Objective 10.4.3

• Compare the German, Italian and Japanese drives for an empire in the 1930s and relate that drive to the role of appeasement, nonintervention (isolationism), and the domestic distractions in Europe and the U.S. prior to the out break of World War II

• Can you say that in terms I will understand?

You Must be able to:• Explain why Germany, Italy and Japan wanted to

expand their countries, and take over foreign lands.

• Explain what the British policy of appeasement was, and what this policy had to do with the actions taken by Germany, Italy and Japan.

• Explain why the US wanted to stay isolated from European affairs after World War I

• Explain the problems that distracted the US and countries in Europe between World Wars I and II

• Analyze the effects that these policies and distractions had on Germany, Japan and Italy

DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS

• Open your textbook to the assigned page

• Read the question and browse the textbook to locate information that will help you answer the question

• Answer the question on the chart in note format

• Review the information in the slides and add any missing information

Question 1Why did Japan want to expand their territory?

Japanese Imperialism• In the 1930s, Japan fell under Military Rule

due to the Great Depression

• The Military took power but kept the Emperor as the symbol of state power

• Militarists wanted to solve economic problems by foreign expansion

• Wanted an empire to include China, and South Pacific

• Wanted room for growing population, sources of raw materials, and new markets

Question 2What actions did Japan take to reach its foreign policy goals and how did western nations react?

Japanese Invasions• In 1931- Japanese invade Northern Chinese

province of Manchuria and set up a puppet government

• This was the first direct challenge to the League of Nations

• League condemned Japan’s actions but had no power to enforce decisions

• Japan withdraws from L.O.N in 1933• In 1937- Japan invades China• Rape of Nanking –Japanese troops kill tens of

thousands of captured soldiers and civilians in the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing) and raped over 10,000 women

Questions 3 and 4

•How did Italy attempt to build an empire?

•What did western democracies do in response to Mussolini’s Actions?

Italian Fascist Expansion

• Mussolini wanted to recreate an empire like that of Ancient Rome

• Wanted to solve economic problems by expanding territory for markets and raw materials

• Turned his sights on Africa as source of expansion

Mussolini Attacks Ethiopia• L.O.N.’s failure to stop Japan encourages

Mussolini to plan his own aggression• Wanted an African empire like Britain and France• Ethiopia was one of only four independent African

Nations- defeated Italians in 1890• Mussolini wanted to avenge defeat• Invades in 1935- L.O.N. condemns Mussolini but

does nothing to help Haile Selassie of Ethiopia despite his warnings

• Britain continued to allow Mussolini’s troops through the Suez Canal – hoped to avoid conflict with Italy and keep peace in Europe

Question 5•How did Hitler plan on

Building an Empire?

Nazi Germany’s Expansion

• Hitler had promised to undo the Treaty of Versailles

• Wanted more land for Germany’s growing population

• Wanted to control Europe’s raw materials and markets

• Wanted to regain lost territory

Notebook Activity

• Create a cartoon depicting Germany, Italy and Japan’s desire for more land. You could use characters (Hitler, Mussolini, etc.) or symbols (swastika, fascia, etc.) to depict the aggressors of the 1930s. You may also want to use maps (Example: Japan grabbing land from China). Include a creative title for your cartoon and a caption.