WWII:Road to War“I have seen war. I have seen war on land

and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen men coughing out their gassed lungs. I have seen the

dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen two-hundred

limping, exhausted men come out of line-the survivors of a regiment of of one

thousand that went forward forty-eight hours before. I have seen children

starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.” Franklin D.

Roosevelt

Rise of the Dictators:

Stalin,Mussolini,

&Hitler

Stalin Russia

Comes to power after the death of Lenin

Economic Plans

1. Modernize agriculture

2. Rapid Industrialization

Consequences1. Peasants forced off land

2. Took food produced

3. Starvation & food shortages

4. Labor camps

5. Standard of living reduced

Reign of Terror1. Begins purges to

“purify” Communist party

2. “Show trials”

3. Eliminates threats to his power

Mussolini(Italy)

“IL Duce”

Forms Fascist Party

1. Consists of war veterans, Socialists, & anarchists

2. “Blackshirts” terrorize opposition

3. Establishes dictatorship

AdolphHitler

(Germany)

Rise to Power

1. Joins Nazi Party

2. Becomes chancellor

3. President dies & he takes over

Actions1. Writes “Mein Kampf” outlines

his plans

2. Suspends freedom of speech & press

3. Rearms & expands military

4. Begins expanding into Austria & Czechoslovakia

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Explain the conditions in Europe that led to the rise in power of Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin.

Europe Goes to War

Appeasement Abandoned

Poland InvasionA.Britain & France pledge

supportB. Hitler & Stalin sign 10-

yr. Nonaggression Pact

C. Germans use blitzkrieg tactic

War in the WestA. France's Maginot Line

B. Germany invades France: splitting the

French army

Explain the “Policy of Appeasement” using specific dates and details. What was the result of this policy? Why was it abandoned?

Dunkirk:Greatest rescue in history of warfare

1. Fled in tugboats, yachts, & other small craft

2. 900 vessels carried 340,000 soldiers

Fall of France1. Govt. abandons Paris

2. Britain & France stunned

3. Germany occupies northern 3/5ths of France

4. Resistance led by Charles de Gaulle

Battle of BritainA. English Channel plays key role

B. Germany uses Luftwaffe to control air war

1. 1,000 planes bomb Britain

2. Begins targeting civilian locations

Japan Builds an Empire

Growing Military PowerA. Economy prospers from

WWI

B. Sign international agreements for peace

C. Recession & depression rock democracy

D. Radical nationalist groups form

Manchurian IncidentA. Japan lacks land & raw

materials

B. Army seizes all of Manchuria

C. Becomes puppet state

D. Increases army's power over govt.

War Against China

A. Forces terrorize China

B. Soviet Union backs China

Japan allies itself w/

Germany & Italy

Isolationism to

War

NeutralityA. Focus on domestic issues1. Depression

B. Neutrality Acts1. banned providing

weapons

2. banned loans

3. permitted trade of non-military goods

Involvement GrowsA. Economy begins to recover

B. Germany & Japan become more aggressive

C. Repeals part of Neutrality Acts

1. provides weapons

2. sent 50 destroyers to Britain

Lend-Lease Act1. Provide war supplies w/o

payment

2. Aid any nation whose security is vital to U.S.

3. $49 billion to 40 nations

Pearl HarborA. U.S puts trade

restrictions on Japan

B. Expected attack-didn't know where

The AttackDecember 7, 19411. 180 Japanese warplanes

strike

2. Half of U.S. Pacific Fleet at anchor

3. 2,400 killed; 1,200 wounded

4. 200 ships damaged/destroyed

U.S. Declares War

Congress passes war resolution

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy –

the United States of America Was suddenly and deliberately

attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.