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World War 2

World War 2. Have you ever had something taken away from you that you thought you should have back?. How did that make you feel?. Annoyed Mad Irritated Frustrated Not fair Revenge Want to get back what you lost. Countries after World War 1. Western democracies wanted to preserve peace

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World War 2

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  1. World War 2

  2. Have you ever had something taken away from you that you thought you should have back?

  3. How did that make you feel?

  4. Annoyed • Mad • Irritated • Frustrated • Not fair • Revenge • Want to get back what you lost

  5. Countries after World War 1 • Western democracies wanted to preserve peace • Felt that if they gave into certain demands they could avoid another world war • Mussolini, Hitler, and the leaders of Japan viewed the desire for peace as a weakness

  6. Aggressors • Japan thought they should have equal empire to that of U.S • To achieve this they invaded and took control of Manchuria • Italy wanted to expand its imperial ambitions • To achieve this they invaded and took control of Ethiopia • Germany lead by Hitler, built up the military in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles

  7. European response • Western democracies do not respond to his actions • They adopt policy of appeasement • Appeasement- giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace • Many countries were devastated by war wanting nothing to do with it • Many governments adopt policy of pacifism- opposition to all war

  8. Conditions leading to war • Because of European weakness Japan, Germany, and Italy form Axis powers • Hitler took control of the Austrian government and gains control • European leaders persuaded Czechoslovakian leaders to give up Sudetenland in exchange for peace • Hitler agreed to end aggression

  9. Conditions before war • Hitler ignores agreement and announces a pact with the Soviet Union known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact • On September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, two days later Britain and France declare war and World War 2 has started

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