1. Causes of the War Spread of Dictatorships Europe Japan
Francisco Franco—Spain
Japan
Emperor Hirohito
General Tojo

2. Causes of the War Legacy of World War I Aggression in the 1930s
Japanese
Italian
German
Munich Conference

3. Causes of the War Failure of Democracies to Oppose Aggression
Neville Chamberlain
Appeasement

4. Causes of the War Events that Triggered the War Alliances
Rome-Berlin Axis (Italy and Germany)
Anti-Comintern Pact (Germany and Japan)
Italy and Japan
Pact of Steel (Italy and Germany)
Germany and Soviet Union
Japan and Soviet Union

5. Causes of the War Events that Triggered the War
German Invasion of Poland
Poland, Britain, and France declare war
Japanese Bombing of Pearl Harbor
United States declares war

6. Course of the War Principal Theatres of Conflict Western Europe
Evacuation at Dunkirk
Fall of France
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Germany invades

7. Course of the War Principal Theatres of Conflict North Africa Pacific
Britain defeats Italy and Germany
Pacific
General MacArthur leaves Philippines
Naval victories for U.S.
Capturing important islands

8. Course of the War Major Turning Points German invasion of Russia
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Invasions of North Africa and Italy
June 6, 1944: D-day invasion of France
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan

9. Course of the War Conclusion of the War Europe Japan
Allies advance from west
Russians advance from east
V-E Day: May 8, 1945
Japan
Refusal to surrender led to atomic bombing
V-J Day: September 2, 1945

10. Consequences of the War
Long-term Consequences for Society
Beginning of the Atomic Age
Beginning of the Cold War
Disillusionment
Economic Changes

11. Consequences of the War
Long-term Consequences for Society
Political Changes
Europe no longer dominated the world
Return to Materialism

12. Consequences of the War
Philosophical and Religious Consequences
Philosophical
Abandonment of idealism
Relativism
Existentialism
Religious
Atheism grew more popular
Christianity grew

13. Consequences of the War
Total War and Its Consequences
Massive Loss of Human Life
Massive Destruction of Property