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WWII from 1939-1942

 In the 1930s, events throughout the world led to conditions that started World War II.
o High _______________________________, desperation, & feelings of betrayal led to
the rise of totalitarian dictators
o Fascist dictators Mussolini & Hitler ____________________________________ to
conquer new territories for Italy & Germany
o Extreme nationalism & a need for _______________________________ led to a desire
to expand in Japan under Hideki Tojo
 Britain & France were the leaders of the League of Nations but both wanted to
___________________________ another war
 The USA was focused on the _________________________________ & wanted to avoid foreign
affairs

Dictators Aggressively Expand

 Japan, Italy, & Germany aggressively ____________________________ in Africa, Asia, & Europe
o In 1936, Germany, Italy, & Japan formed an alliance called the
__________________________Coalition
 In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria in order to seize its iron & coal mines
o In 1937, Japan conquered northern China & killed 300,000 unarmed soldiers & civilians
during the “____________________________________________”
 In 1935, Mussolini began his campaign to create an Italian Empire by invading Ethiopia
o The Italian army _______________________the Ethiopians

How should the League of Nations respond?

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FAILURE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

 The League of Nations ______________________________ Japanese & Italian aggression but


did ____________________________ to stop the attacks in an effort to maintain
__________________ in the world
 The failure of the League of Nations to stop Italy or Japan, _______________________ Hitler to
expand Germany too
o In 1935, Hitler defied the terms of the
________________________________________________& expanded the size of the
German military
o In 1936, Hitler moved his army to the _______________________
o Both times, the League of Nations refused to _____________________ Hitler in order
to keep peace in Europe
o In 1938, Hitler _______________________ Austria
o Next, Hitler demanded that the western border of Czechoslovakia, an area known as the
__________________________________________, be given to Germany
o Germany was allowed to keep the Sudetenland if Hitler __________________________
to stop expanding

Appeasement Foreign Policy

 In 1938, leaders from England & France met with Hitler & Mussolini at the
____________________________________________________________ in order work out an
agreement to avoid war
o Six months after the Munich Conference, Hitler _________________________ his
promise & annexed all of Czechoslovakia

Nonaggression Pact with Stalin

 In 1939, Hitler demanded that western _________________________ be returned to Germany


but he did not want to provoke a war with the Soviet Union
o Stalin & Hitler agreed to the Nazi-Soviet ____________________________________,
promising never to attack each other
o Secretly, Germany & the USSR agreed to _________________ Poland
o On September 1, 1939, Hitler ordered the German military to
_______________________ Poland

How should Britain & France respond?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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On September 3, 1939, Britain & France __________________________________________ on


Germany…World War II had begun

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