1. Causes of World War II: Rise of the Dictators
Focus Question: Why did totalitarian states rise after WWI and what did they do?

2. The Legacy of the Treaty of Versailles
Predict: Using what you remember from the Treaty of Versailles (ended World War I); which countries will be unhappy with the result of the treaty? What do you think they will do?

3. Remnants of the Treaty of Versailles
The punishments Germany suffered in the Treaty created resentment.
The problems overwhelmed Germany and they went in to a depression which made it easier for the Nazi party to rise to power.
New democracies collapsed and dictators were able to seize power.

4. Anarchism
Absolutely No Government at all!
Leaders/Countries:
None

5. Communism
Government owns everything
There are no social classes
Leaders/Countries
Joseph Stalin/Russia

6. Democracy Government by the people or their elected representatives
Leaders/Countries:
FDR/United States
Winston Churchill/Great Britain
George Clemenceau/France

7. Fascism
Fascism ~ stressed the pride of nationalism and the interests of the state over the individual
Leaders/Countries:
Adolf Hitler/Germany
Benito Mussolini/Italy
Emperor Hirohito/Japan

8. Totalitarian Government – Single party or leader controls every aspect of the lives of its people
Emperor Hirohito
Dictator of Japan
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany
Benito Mussolini
Dictator of Italy

9. Why do you think totalitarian governments were able to come to power after World War I?

10. European Reaction Favor policy of appeasement
This did not work! The leaders became more bold and aggressive instead!
Appease: to pacify or please someone to avoid conflict.
-ex: the waitress appeased the customer even though he was rude.

11. Failures of the League of Nations to Stop Aggressive Actions
1931 ~ Japan invades Manchuria and withdraws from the League
1933 ~ Hitler removes Germany from the League
1935 ~ Hitler begins to build up his military (direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles)
1935 ~ Mussolini’s Italian Army marches into Ethiopia and takes control of it by 1936
1938 ~ Hitler invades Austria
1938 ~ Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Sept 1, 1939 ~ Hitler invades Poland with blitzkrieg (lightening war)
Sept 3, 1939 ~ France and Britain declare war on Germany

12. Alliances of World War II
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Germany
Adolf Hitler
2. France
Charles de Gualle
2. Italy
Benito Mussolini
3. United States (1941)
FDR
3. Japan (1940)
Emperor Hirohito
4. Soviet Union (1941)
Joseph Stalin

13. Follow-Up Work
Complete Content & Academic Vocabulary on pp. 266, 271, and 276
Complete question 1 – 5 IN COMPLETE SENTENCES on pl 270
Answer the question in the Reading Progress Check on p. 272