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The Road to War

The Road to War. The World Sets the Stage for World War II. Causes of World War II. Unresolved issues from World War I World-Wide depression Militarism and Nationalism Powerful Dictators. The Effects of WWI. The Treaty of Versailles left Germany in deep debt to other nations

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The Road to War

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  1. The Road to War The World Sets the Stage for World War II

  2. Causes of World War II • Unresolved issues from World War I • World-Wide depression • Militarism and Nationalism • Powerful Dictators

  3. The Effects of WWI • The Treaty of Versailles left Germany in deep debt to other nations • This led to economic failure and deep depression in Germany

  4. TREATY OF VERSAILLES, 1919 The Treaty was designed to cripple Germany militarily, territorially and economically REVENGE ON GERMANY WAR GUILT CLAUSE Germany had to accept blame for starting WW1 GERMANY’S MILITARY FORCES REDUCED NO UNION WITH AUSTRIA - Army restricted to 100,000 men. - No modern weapons such as tanks, military air force. - Navy could not have battle ships over 10,000 tons and no U-Boats. THE TERMS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES 1919 REPARATIONS Germany forced to pay massive fine for war damages - 1,000,000,000 Marks (6.6bn pounds). GERMAN OVERSEAS TERRITORRIES RHINELAND TO BE DE-MILITARISED Germany lost Chinese ports [Amoy and Tsingtao], Pacific Islands, and African colonies [Tanganika and German SW Africa]. GERMAN NATIONAL TERRITORY • Germany lost national territory which was given to Belgium and Denmark, most went to Poland.

  5. World Wide Depression • All countries throughout the world experienced economic depression in the 1930s • Poor conditions in European Countries allowed for political change and unrest

  6. Militarism and Nationalism • Germany and Japan work hard to develop military strength in the 1930s • National Pride • Increasing Tensions

  7. Dictators • Adolf Hitler – Germany • Benito Mussolini – Italy • Hideki Tojo – Japan • Francisco Franco – Spain • Joseph Stalin – Soviet Union

  8. Adolf Hitler in WWII Adolf Hitler in WWI Hitler Video Rise To Power Hitler’s Book “Mein Kampf” or “My Struggle”

  9. Fascism • Extreme Conservatism • Government-controlled strict social order • Censorship • React harshly to critics • Relies heavily on military strength • Very Nationalistic • Very Anti-Communist

  10. Hitler and Mussolini Join Forces

  11. Fascism in Europe Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler • Italian • German • Anger over the Versailles treaty • Invaded Ethiopia in 1935. • Believed Germans were a superior “Aryan” race. • Formed a totalitarian government • Blamed the Jews for Germany’s problems. • Used nationalism to gain support. • Used economic unrest and fears of communism to gain support.

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