Knights Charge 49 Write down 5 people place

Knights Charge 4/9 • Write down 5 people, place or things that you know about World War II

The Beginning of World War II

Learning Targets • You should be able to identify different dictators in Europe • You should be able to identify how Britain and France used appeasement when dealing with these dictators • How did America react to the outbreak of war in Europe

Quick Question… • How was Germany treated in the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I?

Totalitarianism • A theory of government in which a single party or dictator controls the economic, social, and cultural lives of its people

Benito Mussolini and Italy • Fascist party Benito Mussolini came into power in Italy • Mussolini became a dictator • All other political parties were outlawed • Known as “Il Duce”

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Joseph Stalin and Russia • 1921 Vladimir Lenin & Communists took control or Russia after Bolshevik Revolution • Russia’s name changed to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or Soviet Union) • 1924 Lenin died & Joseph Stalin took over

Joseph Stalin • Was a brutal dictator • Took away many citizens’ rights • Those who opposed him were punished • Many of his opponents were killed

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The Rise of Nazi Germany • Germany’s economy was devastated after WWI • Unemployment rose in Germany • Popularity of the Nazi Party increased • Nazi Party outlawed other political parties & arrested opponents

Adolf Hitler and Germany • Blamed many of Germany’s problems on Treaty of Versailles • Felt that reparations & loss of land were both unfair • Hitler also blamed Jewish people for Germany’s problems. Anti-Semitism • Believed the Germans were a “master race”

Mein Kampf

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Problems in Spain and Japan • Spanish Civil War enabled Fascist Francisco Franco to gain control over Spain – Strongly supported by Hitler and Mussolini • Japan brutally attacked China in what become known as the “Rape of Nanking”

Britain and France’s Response • Britain and France used the policy of appeasement • Appeasement- policy of granting concessions to the enemy in hopes of maintaining peace

War Breaks out • September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland triggering the beginning of World War II • Blitzkrieg- means “lightning war” • Soon after, Germany takes Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg • Eventually, The Nazi’s take control of France

Allied Powers vs. Axis Powers Allied Powers • • Axis Powers Britain • Germany France • Italy Russia • Japan US… soon (sound familiar)