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WORLD WAR 2 CAUSES. BY: GRP 6 JULES MARCELINO TIMOTHY TAN RICHARD CRUZ VAL GAGATIGA LORENZO SY. WORLD WAR 1. Years Involved: 1914-1918 Involved Countries: Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany) Allied Powers (Russia, France and Great Britain). WORLD WAR 2. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WORLD WAR 2 CAUSES
BY: GRP 6JULES MARCELINO
TIMOTHY TANRICHARD CRUZVAL GAGATIGALORENZO SY
WORLD WAR 1
• Years Involved: 1914-1918• Involved Countries:
– Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany)
– Allied Powers (Russia, France and Great Britain)
WORLD WAR 2WORLD WAR 2
• Years Involved: 1939-1945• Countries Involved:
– Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan)
– Allied Forces (Soviet Union, France,Great Britain, US and China)
Remote Causes WW2
A. Economic Reason- Due to Great Depression
- Experienced economic difficulties
Remote Causes of WW2
B. Militarism– discovery of a more destructive
weapon– to ensure protection for their
nations’ interests
Remote Causes WW2
C. Nationalism– great need to prioritize the
needs and interests of the country
- the desire to be more self-sufficient
Effect of Nationalism
Gives sense ofpride
Moves people todo everything for
their country
Remote Causes of WW2
•D. Treaty of Versailles - one provision was that Germany accepts sole responsibility for being cause of WW1.- they must pay 134billion marks for the war damages to other countries.- Germany did not agree
Remote Causes of WW2
• Failure of the League of Nations– would discuss problems among
other countries and decide what should be done to promote peace
– Allied became passive with the agression of the Axis Powers
Remote Causes of WW2
• Imperialism– for acquisition of more
resources
Immediate Causes of WW2
• Europe– Invasion of Poland in 1939– It started in Sept. 1 – Oct. 6, 1939.
Immediate Causes of WW2• Asia-Pacific
– Attack at Pearl Harbor in Dec. 7, 1941– with almost 200 Japanese fighter
planes– 21 American ships and 188 fighter
planes were destroyed– almost 3,000 American soldiers were
killed