1-Versailles

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What do you think caused WWII to start? What do you think caused the U.S. to join WWII? Opener

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The worldwide Depression & the Treaty of Versailles led to WWII

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WHY??? The Depression made people in many European countries VERY poor and desperate! How desperate? Just you wait and see… The Treaty of Versailles made GERMANY very upset and bitter.

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The peace treaty that ended World War ONE What is the Treaty of Versailles?

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#1 Conditions of Versailles Territorial Losses for Germany

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Polish Corridor returned to Poland

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Germany also had to give up all colonies in Africa & the Pacific

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Military Restrictions #2

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No troops in the Rhineland

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War Guilt Clause Germany is solely responsible for WWI #3

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#4 Reparations

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Loss of Respect Germany not invited to treaty negotiations Not allowed in League of Nations & no union with A-H

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Rise of Totalitarianism In Europe

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Gov’t controlled by 1 person or party. It limits freedom & controls every aspect of life Totalitarianism

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Now let’s have you test your knowledge of WWII leaders. (worksheet)

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& The Soviet Union Joseph Stalin

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& Italy Mussolini

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Italy Joined WWI allies late Country is left in economic distress No work for soldiers coming home Felt betrayed after WWI…?

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A Leader is Needed “Il Duce”Led 1922-1943 Plan? Rebuild econ. & make Italy a power again!

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Teacher & newspaper editor

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Hitler admired Mussolini

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1. Revive econ. growth 2. Punish those resp. for hard times 3. Restore national pride Formed fascist party:

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Allied with middle class & rich, not workers Not like Communism

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Believed nation & the race came before the individual (Fascism)

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Mussolini did improve Italian life. ‘35: Mussolini invaded Ethiopia

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& Germany Adolf Hitler

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Conditions in Germany High inflation By 1923: it costs 4 million marks! End of WWI: Bread costs 2 marks

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German woman lights fire with German marks after WWI!

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This One Thousand Mark note dated 15th December 1922 had to be overstamped in red with "eine Milliarde Mark" or "One Billion Marks", because the currency was depreciating so fast due to excessive printing to finance the Ruhr occupation by French troops after the First World War. Knock it off, I’m gonna hurl! Spin him again! For mother Deutschland!

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Very high unemploymentrate! German Unemployment

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Born in Austria; had little ambition as a child HS drop-out (went to Vienna to be an artist) Adolf Hitler

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I denounce the Treaty of Versailles I denounce communism too!

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Dynamic Speaker

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Let’s become strong again! Let’s improve the economy!

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The Beer Hall Putsch: 1923 Coup attempt Busy writing his book...

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Mein Kampf Germans are part of an Aryan master race Jews, Slavs, & gypsies are inferior!

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Jews are to blame for our economic problems They are not part of the Aryan race

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Germany needs Lebensraum!

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1928: Nazi 108,000 members out of 60 million Depression stops US loans to Germany

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‘33: becomes Chancellor

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It was communists! Nazis win slim majority in Reichstag

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The Enabling Act The Reichstag gives Hitler absolute power for 4 years!

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June ‘34: demands military swear allegiance to him Calls new empire the Third Reich

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Aug. ‘34: abolished office of president & declared himself Fuehrer, or leader All other parties are abolished