1. The causes of World War II
7th Grade Social Studies – Harold E. Winkler Middle School
Edited by 7th Grade Social Studies – Hickory ridge middle school

2. Review of World War I The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany:
Sign the War Guilt Clause
Pay $33 billion in reparations
Give land back to France
Reduce military
Leads to anger for the German people…
And to the rise of Adolf Hitler!

3. World Wide Depression
Economic Depression – sustained/long-term downturn in economic activity.
Nationalism – extreme pride/devotion in one’s country. Propaganda is going to be used to inspire this sense of nationalism…
This leads to - Some countries turning to radical leaders that make promises of greatness! (extreme nationalism)

4. World Wide Depression

5. Nationalism

6. A Weak League of Nations
The League of Nations was an organization created to prevent future conflicts, but…
did not include the United States.
did not have a military force.

7. Chinese/Japanese Conflict

8. Failures of The League of Nations
1931: Japan quits the League of Nations and invades Manchuria (China)
1935: Italy invades Ethiopia (quits League in ‘37)
1936: Germany invades the Rhineland = demilitarized zone and off limits to any German military force due to the provisions outlined in the Treaty of Versailles. (German Territory)
Previously quit League in 1933, 9 months after Hitler became chancellor.
The League of Nations does nothing…

9. Analyze this political cartoon with your group.

10. Spineless Leaders of Democracy
If you give a dictator an inch, he will take a MILE!

11. Appeasement: The Munich Agreement, 1938
Appeasement – a policy of giving into the demands of an enemy in order to avoid conflict.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
“Now we have “peace in our time!” Herr Hitler is a man we can do business with”.

12. Munich Agreement 1938
The Munich Agreement was an agreement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation (take over) of parts of Czechoslovakia.
This land was made up of mainly German speakers.
This territory was known as the "Sudetenland”.

13. Munich Agreement 1938

14. How is the Munich Agreement considered an act of appeasement?
Turn and Talk
How is the Munich Agreement considered an act of appeasement?

15. Rise of Dictators Totalitarianism Stalin Fascism Germany & Italy
Communism
Soviet Union
Totalitarianism
Militarism
Japan
Mussolini & Hitler
Hideki Tojo

16. Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936
The “Pact of Steel”

17. Invasion of Poland
1939: Germany signs Non-Aggression Pact with Soviet Union (Hitler-Stalin)
The two signed an agreement not to attack one another and secretly agreed to divide up Poland
Germany invades Poland on September 1, 1939.
Great Britain & France declare war on Germany 2 days later…

18. Axis Powers
Italy
Japan
Germany

19. Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
The Berlin Pact

20. The Berlin Pact
Axis powers are officially formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies.
The Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of these nations suffer attack by any Allied nation not already involved in the war.

21. Allied Powers
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union

22. U. S. Neutrality
Europe up in smoke