Isolation or Involvement in WWII: Debate As our nation’s sixteenth President once said‚ “Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation‚ whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion‚ and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose- and you allow to make war at pleasure”(Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy 38). This quote from Abraham Lincoln exemplifies the time before the United States joined into World War 2. Many
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This is the end of this particular module‚ so the first thing I would like you to do is to do a practice exam question. a) Describe the successes of the League of Nations in peacekeeping in the 1920s. (5) b) Explain how the Japanese invasion of Manchuria showed the weaknesses of the League. (7) c) What was the most important cause of the failure of the League of Nations; the Depression or the Abyssinian Crisis? Explain your answer‚ remember to argue both sides of the
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Totalitarianism as a form of government in the USSR (Joseph Stalin)‚ Italy (Benito Mussolini)‚ Germany (Adolf Hitler)‚ and Spain (Francisco Franco). * A move towards fascism in Japan. * The creation of Manchukuo‚ Japan’s puppet government in Manchuria‚ beginning the war in China. * The conquest of Ethiopia by Mussolini. * Revolution in Spain led by Francisco Franco. * Germany’s continuing expansion including taking the Rhineland. * The worldwide Great Depression. * World War
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The Fascist beliefs are what Hitler and Mussolini believed in‚ they both tried to use propaganda to get everyone to think anti communism and that the laws of the government are good. They wanted someone to take action so Mussolini was that guy. When Mussolini gained control there was no stopping him. Mussolini’s group were all wearing black shirts they attacked socialist and communist on the streets because Mussolini prayed on fear of workers he won and got the support from middle-class and
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CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic
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World War Two Causes Information and Activity Worksheets Ages 11 - 14 H Y Wheeler Worksheets This booklet has been printed and sold by History on the Net to be used as a teaching resource The purchaser is entitled to photocopy these pages for personal‚ educational or non-profit usage provided that the copyright notice is not removed The copyright of this booklet and its contents remains the property of H Y Wheeler and History on the Net © 2005 H Y Wheeler History on the Net Section 1 Introduction
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to be denied. On August 6th‚ 1945 an American bomber‚ the Enola Gay‚ dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. More than 80‚000 people died on impact‚ and tens and thousands later on. Two days later Russia entered the war against Japan and invaded Manchuria‚ but still
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China during the Great Depression. The Great Depression convinced many Japanese to protect their “special interests” in China at all cost. As a result the Japanese military provoked and incident in China allowing them to create a full-scale invasion of Manchuria‚ renaming it Manchukuo. The military re-installed the former Emperor of China‚ Pu-yi‚ as the first ruler. Pu-yi was known as a “puppet ruler” as the military had complete control over each decision he made‚ meaning that they were able to do
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Settlement took place. The outcomes were the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the foundation of the League of Nations in 1919. Despite the inherently weak attempts to prevent a repetition of WW1‚ twenty years later‚ WWII broke out upon the invasion of Poland by Germany. Although exploding from a seemingly unrelated motive‚ the origins of WWII can be traced back to the aftermath of the First World War. The harshness of the treaty of Versailles and the economic instability which WW1 was responsible
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor December 8‚ 1941 6:30 am - Davao City was bombed (First area in the Philippines to be bombarded) Next Tuguegarao‚ Baguio‚ Iba‚ Tarlac and Clark Field December 9‚ 1941 Bombing of Manila December 10‚ 1941 First Invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese Aparri‚ Vigan‚ Legaspi‚ Davao‚ Lingayen‚ Atimonan and Mauban Under the command of Lt. Masaharu Homma Japan bombed Cavite‚ Nichols Field and Fort Mckinley Captain Jesus Villamor – awarded Distinguished Service
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