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Manchukuo Within months Japan controlled this area Set up a “puppet government” Why didn’t China win against tiny Japan? Chiang Kai-shek (democratic) could not defeat the Japanese Better equipped and trained (westernization) Conquer Beijing and Nanjing The Democratic Chinese set up new capital in west and continue to fight Mao Zedong (a Chinese communist)TRANSCRIPT
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Setting the
Stage for War
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Militaristic JapanEmperor reigns but doesn’t rule1920’s extreme military leaders attempted to overthrow the emperor.
Great Depression put blame on governmentUnsuccessful
Military leaders launch surprise attack on China anyway
In Manchuria
Why would Japan want to invade another country?
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Civil War
Manchukuo- 1931Within months Japan controlledthis areaSet up a “puppet government”Why didn’t China win against tinyJapan?
Chiang Kai-shek (democratic) could not defeat the Japanese
Better equipped and trained (westernization)Conquer Beijing and NanjingThe Democratic Chinese set up new capital in
west and continue to fight Mao Zedong (a Chinese communist)
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Japanese InvasionsWhat’s the League
of Nations?Sent people to
investigateWhat did Japan do?
Militarists in total control of Japan
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The Invasion
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Review QuestionsDescribe the military in Japan? Who ruled
Japan? Why were the Japanese interested in
capturing Manchuria?Why were the Japanese able to defeat a
larger Chinese force?
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Italy ConquersEthiopia
Resisted Italians in 1890s
Mussolini wants revengeOctober 1935 defeats
the Ethiopians Italians had modern
weapons, Ethiopians did not
League condemns Italy but does nothing Hope to keep peace by
giving in
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Hitler Ignores Versailles TreatySee’s the League did
nothing to Japan- build up army.
League could not stop himActually makes Hitler
more confidentRhineland
Buffer between Germany and France
Hitler invades despite warnings
AppeasementGiving in to the opponent
to keep peaceIf Britain had stepped in
at this point, Hitler would of stopped.
Strengthens Hitler’s prestige and power
Opens up Belgium and France to Germany
Axis Powers FormedItaly and Japan decide to
join up with Germany
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Taking the Rhineland
Video Clip #2
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Review Question #2Why was Mussolini so intent on taking over
Ethiopia?Why was control of the Rhineland so
important to Hitler?Describe how the British and French policy of
appeasement contributed to Hitler’s aggressiveness.
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The Spanish Civil WarFrancisco Franco
Fascist leader starts civil war in Spain
Hitler and Mussolini come to his aid
Western democracies stay out of it Russia helps a little
Franco wins and becomes dictator
Video Clip #3
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The Final StepsU.S. was still Isolationist
Passes Neutrality ActsThe Third Reich
March 1938 Germany annexes Austria France and Britain ignore
pledge to protect AustriaSudetenland
Area of Czech made up of German speakers
Hitler demands rule of the area
Czech’s ask for help
Appeasement Round 2Munich Conference
Germany, France, Britain, Italy
Neville Chamberlain British P.M. chooses
appeasement Gives Germany
Sudetenland if Germany would respect Czech border
Winston Churchill Warns that appeasement
would lead to war
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Was Hitler really done?
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Six Months LaterMarch, 1938
Hitler takes Czechoslovakia
Mussolini takes AlbaniaHitler demands Danzig
port from Poland Doesn’t think Britain and
France will risk warHitler and Stalin sign
nonaggression pact August 23rd, 1939 Why?
No one is left to stop the Axis Powers
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Review Questions #3Why did Mussolini and Hitler want to help
Francisco Franco?What steps were taken by Hitler and
Mussolini to test the will of the British and French?
Explain how the nonaggression pact between the Soviets and Germans proved to be the key to Hitler moving towards war.