Basic Causes of WWII What were the causes

Basic Causes of WWII What were the causes for WWI?

Nationalism Italy's Mussolini and Germany’s Hitler were extreme nationalist. n Mussolini promised to make Italy great as the Roman Empire. n Hitler called the German people the, “Master Race”. n Italy, Germany and Japan thought they were superior and had the right to rule over the inferior people of the world. 1. Why do you think that Italy, Germany and Japan thought they were better than the rest of the world? n

Imperialism Italy, Germany and Japan were all imperialistic, they wanted to take over the land resource of other countries. n Japan tried to create a new empire in the Pacific. n Italy expanded its rule into Africa. n Germany added Austria and Czechoslovakia 1. Why were the resources and land important to Germany, Italy and Japan? n

Militarism Italy, Japan, Germany were known as the “Axis Powers”. n Spent great sums of money on their military build up. n Developed new weapons and built large armies. n Glorified war, dieing for ones country was the highest honor. 1. What is the disadvantage of having a militaristic centered government? n

More Causes n Ø q Ø Treaty of Versailles Punished Germany so bad that Hitler and the German people hated the Allies and wanted to make them suffer. Totalitarian States The Axis countries were totalitarian states that did not believe in personal rights. Wanted to destroy Democracy. n Ø q Ø World Economy People lost jobs because of the Great Depression and the debt from WWI. The desperate people were willing to follow leaders who promised them jobs and a better life. Failure of the League of Nations Had little power to use against countries that broke its rules