1. Causes of WWII
M –
A –
I –
N –

2. M – A – I – N
Militarism
Axis built up military in violation of Treaty of Versailles
Ex. Germany militarized Rhineland
Italy and Japan also built up military

3. M – A – I – N Alliances Axis powers formed alliances
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany’s non-aggression pact with Russia

4. M – A – I – N Imperialism Axis powers took new lands Italy – Ethiopia
Germany – Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, etc.
Japan – Manchuria, China, islands in Pacific

5. M – A – I – N Nationalism Restore glory of former empires
Italy – Roman Empire
Germany – pre-WWI power
Racial superiority
Germany – Aryan race
Japan – superiority over Chinese