history 3 the causes of ww2
what were 5 causes of ww2
-the impact of the treaty of versaille
-the worldwide economic depression
-failure of appeasement
-rise of militarism in germany and japan
-the failure of the league of nations
how did the treaty of versaille cause ww2
-it punished germany harshly
-their economy collapsed, the government lost power, their military became very weak
-so germans became angry and also loyal to hitler who said he was going to change this
how did the worldwide depression cause ww2
-economic instability led to political instability and chaos
-people wanted change and hitler and the nazis offered it
-this gave rise to dictatorships like hitler in germany, mussolini in italy, franco in spain and the military dictatorship in japan
how did failure of appeasement lead to ww2
-it enabled hitler to become aggressive with his policies because everyone else was appeasing him
-for example:
-he took over rhineland when he wasnt suposed to and no one did anything
-he annexed austria and no one did anything
-france and great britain signed the munich agreement which allowed him into czechoslovakia
-ussr signed the nazi soviet pact so he wouldnt have to worry about the soviet union stopping him
how did rise of militarism in germany and japan lead to ww2
-allowed them to create dictatorship governments and to expand fascisit ideologies
how did the failure of the league of nations lead to ww2
-they failed to react to german, italian and japanese agression
-britain and france knew this so they started using appeasement to prevent war
what is appeasement
-giving people what they want to prevent them from hurting you
-like when britain allowed hitler to expand german territory because they didnt want war
what was the nazi soviet pact
-an appeasement by ussr so that they and germany promised to take no military action against each other for 10 years
what was the munich agreement
-an agreement between germany, france and britain that gave part of czechoslovakia (sudeten region) to germany
what is fascism
-the political viewpoint that ones nation and race are superior to all others
-tends to be racist, disctotorships
-hitler, mussolini, franco
what was the nazi party
-germany
-led by hitler
-far right, racist, antisemetic (anti jewish) political party
what were the characteristics of the nazi party
-wanted to outlaw democracy / liked dictatorship
-wanted industry to be owned privately
-government should be run by wealthy and the military
-activities of jewish and foreigners should be restricted
what was an example of japanese aggression that influenced start of ww2
-japan invaded manchuria (in china) in 1931
-there was a civil war going on in china at the time berween nationalists and communists
-league of nations told japan to withdraw
-they refused and quit the league
-the league did not respond
what was an example of italian aggression that led to ww2
-1935-italy under mussolini invades abyssinia (ethiopia) for oil because dont have their own resources
-ethiopia appeals to league of nations
-they only apply trade/economic sanctions
what was an example of aggression of germany
-rebuilds army, navy, airforce (against the treaty of versaille)
-annexes austria
-occupies czechoslovakia
-moves into rhineland (against treaty of versaille)
what were the conditions in japan when they invaded manchuria
-economic problems
-no raw materials for their industries had to import them
-had a strong military tradition (warlords, samarai, strict obedience, kamikazi)
in japan what was a warlord
-a person who has military, economic and political control over a region
what was a samarai
-a member of the japanese warrior caste
what was strict obedience in japan
-when a very centralized government requires strict obedience from its people
kamakazi
japanese suicide pilots