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Beginning of WWII

Beginning of WWII. WWI end to WWII beginning. Germany felt that the war guilt clause was unfair Lost overseas colonies which meant no raw goods to fuel local economy Reparations were impossible to pay League of Nations was weak Weak govt. (Weimar Republic) Used to autocratic leadership.

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Beginning of WWII

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  1. Beginning of WWII

  2. WWI end to WWII beginning • Germany felt that the war guilt clause was unfair • Lost overseas colonies which meant no raw goods to fuel local economy • Reparations were impossible to pay • League of Nations was weak • Weak govt. (Weimar Republic) • Used to autocratic leadership

  3. Help comes slowly • Treaty of Locarno • France and Germany define their borders • Dawes Plan • The US in 1924 offer a 200 million dollar loan to Germany and ease the burden of Reparations • Rentenmark replaces Mark

  4. Soviet Union • Who led? • Stalin • What changes were made? • Takes away private property (collectivization) • Communist (form of socialism) • Marxist –sudden violent overthrow of • The government by the proletariat • 5 year plan: take over of farms and factories but millions of people starve to death as a result

  5. Germany • Who led? • Adolf Hitler • What changes were made? • Builds an army of Nazi’s (political party) SS (military elite) • A lot of public works projects to help out and give people jobs • Supports Aryans (white blonde blue eyed group of Germans) • Anti Jew- Holocaust (killed 6 million Jews and other non Aryans) • Fuherer establish the third Reich • Lebensraum: Living Space • Book of main ideas= Mein Kampf

  6. Italy • Who led? • Benito Mussolini • What changes were made? • Fascist • After WWI they get nothing • Uses his army and establishes the Black Shirts (his army) march on Rome and take the government by force

  7. Spain • Who led? • Francesco Franco • What changes were made? • Fascist • Gains help from Hitler and Mussolini • This is the first time they become friends

  8. America • What changes were made? • FDR started the New Deal to assist with the Great Depression • 2nd New Deal intensified govt. spending and offered millions of jobs to Americans • Govt. involvement increases

  9. Quiz • 1. What are reparations? • 2. Who became the fascist dictator of Spain? • 3. Who was known as the man of steel and used his 5 year plans to take over industrialization? • 4. Who became Fuhrer and established the Third Reich? • 5. Who established the Fascist party in 1921 and led the black shirts?

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