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World war ii Trouble on the Horizon
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Germany German economy destroyed after World War I.
Hyperinflation – money is worthless. High unemployment. Unstable government. German military reduced. Germany lost territory and colonies.
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Adolf Hitler Rose to power in 1933. Leader of the Nazi Party.
Anti-communist. Anti-Semetic/racist. Ultra-nationalist. Fascist Promised to fix the German economy and military.
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German expansion Hitler rebuilt German military.
Quickly took territory lost in World War I – violated the Treaty of Versailles. Austria annexed in and Czechoslovakia in
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Italy Benito Mussolini. Fascist, like Hitler. Invaded Ethiopia in 1936
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japan Military took control of the country in the early 1920s.
Hit by the Great Depression, took over territories to gain natural resources. Invaded Manchuria in 1931, China in 1937.
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appeasement Japan, Italy, & Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles.
League of Nations failed to act, no consequences. Munich Pact - allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland in exchange for peace…
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Isolationism US not a member of the League of Nations.
Concerned with the Great Depression. Took no action against Japan, Italy, or Germany…
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Analyze the picture, how did this situation contribute to the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany?
Hitler promised to fix the German economy. Hitler promised to pay off German debts. Hitler promised to disband the German military to save money. Hitler promised to introduce a new type of currency.
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What was the policy that the League of Nations adopted toward the aggression of the dictators in the 1930s? Appeasement Isolationism Intervention Make America Great Again
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What was the greatest reason for Japanese expansion throughout the 1930s?
Japan wanted to test the League of Nations. Japan and Germany had formed an alliance to take over Asia. Japan needed natural resources to fuel its growing economy and military. Japan wanted to continue fighting after the end of World War I.
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Analyze this photograph
Analyze this photograph. What American foreign policy of the 1930s would be most associated with this image? Big Stick Diplomacy Imperialism The New Deal Isolationism
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Which of the following is not a cause of World War II?
The League of Nation’s policy of appeasement. The harsh treatment of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles and the subsequent economic disaster. American isolationism. The sinking of the Lusitania by German U-Boats.
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