1. The Road to War World War II

2. Treaty of Versailles Fails Revolution Economic Depression Dictators Caused anger and resentment

3. Failures of Peace Weimer Republic Democratic government set up in Germany Not fair to blame Debt Want colonies/border territories Russia Resented the carving up of parts of Russia

4. The Soviet Union

5. Soviet Union Russia’s democracy collapses into Civil War Communist State established

6. Soviet Union Joseph Stalin (1924) Wanted the Soviet Union to become a great industrial power Abolished private farms and created collectives 1928--Five-year Plans 1937--Becomes 2 nd largest industrial power Eliminated competition 8-13 million killed, plus famine 1939— totalitarian government

7. Italy

8. Unemployment and inflation  strikes Upper/middle classes wanted leader Benito Mussolini

9. Italy 1921—Fascist Party Stressed nationalism, state above the individual Il Duce—the leader Crushed all opposition  totalitarian state

10. Germany

11. Adolf Hitler 1919 joined the Nazi Party Became leader, Der Fuhrer Mein Kampf 1. Unite all German-speaking people 2. Enforce racial purification 3. National expansion for more living space

12. Germany 1932 Hitler appointed chancellor Dismantled the Wiemar Republic Established the Third Reich

13. Japan

14. Emperor Hirohito Military controlled politics

15. Japan Need for more living space for the growing population 1931--Militarists seize control of the Chinese province of Manchuria League of Nations responds Japan pulls out of League 1933

16. Europe Follows Japan Germany pulls out of League in 1933 1935 began military build up 1936 sent troops to the Rhineland Mussolini built up new empire starting with Ethiopia in 1936

17. Spain

18. 1936—Spanish army officers led by Francisco Franco, rebelled against the Spanish republic Spanish Civil War begins Hitler and Mussolini back Franco 1939 Franco victorious 500,000 lives lost

19. U.S. Response

20. Continued Isolationism Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed by 62 countries in 1928 declaring that war would not be used Nye Committee supports idea that U.S. dragged into WWI by greedy bankers/businesses Neutrality Acts 1./2. Outlawed arms sales or loans to nations at war 3. Extended ban on arms sales and loans to nations engaged in civil wars

21. C E B A D F

22. A B C D E F

23. War in Europe

24. Austria

25. Majority of people were Germans who favored unification March 12, 1938, German troops marched into Austria No opposition

26. Czech

27. Czechoslovakia 3 million German speaking people in Sudetenland (western) Living space Hitler accused Czech of abusing Sudeten Germans Sept. 30, 1938, signed Munich Agreement

28. “Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor. They will have war.” Winston Churchill

29. German Offensive March 15, 1939, took over the remainder of Czechoslovakia. Looked next to Poland

30. Poland Large German-speaking population Stalin signed a non-aggression pact and secret pact to divide Poland Sept. 1, 1939, blitzkrieg of Poland Lightning war Sept. 3, 1939, Britain and France declare war. WWII had begun…

31. Phony War Sitzkrieg Sitting war Maginot Line in France

32. Siegfried line in Germany

33. Fin. Baltic

34. Stalin and the Soviet Union Annexed the Baltic States Sent army into Finland Surrendered in 3 months

35. Norway Neth Bel. Lux Denmark

36. Offensive Continues… April 9, 1940, surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway Then the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg Through Belgium they bypass the Magniot line and invade France Italy joins Germany France falls on June 22, 1940

37. Battle of Britain Summer 1940 Goal: destroy British RAF to control skies and prepare way for land invasion of Great Britain August 15—2000 German planes Bombings on London every night for 2 months Airfields/aircraft Cities RAF fights back with radar Hitler calls off invasion

39. Spitfire

40. Hurricane

41. Bombing of London

47. No one shall go hungry. No one shall be cold.

48. This is what Adolf Hitler has done for German craftsman.

49. "I ask the German people to strengthen my faith and to lend me its strength so that I will always and everywhere have the strength to fight for its honor and freedom, to work for its economic prosperity, and particularly to strenthen me in my struggles for genuine peace."

50. Germany is free!

51. After takeover of Austria "One People, One Reich, One Führer."