1. From Appeasement to War
14.1 Notes

2. Standard and Objective

3. I. Aggression Goes Unchecked
Japan took over Manchuria
League of Nations takes no action
Italy Invades Ethiopia
League of Nations votes for sanction on Italy, but they are not enforced
Hitler re-armed Germany, moved troops into the Rhineland a demilitarized zone w/ France
Western democracies denounced actions but did nothing

4. I. Aggression Goes Unchecked cont.
appeasement- giving in to the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace
Why the West appeased Hitler
Great depression
Fear of modern tech’s power
Pacifism after WWI
Fascism a defense vs. communism
Faith in diplomacy
pacifism- opposition to all war

5. I. Aggression Goes Unchecked cont.
U.S. passes the Neutrality Acts- laws that forbid sale of weapons or loans to warring countries
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis- These nations all agreed to fight communism, not interfere with one another

6. II. Spain Collapses Into Civil War
1936 fascist Francisco Franco led a revolt that led to civil war
Hitler and Mussolini sent arms and forced to back Franco
Soviets sent arms to fight against him
Guernica- small town, air raided, 1,600 innocents die
Testing ground for new weapons for Hitler
Franco wins war, become fascist dictator

7. III. German Aggression Continues
1938 Hitler annexes Austria
Called the Anschluss
Nazis already controlled top government
Hitler just walks in with his army and takes over
Violation of Versailles treaty
Western democracies take no action

8. IV. The Munich Conference
Hitler wanted Sudetenland a German speaking portion of Czechoslovakia
France/ Britain unwilling to fight a war over it
Munich Conference- they cave to Hitler’s demands
British PM Neville Chamberlain declares “Peace for our time” upon returning

9. V. Europe Plunges Toward War
1939 Hitler takes the rest of Czech
Democracies pledge to protect Poland if it is attacked
Nazi-Soviet Pact- agreed not to fight each other and to divide up Poland and Eastern Europe between them
September 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland, France and Britain declare war, WWII had begun