The Failure of Appeasement and Beginning of World

The Failure of Appeasement and Beginning of World War II

APPEASEMENT Definition: The attempt to pacify someone by giving in to their demands or allowing them to take action without challenging them. Have you ever been tempted to appease an aggressive person or group of people? Why are people tempted to appease?

Big Picture Questions: What actions do Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese Nationalists take to threaten peace? Why do the major powers stand by as Hitler, Mussolini and the Japanese Militarists take over other countries?

Japanese Expansion • 1910 – Takes over Korea • 1931 - Invades Manchuria • 1933 - Withdraws from League of Nations • 1937 - Invades China & kills/rapes tens of thousands of civilians Emperor Hirohito • During this period, other nations criticize Japan, but none with military strength steps in to stop growing Japanese domination of East Asia & the Pacific • Discuss: WHY is Japan unchallenged? ? Militarist Leader Tojo

Fascist Italy Invades Ethiopia in 1935 League of Nations condemns attack, but fails to assist Ethiopia “God and history will remember your judgment…. . it is us today. It will be you tomorrow” Haile Selassie - Leader of Ethiopia - 1936 Why does the League of Nations fail to assist Ethiopia?

Spanish Civil War Another Fascist, Francisco Franco, fights for power in Spain. Mussolini and Hitler send war planes and pilots to help Franco take power. Pablo Picasso paints a famous painting about an attack of Italian planes on the town of Guernica. The allies do not intervene to stop Franco, Hitler or Mussolini

Nazi Germany ignore stipulations of Versailles Treaty and Begins military buildup after Hitler takes power in 1933 Nazi militarism criticized, but not stopped when Germany expands with out any resistance: Rhineland (’ 36) Austria (’ 37) Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia) (’ 38) Discuss: WHY is Germany unchallenged? ? ?

Munich Conference (September 1938) Meeting between Britain, France, Italy & Germany with the goal of preserving peace Britain & France allow Germany & Italy to keep territories they have taken in exchange for promises of no more expansion. British PM Neville Chamberlain says after agreement: “I believe it is peace for our time” Discuss: Why is Munich Pact another example of Appeasement? ? Definition: The policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace British PM after Chamberlin Winston Churhill say of Munich Pact: We are in the presence of a disaster of the first magnitude …we have sustained defeat without war…. this is only the first sip…. the foretaste of a bitter cup…. Unless we arise again and take our stand for freedom…

Hitler & Stalin’s Secret Deal Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (August 1939) • A 10 -year agreement between communist Russia & fascist Germany not to attack each other…pact actually lasts only 2 years • Stalin & Hitler secretly agree to divide Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia Discuss: Why does “appeasement” encourage this agreement between Stalin & Hitler? ?

Group of 4 bonding question • Would you rather have the power to • be invisible, but only for 30 seconds at a time - hover off the ground, but only 2 feet off the ground

Analysis: Relate this cartoon to appeasement and use at least two key terms from the lecture in your analysis. Warm-up “Driver – Take me to Czechoslovakia”

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WWII BEGINS: In Sept, 1939 Nazi Germany launches mechanized attack on Poland then 6 months later on France called “Blitzkrieg” triggering WWII https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Eu 78 ia. Vs. BEE (37 -47) How and why does Hitler invade Poland? Why does it trigger WWII?

Britain and France declare war on Germany - Britain delivers an ultimatum to Germany. -Britain and France declare war but do nothing to help the Poles or fight Hitler. (phony war) This is called the “phony war” where England France watch and wait - Stalin invades Poland from

“Tiny Essay” (1 paragraph) – you are about to simulate writing an essay on a TINY scale. Prompt: Describe how and why England, France and the United States appeased Italy, Germany and Japan’s expansionism and identify some of the effects of that appeasement. 1. Sentence #1: Set the historical context. What does the reader need to know? This is like your Intro Paragraph. 2. Sentence #2: Thesis statement – summary sentence that shows how you will answer the whole prompt 3. Rest of paragraph: Give evidence that answers the question and explain the evidence in a way that connects back to thesis. Preparation for LONG ESSAY test (not so tiny) towards end of unit.