PPT-World War II (1939-1945)

Whats Essential Causes of the War underlying and direct Reasons for American Neutrality various actsevents Reason for American entrance Pearl Harbor Wartime goals of the Allies Major battles DDay Iwo Jima Okinawa. 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. Objectives. Define fascism, totalitarianism, and Nazism. Analyze causes for the rise of the totalitarian . dictators in Europe. Summarize aspects of the Nuremberg Laws. Explain how the depression plays a role in the rise of totalitarian leaders . Meiji Restoration. 1868. Emperor “restored” to power. Creation of a modern nation state. Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). Andre Cameron. What . The war in Europe was caused by the German invasion of Poland and the war in Asia was triggered by the Japanese invasion of China. Searching for more fundamental causes is more complicated and becomes intertwined with answers to "What could have prevented World War 2?" and "What chains of events led to WW2?" . Background…. During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945 and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. . Manchuria (1931). Northern province of China. Japanese problem – overpopulation and lack of . natural resources.. Military take over. “League of Nations” – impose sanctions (restrictions) – slap on the wrist. The Second . World War. War Begins. The Second World War grew out of the depression. In their misery and suffering many people turned away from democratic governments and toward extremist leaders. Countries like Germany, Italy and Japan were taken over by aggressive leaders who thought war was the solutions to their problems.. Life 1939-41. Initial impact of war- autarky, rationing, Hitler youth no air raids . til. 1943.. Women- 1939 6.2 mill worked 13 mill men in war. Jan 1943 women to sign up for work 400000 41%. Propaganda- Goebbels- press radio films positive. Text . Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two . world wars (1919-1939). Title. What was Europe like after World War I ? . Text . Important changes took place in the 20 years between the two . From 1942 on, Germany could only hang on and try to exhaust its enemies, but their superior resources and increasingly skilled armies made the outcome first predictable and then inevitable. . This was a situation that Hitler created. Where the Allies had a clear strategic concept, he had none. . Section 3. First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak . out —. Because I was not a Socialist. .. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak . out – . Because I was not a Trade Unionist. The Defeat of the . Axis - Europe. 1944. 1945. The Defeat of the . Axis - Pacific. 1941. 1945. Map Animation – 1944 to 1945. Go to the website: . the-map-as-history.com. Login info: . provided by teacher. II. 17-3. Terms and People. D-Day. − . June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces invaded France. Battle of the Bulge . −. German counterattack that failed, resulting in an Allied victory. Harry S. Truman . Elsewhere in the world the United States had become a global political and economic power. While Congress and public opinion had voted for ‘isolationism’ after the war in practice the US had continued to use the twin policies of ‘gunboat...