europe on the brink of war
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EUROPE ON THE BRINK OF WAR. Again . . . . NEW ASIAN POWERHOUSE!. Japan is Asia’s industrial leader Japan is ready to rival the Europeans for power and influence in Asia. ITALY TO BE GREAT AGAIN!. Mussolini wants to return Italy to the greatness of Rome - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EUROPE ON THE BRINK OF
WARAgain . . .
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NEW ASIAN POWERHOUSE!
• Japan is Asia’s industrial leader• Japan is ready to rival the Europeans for
power and influence in Asia
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ITALY TO BE GREAT AGAIN!• Mussolini wants to return Italy to the
greatness of Rome• Says Italy will rule the Mediterranean Sea
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FRANCE UNWILLING TO END GERMAN REPERATIONS!
• France believes Germany must continue to pay reparations from WWI
• France has no sympathy for Germany, even as they struggle in economic depression
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STALIN INDUSTRIALIZES USSR
• Stalin’s Five-Year plans are turning the USSR into an industrial power
• Soviet Union is no longer the backwards nation of Russia
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JAPANESE MILITARISTS IN CHARGE
• Military leaders take command of Japanese government
• Japan looking to expand its empire in Asia
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BRITAIN DETERMINED TO HOLD ON TO EMPIRE
• Britain is drained after World War I
• Britain knows their wealth and power depend on holding on to colonies in Africa and Asia
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USA WANTS ISOLATION!
• Most Americans have no desire to get involved in another European war
• USA pledges to stay out of new conflicts in Europe
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HITLER OUT TO BREAK TREATY!• Hitler claims Treaty of Versailles ending
World War I is unfair to Germany.• Hitler wants to end reparations• Hitler will rebuild German military
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MANCHURIA ATTACKED!
• Japanese military conquer Manchuria, the northeast portion of China
• Rest of China prepares for Japanese invasion
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USSR LOOKING TO SPREAD COMMUNISM!
• Stalin creates the Communist International to spread Communism around the world
• Much of Europe and America fearful of the ‘Red Menace’
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HITLER WANTS ‘LIVING ROOM’• Hitler wants to unite all
Germans in Europe in one large country
• Hitler desires Lebensraum (living room) for German people
• Hitler looks to Eastern Europe for this land
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ITALY INVADES ETHIOPIA!• Mussolini wants to
expand the Italian empire
• League of Nations does nothing to stop Italy from conquering small African nation
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HITLER PUTS PEOPLE TO WORK!
• Jobless Germans get work building highways and other public projects
• Millions of Germans working in factories producing weapons
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FRANCE BUILDS MAGINOT LINE!• Defensive wall will
keep the Germans out of France . . . . finally!
• Maginot Line holds nearly 1 million French soldiers ready for a German attack
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HITLER INCREASES GERMAN ARMY!
• 2 Million men ready to fight!
• Hitler breaks Treaty of Versailles terms which allowed for only 100,000 men in German army
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HITLER DENOUNCES JEWS!• German Parliament
passes laws restricting rights of Jews
• Germans asked to boycott Jewish businesses
• Germans no longer allowed to marry Jews
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ITALIAN ARMY IN POOR SHAPE!
• Italian troops are badly trained and poorly equipped
• Mussolini promotes those loyal to him over good military leaders
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GERMANY CONQUERS AUSTRIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA!
• Austria joins Germany in 1938
• First the Sudetenland, then all of Czechoslovakia join Germany in 1939
• Britain and France do nothing to stop Hitler
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BRITISH NAVY STILL LARGEST IN WORLD!
• 15 Battleships and 181 Destroyers protecting Britain’s vast empire
• 7 new Aircraft Carriers ready for action
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RED ARMY OF TWO MILLION!• Soviet Union has
nearly 2 million soldiers ready to fight if the Nazis attack
• With many officers executed, USSR lacks good military leadership
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US ARMY NOT READY FOR WAR
• Only 175,000 soldiers in American Army• US Navy is more prepared, with 15
battleships and over 100 submarines
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JAPAN BUILDING HUGE NAVY!
• 10 new Japanese Aircraft Carriers are ready for battle
• 10 new battleships launched• Hundreds of other warships ready for war
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AXIS Alliance Formed
• September 27, 1940
• Germany, Italy and Japan sign a military alliance
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Japan 1939
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Italy 1939
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Germany 1939
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IS THE WORLD READY FOR
WAR?Again . . .
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