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What explains an increase in personal income in 1941?. What were the causes and effects of WWII?. What is this graphic measuring?. What explains the graphic from 1929 to 1933?. What explains the graphic from 1933 to 1937?. Why is the year 2000 included?. ITALY. Soviet Union. Germany.
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What is this graphic measuring?
What explains the graphic from 1929 to 1933?
What explains the graphic from 1933 to 1937?
Why is the year 2000 included?
Soviet Union
Germany
Spain
Japan
Benito
Mussolini
(1922)
Joseph
Stalin
(1924)
Adolf
Hitler
(1933)
Francisco
Franco
(1939)
Hideki
Tojo
(1941)
I. WWII Background: 1920s and 1930s
-Failure of Treaty of Versailles to make a lasting peace
-Worldwide Great Depression
-Rise of totalitarian dictators making “promises” to their people
-Strong isolationist sentiment around world— no more war
-Failure of League of Nations to stop dictators
Austria– “Anschluss”
WWII began with Hitler’s invasion of Poland (1939), followed
shortly after by the Soviet Union’s invasion of Poland from the
east and the Baltic countries – divided Poland.
Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”)
Hitler continues reign of terror…
During 1st two years of war,
U.S. remains officially neutral
as Germany overran France
and most of Europe.
June 23, 1940—Hitler tours Paris
Battle of Britain-
German Luftwaffe (airforce)
attack British targets. British
people suffer, but RAF pilots
fights back and a frustrated
Hitler calls off attack.
“Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many
to so few.” Winston Churchill
In 1941, Hitler turned on his former partner
and invaded the Soviet Union.
the 1st two years of WWII?
U.S. is “officially neutral”
for first 2 years but….
Lend-Lease Act- U.S. gives Britain
war supplies and old naval warships in
return for military bases in Bermuda
and Caribbean.
“lending a garden hose to a next-door neighbor
whose house is on fire.” Franklin Roosevelt
… “the great arsenal of democracy.” FDR
1930s Japan sought military and economic domination
over Asia-- invaded Manchuria and China
U.S. refused to recognize Japanese conquests. Imposed
an embargo on exports of oil and steel---tensions rise.
While negotiating with U.S. and without warning, Japan carried
out an air attack on the American naval base at
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii— Dec. 7, 1941.
1 ½ hours:
180 Japanese warplanes
2,403 Americans dead
1,178 Americans wounded
21 ships - - 8 battleships
300 aircraft
Japan destroyed much of the American Pacific fleet and killed
several thousand Americans. Congress declares war on Japan.
“…a date that will live in infamy.” FDR
In memory of nearly 1,000
servicemen trapped inside
on Dec. 7, 1941.
Dorie Miller- USS West Virginia
Navy Cross for bravery
- What were 2 background causes of WWII?
- What did Adolf Hitler promise the German people in the 1930s?
- What event “triggered” the beginning of WWII in Europe?
- What year did WWII begin in Europe?
- What was the Battle of Britain?
- What country did Hitler invade in 1941, breaking his short-term
- pact with this country?
- 7. What was the U.S. role during the first two years of WWII?
- 8. “lending a garden hose to a neighbor whose house is on fire”
- is FDR’s words referring to what U.S. policy? Define.
- What does Japan do in the 1930s and how
- does the U.S. react?
- What event brought the U.S. into WWII?
- What is the date that FDR said “would live in infamy?”
Anti-Japanese
prejudice on West Coast
False belief that
Japanese Americans
were aiding the enemy
Supreme Court upheld decision, “military necessity.”
issued by the U.S. gov’t.
Financial payment of $20,000
promised to each Japanese-American survivor.
“We can never fully right the wrongs of the past.
But we can take a clear stand for justice and recognize that
serious injustices were done to Japanese Americans during WWII.”
George Bush (1990)
- U.S. gov’t and industry
- forged close relationship
- U.S. gov’t and industry
- forged close relationship
- Rationing was used to
- maintain supply of
- essential products
What does this poster encourage you to save?
- U.S. gov’t and industry
- forged close relationship
- Rationing was used to
- maintain supply of
- essential products
- War Bonds and income tax
- to finance war
What symbols encourage Americans to buy War Bonds?
- U.S. gov’t and industry
- forged close relationship
- Rationing was used to
- maintain supply of
- essential products
- War Bonds and income tax
- to finance war
- Business retooled from
- peace time to wartime
- (cars to tanks)
What factory method does is this image demonstrate?
- 6 million women replaced
- men in factories
- (Rosie the Riveter)
- 6 million women replaced
- men in factories
- (Rosie the Riveter)
- 2 million minority workers
- move to cities for jobs
- 6 million women replaced
- men in factories
- (Rosie the Riveter)
- 2 million minority workers
- move to cities for jobs
- Women and minorities
- fight to end
- discriminatory practices
- 6 million women replaced
- men in factories
- (Rosie the Riveter)
- 2 million minority workers
- move to cities for jobs
- Women and minorities
- fight to end
- discriminatory practices
- Citizens volunteer support
What is this boy doing to support the war effort?
- Draft / selective service
- to gain personnel (10 million)
- Draft / selective service
- to gain personnel (10 million)
- Censorship in reporting war
- Draft / selective service
- to gain personnel (10 million)
- Censorship in reporting war
- Public morale and
- ad campaigns kept
- America focused on war
- Draft / selective service
- to gain personnel (10 million)
- Censorship in reporting war
- Public morale and
- ad campaigns kept
- America focused on war
- Movies, plays, shows,
- boosted morale and
- patriotic support for war
- and portrayed enemy in
- stereotypical ways
In what way does the cartoon depict the Nazis?
