Causes of the Second World War The Interwar Years A Brief Period of Prosperity • Some countries‚ like the U.S.‚ were strong during the post-WWI era • What is this time period known as in U.S. History? Problems in Germany • The punishment of Germany goes too far and cripples their post-war economy in 1923 • Hyperinflation occurs • German money is worthless (when the general price level rises‚ each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services) Worldwide Depression •. Stock Market Crash of
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Crash in the United States‚ much of Europe was in the Great Depression. Totalitarian Leaders stepped up to bring their countries back to their fame and glory during this depression. Japan’s totalitarian leader was Tojo Hideki‚ while the Emperor at the time was Hirohito. Hirohito and Hideki wanted to restore Japan’s glory as a massive empire. In Italy‚ Benito Mussolini was the totalitarian leader. Mussolini wanted to make Italy into its once powerful Roman Empire. In Russia‚ Joseph Stalin was the totalitarian
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THEMED RESEARCH PAPER: VOLUNTARY SUICIDE OF THE MODERN WORLD HISTORY Voluntary Suicide of the Modern World History Throughout history‚ the world has seen and experienced different acts of violence‚ murder and terrorism. There were armies‚ groups‚ and individuals involved in these violent acts. Some of these acts were well thought out while others happened in the moment. The people perpetrating these acts were under the order of their superiors‚ religious leaders‚ and political leaders. Others
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Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? The start of the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ in 1937‚ generated friction between the Japanese Empire‚ the United States and the British Empire. The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to the Japanese military actions in China by imposing an embargo on raw metal followed by oil also sent covert military aid to the Kuomintang government. When Japan occupied Indochina‚ a French colony in 1940‚ the Western powers responded with an asset freeze
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the United States‚ and in part the Soviet Union. Notable names in the war were: Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ (president of the United States); Adolf Hitler‚ (Nazi Party leader and German chancellor); Benito Mussolini‚ (Italian fascist dictator); Hideki Tojo‚ (Japanese military leader); and Joseph Stalin‚ (communist leader of Soviet Union). World War II was the most fatal war in history‚ resulting in between 40 and 50 million deaths. World War II was caused by many different reasons. It was caused psychologically
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------------------------------------------------- Mussolini Speech Signore e signori‚ which is Ladies and Gentlemen in Italian. I am Benito Mussolini‚ an Italian Politician‚ and I was born in July 29th 1883.I was the greatest leader of the National Fascist Party‚ and I ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943. I was born in Dovia di Predappio‚ a small town in the province of Forlì in Emilia-Romagna on 29 July 1883. My father Alessandro Mussolini was a blacksmith and a socialist‚ while my mother Rosa
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second cause of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was the threat of U.S. fleet expansion. In July 1940 U.S. Congress passed the Naval Expansion Act which promised to triple the fleet size by 1944(Doc C) This really worried the Japanese leaders. Hideki Tojo‚ one of the Japanese leaders‚ said "When I think about the the strengthening of American defenses in the Southwest Pacific‚ the expansion of the American fleet‚…I see no end to difficulties…I fear that we would become a third-class nation after
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Introduction Pearl Harbor was a very significant event in World War II‚ in some ways it changed the whole war‚ it may also be one of the most destructive events. Who was involved in Pearl Harbour? The general Hideki Tojo and admiral Isoroku Yamamoto played a very big role in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tojo was seen as a dictator controlling the Japanese. The Japanese departed in northern japan. The Japanese military and navy was also involved in the attack on December 7 1941. The victims of the Pearl Harbor
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Imagine relaxing on a Sunday not thinking anything then‚ out of nowhere the sky turns grey...bombs start dropping‚ people start screaming to evacuate. Well‚ on December 7‚ 1941 in Hawaii...an tragic event like this occurred when the Japanese attacked. We know this event by the 2 words “Pearl Harbor”. You hear about this or learn about this in class and question yourself “Why did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?” There were at least three reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. These were Embargo
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