1. Toward a Second World War: Aggression and Appeasement
EQ: How did the Nations of Germany and Japan march the world towards a second World War and how did other nations respond???

2. Revisiting the Treaty of Versailles:
Punishments of Germany:
1. Limited German Military
2. Got Rid of Monarchy
3. Took away German Territory
4. Dissolved Germany and Austria
5. Economic Sanctions Against Germany
6. War Guilt Clause (Article 231)
7. League of Nations (Maintain the peace)

3. Hitler Becomes Fuhrer: August 1934
Fuhrer was an old title taken by German leaders
After the death of President Paul Hindenburg, Hitler had supreme control of Germany
Limited the press
Limited protesting rights
Banned other political parties
Suspended the Constitution

4. Nuremberg Race Laws Instituted: September 1935
Even though they only made up about 3% of German society, Hitler blamed all German problems on the Jews
Took away their citizenship
Could not marry outside race
Could not own land
Made antisemitism legal

5. Concentration Camps Expanded: 1936
Originally designed to hold political prisoners, they began to intern Jews who challenged the Nuremberg Laws
Eventually there would be more than 30 “camps” in half a dozen countries
Some were for work, others were for extermination

6. Nazis Occupy the Rhineland: March 1936
Even though this was specifically forbidden in the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler did it anyway
Testing the resolve of the rest of Europe and the League of Nations
After a reprimand, he removed his troops

7. German Re-Armament Begins: September 1936
Germany began to build weapons
-Guns
-Subs (TV)
-Tanks (TV)
-Planes (TV)
-Built up full time troops
Hitler was reprimanded, but did not stop

8. Germany and Japan Become Allies: November 1936
Anti-Comminterm against the Soviet Union
They agreed to work together against future Soviet aggression
They would support each other in case of war

9. Hitler Reveals War Plan: November, 1937
He would gain an alliance with Stalin
He would quickly take out Western Europe
He would conquer Britain
He would stab Stalin in the back
Eventually take on the rest of the World

10. Anschluss With Austria: March 1938
Hitler and his armies invade Austria
Absorbs the Austrian troops into the German military
Violation of the Treaty of Versailles
Reprimanded by League of Nations

11. Munich Pact: 1938
Hitler meets with British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain
Hitler agrees to not carry out future aggressions in Europe
Chamberlain claims, “Peace for our time.”
Appeasement: Giving into an aggressors demands to avoid conflict

12. Night of Broken Glass: November 1938
Hitler begins the rounding up of German Jews
They were sent to Ghettos (A racially segregated neighborhood)
Those who resisted were shot in the streets
Looting and rioting against Jewish businesses
Part of the war plan

13. Invasion of Czechoslovakia: March 1939
Hitler takes back Czechoslovakia (some former German land)
Britain and France tell the Czechs not to fight back
More Appeasement

14. Nazi-Soviet Pact: August 1939
Hitler and Stalin sign this pact to not fight against each other
They will work together to defeat Poland (Former German/Russian lands)
They did not trust each other.

15. Invasion of Poland: September 1939
Germany Invades, then the Soviets Invade
Used Blitzkrieg tactics
Defeat Poland in less than a month (kill more than 1.5 million people)
Britain and France finally declare war