WWI WWII and the Soviet Union Breakdown CAUSES

WWI, WWII, and the Soviet Union Breakdown

CAUSES of World War I u 1914: Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand u Ferdinand’s murder led to Austria. Hungary declaring war on Serbia u Russia supports Serbia and other alliances soon form

WWI EFFECTS u Allies WIN! u 22 MILLION people died u Treaty of Versailles: – Forced Germany to pay damages (called REPARATIONS) AND take BLAME for the war – Austria-Hungary divided (NO MORE)

WWI: The PLAYERS u CENTRAL POWERS – Germany – Austria-Hungary – Turkey (aka the Ottoman Empire) – Bulgaria u ALLIES – – – Russia France Italy United States United Kingdom (aka Great Britain/England) L to R: Kaiser Wilhelm, Enver Pasha, and Emperor Franz Joseph

World War II CAUSES u German economy is in ruins – Hitler blamed on the Treaty of Versailles Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power; demonstrate EXTREME nationalism and racism against JEWS u 1939: German invasion of Poland (policy of appeasement by England allowed this to happen) u

WWII EFFECTS Germany defeated u Western Europe occupied by U. S. , France, and England u – Free governments set up here Eastern Europe, including Eastern part of Germany, occupied by Soviet Union u NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) formed; Marshall Plan to rebuild Western Europe u Japan loses territories u

WWII: The PLAYERS u AXIS Powers: u – Germany – Italy – Japan L to R: Benito Mussolini and Hitler Allied Powers: – United Kingdom – France – United States – Soviet Union (aka Russia during WWI) L to R: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin

Key Questions u What does USSR stand for? u What was the Iron Curtain? u What is communism? u Who was Joseph Stalin? u What was the Cold War?

The Soviet Union Controlled Eastern Europe and ALL of the German city of BERLIN after WWII u An invisible wall was put up between Sovietcontrolled countries in Eastern Europe and Western Europe after the war. ü USSR- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics u

Soviet Union Communist governments were set up in Eastern Europe (most were “puppetgovernments”) u As the leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin ruled with an IRON HAND u Life in the factory and collective farms u – All decisions were made by the government u The COLD WAR? !? !? !

WWI Word SPLASH

WWII Word SPLASH

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