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Understanding World War II - Causes, Players, and Impact

World War II, the largest war in human history, involved countries, colonies, and territories worldwide with over 70 million casualties by its end in 1945. The war was fueled by various factors including the aftermath of WWI, appeasement, and the rise of totalitarian governments. Germany's loss in WWI, the Treaty of Versailles, and the subsequent economic struggles laid the groundwork for the rise of dictatorships. The war started with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, leading to a global conflict that reshaped the world. Learn about the causes, key players like Hitler, Tojo, Mussolini, and Stalin, and the impacts of WWII.

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Understanding World War II - Causes, Players, and Impact

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  1. World War II

  2. What was WWII? • Largest war in human history • Involved countries, colonies, & territories around the entire world • 70 million+ dead by end • 1939 -1945.

  3. Causes • W • WWI & the Treaty of Versailles • A • Appeasement • R • Rise of Totalitarian governments

  4. WWI and the Treaty of Versailles • Germany • lost land • War reparations • Allies collect $ to pay back war debts • Germany pays $33 billion • Germans are bankrupt, embarrassed, guilt ridden, and angry. • Desperate people turn to: Totalitarian regimes

  5. Appeasement • Appeasement:Example= Hitler demanded land that wasn’t Germany’s and others just gave it to him • PM of Britain Neville Chamberlain huge supporter of this ideology • Isolationism: Nations were trying to prevent war & focus on domestic issues

  6. Rise of Totalitarianism • A system in which the state and its leader have nearly TOTAL control • Individual rights are not as important as the needs of the nation • No right to vote • No free speech • Government controlled economy • Often a police state • Propaganda

  7. Adolf Hitler-Germany Hideki Tojo - Japan Benito Mussolini-Italy Josef Stalin-USSR

  8. M.A.I.N Causes • M • Militarism-? • A • Alliances? • Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, 9/23/1939 • I • Imperialism? • N • Nationalism?

  9. A Grand Alliance • The Big Three • Great Britain • Winston Churchill • The U.S. • FDR • The Soviet Union • Joseph Stalin • Strategy for War: • Defeat Germany first

  10. How did WWII start? • Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 3rd, 1939 • Allies declare war on Germany (Britain & France) • Germany then invades France, Belgium, etc. (fall of 1941) • Hitler invades Russia(June 1941) • Germans use “blitzkrieg” to overwhelm other armies • Blitzkrieg means “lightening war” in German • Surround with tanks, troops & trucks.

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