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Ch16-Wwii Begins
Ch16-Wwii Begins
Ch16-Wwii Begins
Stalin
Mussolini
Der Fhrer
E. Japanese militarists
1. nationalism
2. desire for living space
3. 1931 Manchuria
LON failed to take action
F. Aggressive Moves
1. 1935 Ger. military buildup
2. 1936 Ger. invasion of Rhineland
3. 1936 It. took over Ethiopia
It is us today. It will be you tomorrow. Haile Selassie
G. US Response to Aggression
1. isolation to attract allies
2. Good Neighbor to Latin
America
3. recognized USSR (1933) trade
& ally
4. Neutrality Acts (1935, 1936,
1937)
Banned arms sales & loans to nations
at war
3. Propaganda:
Committee to Defend America
by Aiding the Allies: GB is
fighting our fight
America First Committee =
isolation
[W]e have passed an awful milestone in our history. . . . And do not suppose that this is
the end. . . . This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be
proffered to us year by year unless, by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial
vigor, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.
Winston Churchill
B. 1939
1. nonaggression pact b/n Ger. & USSR
2. *Invasion of Poland Sept.
Blitzkrieg tactics
GB & Fra. declared war
3. US Neutrality Act
cash and carry for weapons
C. 1940
1. Phony War (sitzkrieg)
Fr. & GB waited on French Maginot Line for Germany to
make advance
3. Anti-Semitism
Kept many countries from accepting Jewish refugees
US feared loss of jobs
St. Louis prevented from docking in Miami
The Poisonous
Mushroom
6. Holocaust survivors
About 11 million killed (6 mill. Jews)
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in
the camp, which has turned my life into one long
night. . . . Never shall I forget the little faces of the
children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths
of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I
forget those flames which consumed my faith
forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence
which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to
live. Never shall I forget those moments which
murdered my God and my soul and turned my
dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things,
even if I am condemned to live as long as God
Himself. Never.
Elie Weisel, Night
B. 1941
1. Lend-Lease Act help victims of aggression
US an arsenal of democracy
Given to USSR after Ger. Invasion
C. Japan Attacks
1. Hideki Tojo & Emperor Hirohito
2. US intercepted Jap. invasion plan
Thought it would be the Philippines