1. Major Players and Governments

2. DO NOW
Pages 64-65
Learning Target: I can identify and define government systems related to WWII
Why it’s important: Governments played a huge role in WWII, communism arises in WWII era
Success Criteria: I can complete a Venn Diagram on Totalitarianism and Democracy

3. Mini Essay Research Essay- Due June 1 (R ) and 2 (G)
Product- coordinating with Essay- Due June 8 (R) and 9 (G)
By the time you leave- you need a strong inquiry question

4. Possible Topic Battle of Coral Sea General Douglas MacArthur
Dwight David Eisenhower
Concentration Camps
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
Battle of the Bulge
Adolf Hitler
Lend Lease Act
War in the Pacific
Japanese Internment
Military weaponry in WWII
Auschwitz
US women in WWII
Battle of Britain
Rationing in WWII
Atomic Bomb
Joseph Stalin
General George Patton
US Manhattan Project
Benito Mussolini
Nazis
Battle of Midway
Nuremberg Trials
Invasion of Normandy
Gestapo
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Propaganda
President Franklin D Roosevelt
PTSD

5. League of Nations Politically weak Tried to preserve peace
United States never joined
Could not make laws only recommendations
No means of enforcing

6. Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 in Paris Made war “illegal”
However, no way to enforce it
60 nations signed it
** Note: all that signed were involved in WWII within the next 12 years of signing this pact

7. Japanese Aggression in Asia
Yuko Hamaguchi
Prime Minister of Japan
Shot in 1930
Leading to political disorder
By 1932 militarists controlled Japanese government

8. Japanese Attack on Manchuria
Japanese troops moved in (without China’s consent)
China appealed to League of Nations for help
Japanese delegate to league warned the league not to interfere
League of Nations sent investigating commission (headed by Lord Lytton of Great Britain)
Lytton Commission advised league not to recognize Japans occupation and that region of Manchuria be restored to China
Japan withdrew from the League of Nations
Some historians see Japan’s successful aggression against
China as the actual beginning of WWII

9. War in China Japan pressed further demands on China
Intent on extending influence over all of China
By 1939, the Japanese occupied ¼ of China (including all seaports, the Chang Jiang river valley, and many interior cities)

11. Italy’s Conquest of Ethiopia
Italy wanted to expand overseas
set its sights on Ethiopia in Africa
Asked League of Nations for protection
League of Nations unable to stop it
No armed forces
Made only a minimal effort to mediate
Placed economic sanctions on Italy (stoppage of trade and other economic relations)
League failed to command international respect
Japan and Italy learned that the world democracies
were apparently unwilling to go to war to prevent
aggression

12. Trouble Brewing in Spain
Spain lagged behind rest of Europe economically and politically
In 1930s the Spanish fascist party: the Falange was organized (fascism = rigid control maintained through force and censor)
Determined to preserve the power of the army, the landowners, and the church

13. Nationalists vs. Loyalists
Nationalist: Spaniard who favored the interests of the army, landowners, and the church (falangists)
led by General Francisco Franco
Loyalist: supported the republic and favored freedom of religion, free elections, separation of church and state, and secular education

14. Spanish Civil War Soon became a small European war
Italy and Germany sent troops to bolster Nationalist forces
Soviet Union tried to help loyalists but no competition for fascist allies
International Brigade: anti-fascist volunteers who fought on Loyalist side (included France, Great Britain, and U.S.)

15. Europe in 1930s Struggle between fascism and socialism
Testing ground for new weapons and tactics such as improved aircrafts and strategic bombing missions
Non-intervention committee created
Intended to cut off supplies and volunteers to both sides
Cut off most help to Loyalists, but not German and Italian assistance to Nationalists
For Hitler and Mussolini this was further proof that Great
Britain and France would do nothing to stop aggression
unless it involved their own territory.

16. Socialism
You have two cows. The government takes one of your cows and gives it to your neighbor.

17. Fascism (Italy)
You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them, and sells you the milk.

18. Communism (Russia)
You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.

19. Dictatorship
You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.

20. Totalitarianism
 You have two cows. The government takes them and denies they ever existed. Milk is banned.

21. Nazism
You have 2 cows.  The State takes both and shoots you

22. Quote
"Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” –Winston Churchill, 1947
1 min- what does this mean?
1 min- share out

23. Totalitarianism and Democracy
As we read descriptions of each, write characteristics of each in the Left margins and what life would be like living under this government in the right margin

24. “What would life be like living in Germany under a totalitarian regime
“What would life be like living in US under a democracy?”

25. Venn Diagram
Complete both sides of Venn Diagram based on Totalitarianism and Democracy with a partner
When you are done, complete summary and questions for today.