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The second world war Period 6 (1900 – Present)
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Sources of global conflict
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Causes of World War II Nationalism Rise of Fascism Totalitarianism
Imperial Expansion Lebensraum Economic crisis engendered by Great Depression
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Improved military technology
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Ethnic Violence The Holocaust Hitler’s “New Order”
Soviet Union invasion; pure Aryan race would colonize area for land and food Final Solution – exterminate all of the Jewish people in Europe 1941 – begins to work on complete annihilation of Jew, Slavs, gypsies Initially, Jews were expelled from jobs and school Forced to live in ghettos Had to wear a star of David on clothing Some escape, some go into hiding Many sent to concentration camps
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Ethnic Violence Concentration Camps
Hundreds of thousands of Jews are moved to labor camps (Buchenwald and Dachau) and death camps (Treblinka and Auschwitz) “Showers” - Gas chambers Starved Medical experiments Some resistance; runaways Nazis try to keep it a secret Remains until 1945
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The Ineffectiveness of the League of Nations
No control of major conflicts. No progress in disarmament. No effective military force.
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The decline of European hegemony
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Allies Become Enemies U.S. mad at Stalin Stalin mad at the U.S.
Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler Stalin mad at the U.S. Allies did not invade earlier than 1944 Creation of the United Nations Protect members against aggression Security Council includes 5 permanent members; U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, China, and France Goals of the USA and USSR are different Proxy Wars
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Antinuclear Weapon Movement
Reaction to the nuclear arms race
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