PPT-World War II 1939-1945 Japanese Expansion

1931 Japan seized Manchuria The League of Nations pressured them to return it to China but Japan just withdrew from the League 1937Captured Beijing and Nanking Rape of Nanking 6 week rampage where they massacred more than 100000 civilians and raped about 20000 Chinese women . 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). The End of the War. Retaking of the Philippines. October 1944—MacArthur persuades Roosevelt that an invasion of the Philippines is necessary. Largest campaign. of the Pacific War. US wins significant naval victories. World Issues. Aggression in Europe to 1939. 1. Early Axis Gains. By 1941, the Axis powers or their allies controlled most of Western Europe. .. 2. Germany and Russia conquered and divided Poland.. Stalin’s armies pushed into Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.. 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?" . WW2: Lecture 4. Day’s preview. Current Events. Lecture. Video. Review of last class. Battle of Britain. -German attempt to invade Britain, fought in air. Battle of . Ortona. -major Canadian victory. Brandon Brooks. 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?" . World War II (1939–1945). Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) . versus . Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).. 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. What’s Essential?. Causes of the War (underlying and direct). Reasons for American Neutrality (various acts/events). Reason for American entrance: Pearl Harbor. Wartime goals of the Allies. Major battles: D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. World War II (1939–1945). Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) . versus . Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).. Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This frees up Germany from fighting a two-front war. Germany . I. nvades Poland!. Sept. 1, 1939 – World War II officially begins. - GBR and FRA declare war on GER soon after. The Beer Hall Putsch. . Nov 1923, Hitler has 55,000 Nazi followers. Nov 8, 1923, Hitler hatches plot to kidnap leaders of the . Bavarian Government . at a beer . hall in . Munich. Hitler stormed in and told the leaders the . World War II. . knowyourmeme.com. Navajo Code Talkers . by Nathan . Aaseng. Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based on their native language . 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...