World War IIWorld War II

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Lithograph of German Misery

In this slide we see “Town Shelter,” a lithograph by Kathe Kollwitz that graphically depicts the misery of the poor in

Germany following the economic collapse of 1923.

Children demonstrating that it takes 100,000 German marks to buy one U.S. dollar.

In this slide we see the severity of post-war

inflation in Germany as these children show that it takes 100,000 marks

to buy one dollar. During World War I, Germany printed vast

quantities of paper money in order to pay

expenses, which resulted in runaway inflation in the early

1920’s.

Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

In this slide we see Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader of Germany.

Pro-Hitler Pro-Hitler PosterPoster

In this slide we see a political poster of a man with a Nazi symbol on his belt breaking out of chains. It suggests that

with Hitler’s leadership, Germany can be freed

from its problems.

Benito Mussolini, Fascist Leader of Italy.

In this slide we see Benito Mussolini addressing his Fascist followers in the Roman Colosseum.

Hitler and Mussolini

In this slide we see Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. It was after an exchange of visits between the two that the

alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis was agreed upon.

Hitler with Japanese Ambassador Tojo

In this slide we see Hitler conferring with Japanese Ambassador Tojo at Berchtesgaden in October 1938.

German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop is on Hitler’s left.

Hitler and Chamberlain

In this slide we see Adolf Hitler and

Neville Chamberlain

shaking hands.

German Tanks in Sudeten Street

In this slide we see German tanks roll through a Sudeten street. The banner reads “Hail to our German borders!”

Cartoon of Nazi Cartoon of Nazi Swastika Rolling Swastika Rolling

Over PolandOver Poland

In this slide we see a huge swastika representing Germany rolling into

Poland. This shows the continuing aggression of the Nazis following their

invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Cartoon of Uncle Sam in a

snow storm: “Path of

Appeasement.”

In this slide we see Uncle Sam, representing the United States, being

buried in a snow storm labeled “Nazism” The caption, “Path of

Appeasement,” suggests the failure of the policy of appeasement and the threat of the Nazi “storm” to the

United States.

Lend-Lease crates being unloaded in

England

In this slide we see crates from

the United States being unloaded in England as

part of the Lend-Lease Act.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

In this slide we see the explosion of the destroyer U.S.S. Shaw during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

A draft of President

Roosevelt’s declaration of war speech

In this slide we see a draft of President Roosevelt’s speech to Congress, with corrections strengthening

and formalizing the language of the address in

his own hand.

FDR Signing

War Declaration