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WWII Overview

WWII Overview. Causes of WWII. Treaty of Versailles: Punished Germany League of Nations: Ineffective w/out U.S. Appeasement: Nations give in to aggressors to avoid war. Major Players: Axis. Germany-Adolf Hitler Italy-Benito Mussolini Japan-Hideki Tojo. Major Players: Allies.

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WWII Overview

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  1. WWII Overview

  2. Causes of WWII • Treaty of Versailles: Punished Germany • League of Nations: Ineffective w/out U.S. • Appeasement: Nations give in to aggressors to avoid war

  3. Major Players: Axis • Germany-Adolf Hitler • Italy-Benito Mussolini • Japan-Hideki Tojo

  4. Major Players: Allies • United States—Roosevelt, Truman • Great Britain—Churchill • Soviet Union—Stalin

  5. U.S. Avoids Involvement • Isolationism: Americans opposed to getting involved in world affairs. • Pearl Harbor: Japanese attack and U.S. forced into war.

  6. Mobilization • U.S. must prepare for war: weapons, ships, draft/recruit soldiers

  7. U.S. Involvement • Unconditional Surrender: Full defeat of Germans and Japanese • Military Involvement: Defeat Germany first; also fighting Japanese • Atomic Bombing: Used to end war in Pacific

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