PPT-Nazi Soviet Pact 1939

Hitler and Stalin agree to divide Poland between them Hitler was then able to invade Poland and start the Second World War Had Stalin not signed this then Hitler may not have invaded Poland because he might have feared having to fight both France and Britain on one side and Russia on the other eg they would be surrounded. TERROR. . The Police in Nazi Germany.. Until 1933 each state in Germany had its own police force. By 1936 they had been centralised under Himmler as Chief of Police.. The Nazis developed a confusing structure of . 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 . The Causes of the Second World War in Europe. Causes of WWII. Fundamental Causes. (underlying causes) . Everything that made a war more likely. Immediate causes. Happen much closer to the actual event. 1933-39. Preface. Many German people had suffered during WWI and the Depression. When Hitler came to power, over 6 million people were unemployed. As you can imagine, they welcomed Hitler's economic policies with open arms. The Nazi’s promised to use radical methods to solve the country’s two main problems – desperate unemployment and a crisis in farming. In return for work and other benefits, the majority of German people gave up their political freedom. Was it worth it?. The Policy of Appeasement & the path to war. Versailles angered Hitler & many Germans. Hitler rises through the Nazi ranks. Becomes Chancellor in 1933. Fuhrer in 1934. Hitler wants revenge!. Systematic violations of Versailles. Formation of NATO/Warsaw Pact. By: Natalie Owchariw and Sarah Gallo. Questions. What was the Cold War?. -The Cold War was of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States with NATO and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in Warsaw Pact). Basically, it was the NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact. 1931. Japan Conquers Manchuria. Facing . severe economic problems and overcrowding in its islands, Japan invades Manchuria, just North of Korea . The League of Nations takes no action against this aggressive act.. The Road to War. 1933 - 1939. Do you agree with Churchill?. In his account of the causes of World War II, The Second World War: Volume One, The Gathering Storm, 1948. Winston Churchill asserted that Hitler had a master plan for the domination of Europe, which Hitler had outlined in Mein . 1933-1939. Hitler in power . 1933 Chancellor . The Reichstag Fire. Night of Long Knives – Rohm + SA . eliminated. Fuhrer in 1934 (President Hindenburg died. ). 2. 1936 Full employment – Volkswagen. T. here were many Germans who were bitter about Germany’s system of government, the Treaty of Versailles and it’s terms, and the fact that Germany lost in WWI. One of these Germans was Adolph Hitler. Ms Leslie. History 12. Major elements. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - gets Russia out of the war as Lenin felt the revolution would not survive while fighting Germany. Civil War - Foreign powers helped out the Whites and started the tension. Orwell. The . author:. Born Eric Blair 1903, died George Orwell 1949.. Classical education at Eton - won scholarship. Worked as a Colonial Officer in Burma – resigned 1927. he hated authority. he hated injustice. 1979 - 1989. Causes:. Soviet Union had historical presence in Afghanistan. Communist government was struggling to maintain control due to strong opposition by the Afghans. Soviets wanted to keep communist influence in area. August 1939- Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with his great enemy Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union.. . - Both leaders agreed not to fight if the other went to war.. - They would divide up Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe between them..