Bell Ringer

• What is inflation?• Name one CAUSE of the worldwide

depression.• Name one EFFECT of the worldwide

depression.

World War II

Today’s Objectives

• Explain the impact of the worldwide depression on Japan, Italy, and Germany.

• Describe the events leading up to the start of WWII.• Describe the actions taken by Germany from

September 1939 until June 1940.• Identify the key battles and events of WWII.• Identify key people of WWII.• Identify the countries involved and their alliances.

What If …

• Government was blamed when the Great Depression hit.

• Military then took over the country– Extreme nationalists– Believed they could solve economic

problems through expansion– Decided to create a Pacific Empire

Japan Expands

• Manchuria: Taken by Japan in 1931

• China: Attacked by Japan in 1937

Mussolini sees Japan’s success and takes Ethiopia in order to expand.

• Goes against the Treaty of Versailles– Beginning in March 1935

• Rebuilds armed forces– Starts in 1934!– Germany moves troops into the Rhineland

League of Nations • Condemns actions

of Japan, Italy and Germany

• But … they could not back it up!– No army– USA did not join

Tripartite Pact• Alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan • Became known as the Axis Powers

October 1936: Germany & Italy form an alliance

November 1936: Japan joins

AppeasementBritain and France practiced appeasement prior to the start of World War II.

Britain & France allowed Germany to do what it wanted (appeasement).

To appease is to please.

Appeasement = the policy of giving Hitler what he demanded to stop him

from going to war

Appeasement

1936: Germany reoccupies the Rhineland > Britain condemns Germany.

1938: Germany takes over Austria > Britain allows it, but makes Germany promise not to take over anymore territory.

1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia > Britain & France condemn Germany’s actions.

Munich Conference• September 29, 1938: Meeting between

France, Britain, Germany, & Italy• Germany was given land & Germany

promised not to take anymore land– Hitler is given the

Sudetenland– 6 months later Hitler

takes the rest of Czechoslovakia

Non-Aggression Pact

• Agreement between Hitler & Stalin

• Germany & USSR become allies

• Agreed that they would split Poland

September 1, 1939Germany invades Poland

The invasion of Poland caused Britain and France to declare war.

World War II officially starts.YouTube - Germany Invades Poland-France and Britain Declares War

New military strategy used by Germany. It involved strategic bombing, followed by huge

waves of tanks & infantry.

Atonement - Elegy For Dunkirk - YouTube

1. June 10: Italy joins Germany & attacks France from the south

2. June 14: Paris falls

3. June 22: France surrenders

On June 16, 1940, the French cabinet voted to ask Germany for armistice terms. In order to completely humiliate the French, Hitler insisted on receiving their surrender inside the same railroad car in which the Germans had surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War I.

Economic & Political Causes of WWII

• Aggression by totalitarian powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

• Nationalism• Failures of the Treaty of Versailles• Weakness of the League of Nations• Appeasement• Tendencies towards isolationism and pacifism

(peace loving) in Europe and the U.S.

Things to Do!

1. Battles and Events chart - Use your notes and book to fill in 1 and 2

2. Complete People of WWII chart using pictures around the room

3. Label the map and add color code for Axis powers, Axis control, Allied nations, Neutral nations – pg. 438

4. Complete the Exit Ticket (political cartoons) and turn in before you leave