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The Rise of Dictators

5.03 Analyze the causes and course of World War II and evaluate it as the end of one era and the beginning of another. The Rise of Dictators. Chapter 28. The Great Depression had led to a loss of faith in democracies.

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The Rise of Dictators

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  1. 5.03 Analyze the causes and course of World War II and evaluate it as the end of one era and the beginning of another

  2. The Rise of Dictators Chapter 28

  3. The Great Depression had led to a loss of faith in democracies. • If the present government can’t do anything to help these countries, who can?

  4. SOVIET UNION • Dictator-Joseph Stalin • Communist • Goal: • Government ownership of land & factories

  5. Stalin’s 5-Year Plan: • Make Soviet Union an industrial power • Costs • 8-13 Million people dead • Totalitarian government

  6. ITALY • Dictator-Benito Mussolini • Fascism • Anti-communist • Intense nationalism • Glorified military (“Black Shirts”) • Failed democracy • Totalitarian state

  7. GERMANY • Dictator-Adolf Hitler (Der Fuhrer) • Nazi (Same as fascist PLUS): • Racism-anti-semitism • Mein Kampf (My Struggle) • The Aryan race • Lebensraum • German living space • One German empire

  8. This appealed to: • Businesses and churches • World War I veterans • Working class • Nationalists

  9. 1932-Hitler was elected Chancellor of the Weimar Republic • Once in office, he destroyed the Republic & established the Third Reich

  10. JAPAN • Emperor Hirohito & Hideki Tojo • Nationalist group led by military leaders • Asia for Asians • Reality-Japanese Empire • Japanese target-China

  11. Japan invades Manchuria • Violated LON, Washington Naval Conference, and Open Door Policy • LON condemns Japanese actions • Japan doesn’t care what LON condemns • So, who will do something about it?

  12. US Stimson Doctrine says that land seized by force won’t be recognized • Japan says “so what” and quits the LON, ignoring the US • What message are democracies sending the bad guys?

  13. Basically, that they can do what they want and no one will do anything about it. • No one wants a war.

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