Hitler's Actions After Ww2
LESSON 24 - World War II
Objectives:
Identify the actions that led to the start of World War II
Identify the actions of world leaders that failed to prevent war
Identify Adolf Hitler's social and political actions and its impact on Germany
Identify why the United States avoided the War in Europe
The Birth of World War II
The Treaty of Versailles, created to end World War I, created problems that led to new dangers. The German people resented losing territory and being blamed for starting the war. New democratic governments in many nations were weak and suffered during the worldwide depression. Soon dictators seized power in many countries, often with the support of the masses.
In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin was focused …show more content…
Mussolini came to power as head of a movement called fascism. It joined nationalism with a strong central government, though it avoided communism's direct control of farms and factories. Mussolini crushed all his foes.
In Germany, Adolf Hitler hoped to join all German-speaking people into a new German empire. Hitler believed that Germans - especially blond, blue-eyed "Aryans" - were a master race, fated to achieve power over all "inferior races." Hitler believed that Germany had to expand its territory to grow. His political movement was called Nazism, which combined extreme nationalism with racism and expansionism. Once appointed chancellor, Hitler seized all power.
In Japan, military leaders believed that more land and resources were needed. In 1931, they launched an attack on a province of China. With this success, the militarists gained control of Japan's government. The League of Nations, created after World War I to keep the peace, failed to stop Japan. This failure gave strength to Hitler and Mussolini's desire for power. Hitler rebuilt the German armed forces, breaking the Versailles treaty. Mussolini conquered Ethiopia, in Africa.
Hitler Moves to Take Over …show more content…
However, President Roosevelt began preparing the nation for war, and started selling weapons to Great Britain and the regions of France still fighting. When Japan signed an agreement with Germany and Italy, many Americans were alarmed. Roosevelt increased the aid to Great Britain. At the same time, Congress passed a military draft and began training men for the armed forces. In 1940, Roosevelt broke tradition and ran for a third term as president and won, as people saw him as a steady, dependable leader in troubling times.
Roosevelt spoke to Americans of the threat that Hitler posed, warning them that Americans could not ignore the fighting in Europe. He proposed increasing American armaments to loan to Great Britain. He stopped short of entering the war. Some aid went to the Soviet Union as Hitler broke his agreement with Stalin in 1941 and attacked his former ally. The Germans used submarines to attack the American ships carrying weapons and supplies to its
Objectives:
Identify the actions that led to the start of World War II
Identify the actions of world leaders that failed to prevent war
Identify Adolf Hitler's social and political actions and its impact on Germany
Identify why the United States avoided the War in Europe
The Birth of World War II
The Treaty of Versailles, created to end World War I, created problems that led to new dangers. The German people resented losing territory and being blamed for starting the war. New democratic governments in many nations were weak and suffered during the worldwide depression. Soon dictators seized power in many countries, often with the support of the masses.
In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin was focused …show more content…
Mussolini came to power as head of a movement called fascism. It joined nationalism with a strong central government, though it avoided communism's direct control of farms and factories. Mussolini crushed all his foes.
In Germany, Adolf Hitler hoped to join all German-speaking people into a new German empire. Hitler believed that Germans - especially blond, blue-eyed "Aryans" - were a master race, fated to achieve power over all "inferior races." Hitler believed that Germany had to expand its territory to grow. His political movement was called Nazism, which combined extreme nationalism with racism and expansionism. Once appointed chancellor, Hitler seized all power.
In Japan, military leaders believed that more land and resources were needed. In 1931, they launched an attack on a province of China. With this success, the militarists gained control of Japan's government. The League of Nations, created after World War I to keep the peace, failed to stop Japan. This failure gave strength to Hitler and Mussolini's desire for power. Hitler rebuilt the German armed forces, breaking the Versailles treaty. Mussolini conquered Ethiopia, in Africa.
Hitler Moves to Take Over …show more content…
However, President Roosevelt began preparing the nation for war, and started selling weapons to Great Britain and the regions of France still fighting. When Japan signed an agreement with Germany and Italy, many Americans were alarmed. Roosevelt increased the aid to Great Britain. At the same time, Congress passed a military draft and began training men for the armed forces. In 1940, Roosevelt broke tradition and ran for a third term as president and won, as people saw him as a steady, dependable leader in troubling times.
Roosevelt spoke to Americans of the threat that Hitler posed, warning them that Americans could not ignore the fighting in Europe. He proposed increasing American armaments to loan to Great Britain. He stopped short of entering the war. Some aid went to the Soviet Union as Hitler broke his agreement with Stalin in 1941 and attacked his former ally. The Germans used submarines to attack the American ships carrying weapons and supplies to its