Chapter 24 Section 1 Aggression Leads to War

Chapter 24 Section 1 Aggression Leads to War

Japanese Militarists - Japan Political movement and beliefs – nationalism; militaristic expansionism Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s and 1930’s – the invasion of Manchuria; pulled out of the League of Nations

Benito Mussolini - Italy Political movements and beliefs – facism; extreme nationalism; militaristic expansionism; private property; strong centralized government; anti-communism Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s and 1930’s – The “March on Rome”; Rome. Berlin Axis Pact; invasion of Ethiopia

Adolf Hitler - Germany Political movements and beliefs – Nazism; extreme nationalism and racism; militaristic expansionism; private property; a strong government; anti-communism Aggressive actions taken in 1920’s and 1930’s – established Third Reich; pulled out of League of Nations; built up military; sent troops to the Rhineland; set up the Rome. Berlin Axis Pact

Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union Political movements and beliefs – communism; the spread of communism by workers revolutions throughout the world; state ownership of property; eventual rule by working class Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s &1930’s – massive campaigns to collectivize agriculture and to industrialize the nation; The Great Purge

Francisco Franco - Spain Political movement and beliefs – facism; militarism Aggressive actions taken in the 1920’s and 1930’s – an uprising against the elected government; civil war

U. S – Caught in between it all America does its best to remain neutral throughout 1930’s. But finds this position to be increasingly difficult!

Good Neighbor Policy • 1930 Hoover strikes down the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine! • FDR – Good Neighbor Policy withdrew troops from Nicaragua and Haiti • FDR also cancelled the Platt Amendment which limited Cuba’s independence

War Begins in Europe o Poland – August 1939 Hitler and Stalin agreed to take over Poland (Nazi-Soviet Pact) o Soviets also take over Finland, Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania o Britain and France declare war on Germany for Hitler’s actions o In the first years of the war Germany is unstoppable taking over Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, & Luxembourg. https: //www 2. bc. edu/~heineman/maps/1939 label. jpg

Fall of France & Battle of Britain o Even with Britain’s help France falls to Hitler quickly on June 22, 1940 o Germany looked as if it would not be stopped at this point o Hitler next ordered bombing missions on Britain day after day this continued through summer and fall of 1940 o British P. M. -Winston Churchill fires up British spirit and they never give up o Hitler finally moves on http: //www. andrewclem. com/War/Maps/Europe_1940. gif

Hitler double-crosses Stalin o Summer 1941 - Hitler then gets greedy and stabs Stalin in the back o Hitler knows that the Soviets are not strong and marches his troops into the Soviet Union o Churchill and Stalin do not trust or like each other very well, but they must now align to fight back the German forces together o This is the beginning of the end for Germany and Hitler http: //www. andrewclem. com/War/Maps/Europe_1941. gif