1. ROAD TO WAR

2. German Aggression
Hitler glorified war as a means of restoring German National Pride. This Philosophy led to a policy of expansion
Hitler Rebuilt the German Army, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles
In 1936, Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland (borders Germany and France)
1938, made Austria part of his Empire, same year forced Czechoslovakia to give Germany the Rhineland.

3. League of Nations Munich Conference Appeasement Collective Security
Rhineland
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Great Depression
Kemal Ataturk
Fascism
Nazism
Gestapo
Francisco Franco
Censorship
15) Non-Aggression Pact
16) Lebensraum
17) Kristallnacht
18) Neville Chamberlain
19) Treaty of Versailles
20) Reparations
21) self-determination
22) Weimar Republic
23) Sudetenland
24) Ultra-Nationalistic
25) Final Solution
26) Il Duce
27) Fuhrer
28) Brown Shirts
29) Invasion of Ethiopia

4. RHINELAND

5. Appeasement
Policy that nations give in to aggressive Demands to maintain peace.
Western democracies responded weakly to German Aggression
Key Player: Neville Chamberlain (GR Br)
Key Event: Munich Conference
Why Give In: Do not want to go to War again.

6. APPEASEMENT

7. Munich Conference Sept 29, 1938
Meeting of France, Britain, Germany and Italy
Attempt to preserve peace
Allowed Hitler to take Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia (appeasement)
In exchange Hitler would respect Czechs new borders,
Less than six months later Hitler sends troops into Czechoslovakia.

8. Munich Agreement

9. Non-Aggression Pact Aug 23, 1939
Nazis and Soviets sign non-aggression pact
Both agreed not to attack each other
Secretly they decided to divide Poland between them
GERMANY INVADED POLAND, this began WWII
Britain and France Declared War on Germany

10. Blitzkreig
Lightning war involving fast moving airplanes and tanks and a large amount of troops.
It took enemies by surprise
April 9th 1940, Hitler launched a surprise attack on Denmark and Norway
Defeated Denmark in 4 hours
Defeated Norway in 2 months

11. REVIEW Treaty of Versailles impact on Germany
Rise of Nationalism and Kemal Ataturk
Modernization/ Westernization
Peter the Great
Opposed by Religious Forces
Great Depression
-Stock Market Crash (1929)
-Overproduction/ Bankruptcy/ unemployment
-Decline in World Trade

12. Rise of Dictators
Reason why Dictators Rise to power-promise of Economic security
Controls all Aspects of Life
-art, music, education,etc
Suppresses Opposition- use intimidation and Fear
Rise of Fascism
One party rule, Extreme nationalism, imperialism, racial superiority, mussolini, State over individual rights, simple solution to complex problems

13. Nazism –Economic problems after WWI, Weimar republic, Germanys problems blamed Treaty of Versailles, Promise to end Reparations, Hitler
Kristallnacht, Genocide, Lebensraum, Nuremburg Laws