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Chapter 14.1

Chapter 14.1. From Appeasement to War. Aggression Goes Unchecked p460. Mussolini, Hitler, Japan aggressive 1. Japan invades Manchuria and China League of Nations condemned but no action. 2. Italy invades Ethiopia League of Nations condemns but no action

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Chapter 14.1

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  1. Chapter 14.1 From Appeasement to War

  2. Aggression Goes Unchecked p460 • Mussolini, Hitler, Japan aggressive • 1. Japan invades Manchuria and China • League of Nations condemned but no action

  3. 2. Italy invades Ethiopia • League of Nations condemns but no action • 3. Hitler goes against Treaty of Versailles • Built up military, • No action • Policy of appeasement

  4. Checking for Understanding?? • What were the three countries that were militarily aggressive? • What did Western democracies do ?

  5. Keeping the Peace • Why? • France –weak • England-too harsh on Germany • Both fear of Soviet Communism • *Pacifism-avoid war • *Appeasement-giving into demands

  6. Neutrality acts-US forbade selling arms to countries at war • Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis • Axis Powers • Goals-fight Soviet Communism and allow territorial expansion

  7. Spain Collapses Into Civil War • Liberals vs. Conservatives • Francisco Franco- Fascist Nationalist vs. Communist Loyalists • Axis backs Franco vs. Soviets back Communists • 500,000 dead

  8. Battle of Guernica-Fascist Nazi help Franco committing atrocities • Franco dictator 1939

  9. German Aggression Continues • 1. Austria annexed (added to) by Germany • Anschluss-union of Austria and Germany • Western Powers-no action

  10. 2. The Czech Crisis • Germany annexes the Sudetenland-an area in western Czechoslavakia • Western Powers-no action and request conference with Germany

  11. Munich Conference • France, Britain, and Germany • Agree to- • Germany gets Sudetenland • France and Britain get promise from Germany that Hitler will stop aggression

  12. “Peace in Our Time” • Neville Chamberlin-Britain returns to England with “Peace for our Time” and is celebrated • Winston Churchill- They had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor; they will have war

  13. Europe Plunges Toward War • Germany breaks promise 1939 • Nazi- Soviet Pact- nonaggression pact Hitler and Stalin • Both agree to share Poland and Eastern Europe • Mistrust and fear

  14. WWII Starts • Invasion of Poland • Sept 1, 1939 by Germany • Britain and France declare war

  15. “From Appeasement to War”

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