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violations of treaty of Versailles

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begins to build up Germany’s military

orders troops to Rhineland which was forbidden

peacefully takes over Austria in 1938 known as Anschluss

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Sudetenland

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hitler demands that Germany be given control of the Sudetenland , western part of Czech which contained German speaking people

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appeasement

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Britain and France give into hitlers terms

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Munich conference sept 1938a

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Britain and France agree to let Germany take control of the Sudetenland

hitter Promises to not seek any more land

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Chamberlain

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***British prime minister chamberlain (large supporter of appeasement) praises this agreement and says bring peace

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6
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did appeasement work?

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was a total failure … hitler seizes rest of Czechoslovakia (1939)

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nazi Soviet nonaggression (August 1939)

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hitler and Stalin agreed not go to war w each other

shocking because hitler despised communist

agreement also contained secret provisions

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what happened in Poland ? outbreak of war?

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Germans invade Poland sept 1939 and shortly after Britain and France declare war

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lebensraum

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“living space” . hitlers goal was to expand German territory .

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Japan’s goal

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to gain control of more territory and build an empire “greater east Asia co-prosperity sphere”

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in 1931 and 1937 Japan attacked

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Manchuria and China (rape of Nanking)

they also conquered much of Southeast Asia in 1940

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the US was annoyed at the expansion of Japan so

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they banned the sale of key materials to Japan and basically cut off trade , it was a major problem for Japan .

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Annoyed by the US, Japan

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attacked naval base Pearl Harbor December 7 1941. which caused a large number of casualties

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Pearl Harbor caused

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the us to declare war on Japan and enter WWII

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15
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allies

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Britain
U.S.
U.S.S.R.

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16
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Axis

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Germany
Italy
Japan

17
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Early in war Germany…

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dominates and conquers 
Norway
Denmark 
France
Netherlands 
Belgium
18
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Battle of Britain (1940-41)

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German bombs drop on London but the British successfully resist and Germany is unable to conquer

19
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Winston Churchill was

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the British prime minister during the war

20
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invasion of Soviet Union (1941)

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hitler orders an invasion of the U.S.S.R.

what about the pact??

Soviet Union now on side of allies

21
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key allies victories

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El Alamein 
    German Defeat
Stalingrad
     Drive German out Soviet 
invasion Italy
     Allies attack Sicily
DDay (June 6 1944)
     Turning point Allie cross channel and invade nazis in France  
Bulge/ Arennes
     brutal cold weather
22
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V-E day

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allies close in on Germany from all sides

Germany surrenders

hitler kills himself

23
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key battles against Japan

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Midway(1942)
early turning point and US victory , puts stop to expansion
Guadalcanal
1st major ground offensive , US victory
Saipan(1944)
“island hopping” success for US
Iwo Jima
costly and bloody US victory
Okinawa
costly US victory , clear Japan losing , Japan use kamikaze

24
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what happens in Hiroshima (August 6 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9 1945) V-J day

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US drops atomic bombs and tens of thousands die … unconditional surrender ,

25
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Death and destruction … outcome of war

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most destructive war in history. with an estimated 60 million people dead including millions of civilians

millions wounded

massive destruction of cities

26
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Nuremberg trials

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nazi leaders were put on trial and charged with war crimes including crimes against humanity

most of them were convicted and were either executed or imprisoned

forced to accept responsibility for their actions

similar trials were held in Tokyo

27
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Why is the United Nations set up

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to try to promote peace

28
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US occupation of Japan

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under General MacArthur US occupier Japan and runs the country for several years

Japan was forced to demilitarize and forced to become a democracy

The emperor was allowed to stay symbolic leader

29
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how does Cold War begin to develope

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tensions begin to develop between the US and Soviet union

this new conflict begins partly because the Soviet Union had troops in place throughout Eastern Europe and begin to settle communist dictatorship under the control of the USSR

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