PPT-Major Causes of WWII

Treaty of Versailles Rise of Italian fascism Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party Great Depression Japanese expansionism Anticommunism Appeasement Militarism Nationalism US isolationism Maps . Week 2: France emerges from WWII. Introduction:. France and her Empire post-WWII. The physical & economic ravages of war. De Gaulle’s view of the world. Domestic politics. Colonial relations. Sétif. The Treaty of Versailles and the Failure of the League of Nations. T. reaty of Versailles. In 1919, . Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the US . met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused. . You will research one of the leaders from WWII and create a commemorative plaque & a wanted poster that describes their accomplishments & shortcomings during the War. . Your posters must include:. Unit 9.4. Post WWII. Although the title of this is “The Fifties”, it is not just the 1950s. Post WWII: 1945 to 1963. Why 1963 as a stopping point?. Baby Boom. Why an increase in the number of children born in this time period?. Conformity and Rebellion. Anticommunism before WWII. Fears of “premature anti-Fascists” such as Dorothy Parker, . Dashiell. Hammett, etc. before WWII. Support for republican Spain during the 1937 Spanish Civil War. By: Bryce Cline and Evan . C. anizares. The Treaty of Versailles is the main cause of WWII.. Without it, WWII probably would’ve never happened.. Thesis. Borders were redrawn.. Germany was blamed for the war, and was forced to pay other countries for their expenses. (Treaty of Versailles). War guilt clause caused resentment among Germans against the League of Nations. League of Nations was a flop – it could not prevent war. Germany had to pay war reparations, which weakened its economy and made people desperate enough to turn to a leader like Hitler.. By: Luc Manuel and Jacob Vance. World War II was the largest armed conflict in history, spanning the entire world and involving more countries than any other war, as well as introducing powerful new weapons, culminating in the first use of nuclear weapons.. BOOM!. How Technology Improved War Weaponry. WWII saw . rapid advancements in weaponry technology . across all types of . armaments. Scientists. , engineers and manufacturers learned how to . increase weapon reliability, strength and . Please stick to the spaces allocated on the map and do not encroach on others. We are anticipating one of our largest events ever. If attendees cause issues regarding space they may be asked to leave.. DO NOW. Pages 68-69. Learning . Target: I can increase . my knowledge . of propaganda tools and develop an understanding of the specific goals and strategies used by the governments during WWII. .. Why it’s important: Propaganda is everywhere; understand how it can change views- power of it over . African Americans in WWII. Served in every theater of war. 1941- 4,000 enlisted. 1945- 1.2 million enlisted. Segregation. Segregated practices of civilian life spilled over into military service. Many were passed over in the draft (despite their desire to serve). Key Terms . Baby Boom. A marked increase in the birthrate after WWII. On average, a baby was born every 10 seconds. . Suburbs. Residential area on the outskirts of a city or town. These grew dramatically after WWII as more people wanted to settle down with their families away from large cities. Enormous subdivisions like Levittown started popping up across the country. . The Allies, made up of . 26. nations including . America. , decided to crush Germany, then Italy and . Japan. .. FYI .  . On Oct. 13, 1943, one month after Italy surrendered to Allied forces, it declared war on Nazi Germany, its onetime Axis powers partner..