland.
Munich Conference:
G.B., Fr.,
Ger., It.

19. British Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain

20. B. Events leading to war in Europe
Munich Pact:
Hitler gets Sudetenland,
promises not to take anything else.
Appeasement policy.

21. What was the lesson of Munich?

22. 6) USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. It. Yug. Bu. Gr. Sp.
Sudetenland
USSR G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz. 6)
Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

23. B. Events leading to war in Europe
7) Mar – Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia.
You can’t appease a bully!

24. USSR G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au. 7)
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

25. B. Events leading to war in Europe
8) Apr – Mussolini invades Albania.

26. USSR G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp. 8)

27. B. Events leading to war in Europe
9) Aug – Nazi-Soviet Pact is announced.
Non-aggression agreement.

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29. USSR 9) G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

30. B. Events leading to war in Europe
10) Sept – Hitler launches the “blitzkrieg” against Poland.
Great Britain & France declare war on the Axis Powers.

31. USSR
10) G GB
Ger.
Pol.
Cz.
Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu.
Gr.
Sp.

32. Allies Axis Fin. No. Sw. Es. La. USSR D Li. G GB GB N Ger. Po l. B Cz.
Hu.
Fr.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu. A
Gr.
Sp.

33. 1) Fin. No. Sw. Es. La. USSR USSR D Li. G GB GB N Ger. Pol. B Cz. Au.
Hu.
Fr.
Fr.
Ro.
It.
Yug.
Bu. A
Gr.
Sp.