2. Economic and political trouble in Europe lead to FASCISM

3. FACIST LEADERS

4. FASCIST governments… Lead by dictator Ruled with violence and fear Extreme nationalism Had a strong military Had total control over government

5. Adolf Hitler- Germany Adolf Hitler

6. Benito Mussolini- Italy Benito Mussolini

7. Hideki Tojo-Japan Tojo

9. Winston Churchill- Great Britain Winston Churchill

10. Joseph Stalin- U.S.S.R. Joseph Stalin

11. Churchill, FDR (U.S), Stalin Yalta

12. The Holocaust a planned attempt to rid the world of Jewish people Kristallnacht

13. Anti-Semitism a feeling of hatred towards the Jews Kristallnacht

14. Germany saw Jews… Germany saw Jews as being “unfit for society”. They were a problem that had to be solved

15. pogroms killing of Jews in certain towns as a way to embarrass, torture and punish the Jews

16. Kristallnacht “The Night of Broken Glass” Nazi soldiers destroyed the stores and synagogues of the Jewish people

17. Concentration camps like Auschwitz and Buchenwald 6 million Jews were killed 1 ½ million Jewish children were killed Millions of blacks, gypsies, homosexuals and people with physical and metal handicaps were killed

18. Germany Begins WWII Invades Poland Invades France Attacks London in the Battle of Britain

19. U.S. stays out of the war… ISOLATIONISM U.S is not involved

20. Bombing of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor

21. U.S. declares war against Japan Dec. 7, 1941

22. Internment camps Japanese-Americans either served in the army or were sent to live in “camps” that were only for the Japanese- U.S. was afraid of Japanese spies Japanese Internment Camps

23. Turning Point in Pacific US beats Japan in Battle of Midway Midway

24. U.S.S.R beats Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad Germany becomes weaker and weaker

25. Turning Point in Western Europe D-Day Allied forces land to take back Normandy, France D-Day

26. Women Go to Work with Rosie the Riveter

27. Women took jobs in the war factories WWII women

28. Harry Truman becomes U.S. president after FDR dies Truman gives the order to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan

29. Atomic Bomb Destruction atomic bomb destruction

30. Japan surrenders ending WWII Japan surrenders

31. After the War Marshall Plan  Provided money to help rebuild Europe  Attempted to prevent the spread of communism

32. Germany gets split  East piece is run by U.S.S.R. and is communist  Western piece is democratic

33. Japan & U.S. become allies Democratic government is set up U.S. and Japan are friends

34. United Nations is Created Organization where countries can talk about problems and try to avoid war United Nations