1. Pre-Notes Appeasement
Policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict
A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands
Nonaggression Pact
Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Two countries agree to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years

2. Pathways to War

3. Causes of World War II - military aggression displayed by Italy, Germany, Japan

4. They wanted empires - little was done to stop them

5. 1935 - Italy invaded Ethiopia
League of Nations criticizes - does nothing

6. 1936 - Italy - Germany - Japan form Axis Powers

7. 1936 - Germany & Italy send troops and weapons to aid Francisco Franco in winning Spanish Civil War
Franco – Fascist Dictator of Spain ( )
Spanish Civil War ( )

8. Which countries were guilty of military aggression?
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Which countries were guilty of military aggression?
What countries were a part of the Axis during World War II?

9. United States

10. 1930's - US:
chooses isolationism
passes several neutrality acts - can't sell weapons or loan money to countries at war

11. Great Britain and France

12. Believe that appeasement will prevent another war

13. Munich Conference
Great Britain and France allow Hitler to keep Sudetenland - he promises to stop taking land

14. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said "We have achieved peace in our time"
Neville Chamberlain – British Prime Minister ( )

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Opting for isolationism in the 1930’s, the United States passed several neutrality acts. What was the main provisions of these acts?
What is the best description of appeasement?
Why was Appeasement NOT successful?

16. Germany takes over Czechoslovakia
March 1939
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia

17. Italy takes over Albania
April 1939
Italy takes over Albania

18. Germany and the Soviet Union sign Nonaggression Pact
August 1939
Germany and the Soviet Union sign Nonaggression Pact

19. Germany invades Poland Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
September 1939
Germany invades Poland
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

20. The Non-Aggression Pact was signed between ____ & _____.
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The Non-Aggression Pact was signed between ____ & _____.
What event is recognized as the starting point of World War II?