Overview of causes & stages of the second world war - World History perspective

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3. 1. __________________ – Many nations
in central and eastern Europe were
unhappy with the borders created at
the ________________Peace
Conference
2. _____________________ – Large
countries wanted to rebuild their
empires
3. ____________________ – armed
forces would help them rebuild their
nations and empires
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4. 1. New borders didn’t match
where national groups
lived.There were …
 Germans in Czechoslovakia and
France
 Hungarians in Romania
 Ukrainians in Poland, etc.
2. Nations lost land
(__________, Hungary,
Austria)
3. Nations that were
punished (especially
Germany)
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5. 1. Businesses, banks, and farms failed
and went _____________________.
2. Millions lost their ________________.
3. Trade between countries slowed or
stopped.
4. ________________leaders came to
power to try to “solve” the Great
Depression
1. ___________ leaders like Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
2. ___________ in Japan, Germany, and
Italy
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6.  They all wanted to put people back to
work.
 In GERMANY, Hitler wanted to…
 End _______________________
 Take back __________________
 Rebuild the _________________
 Create a German ___________ in the
East
 In ITALY, Mussolini wanted
 Land along the Adriatic Sea
 An ____________ in Africa
 In JAPAN, the army wanted
 Natural resources like coal and oil
 An ____________ in Asia
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Germany, Italy, and
Japan were all….
• Fascist. Wanted to
strengthen their
nations, build their
armies, and expand
their empires.
• Anti-communist.
Wanted to fight
communism and the
Soviet Union.

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9. When Where What happened
1931 Manchuria, in China Japan takes over part of _______ to get
coal.
1935 Ethiopia, in Africa Italy attacks __________ in Africa to create
an empire.
1936 Rhineland, in Germany Germans take back this land from French
control.
1938 Austria Germany’s ally Austria asks Germany to
take over this German-speaking country.
1939 Czechoslovakia _____________ by Britain, Germans
peacefully march into Czechoslovakia to
“protect” the Germans there.
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Germany’s
“peaceful”
expansion in
the 1930s.
Without war,
Germany
took over the
Saar,
Rhineland,
Austria, and
parts of
Czecho-
slovakia.

11. When Where What happened
August 1939 Moscow, USSR Stalin and Hitler make a deal to
split up Poland.
Sept. 1939 Poland Germany invades __________ Poland and
quickly takes control. Soviets take over
__________ Poland.
May-June,
1939-40
Netherlands, Belgium,
and France
Hitler does not want a Western _________
as inWW1, so he conquers the Netherlands ,
Belgium, and France.
July – Dec.
1940
Britain Hitler does not want to attack Britain by
sea, so he attacks by air – bombing
industries, ports, and cities.The Brits do not
_____________.Winston Churchill is their
leader.
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13. When Where What happened
June 1941 Russia Hitler deceives __________ and launches a
HUGE attack on the Soviet Union
December,
1941
Pacific Ocean Japan deceives the __________ and launches
a surprise attack on naval base at Pearl
Harbor
December
1941
United States US declares _______ on Japan, Italy, and
Germany.
1942 Soviet Union German armies push deep into __________
(the Soviet Union).
Early 1942 Pacific Japan takes over Burma, East Indies, and
Singapore in southeastern Asia.
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Germany
attacks the
Soviet Union
and starts a
“race” war
against Poles,
Russians, and
Jews

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16. When Where What happened
May 1942 Coral Sea, Pacific In first battle with ___________________
_______________ , Americans stop Japanese
for first time
June 1942 Midway, Pacific Americans win a _________ victory over
Japanese
June 1940-
May 1943
Northern Africa Allies defeat Axis in northern
_____________in 1943
Feb. 1943 Stalingrad Soviets defeat German Armies at
__________________.
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17. 1942-43:The US
starts turning back Japan’s conquests
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18. When Where What happened
1943-45 Germany Britain and US launch “strategic” ______
attacks on German cities and industries ; cause
great damage and lose of life.
1944 Pacific US defeat Japan in major _________ battles
(Saipan, Philippines, Leyte); Japan fights on, so
US plans to invade Japan.
1943, 1945 Tehran (Iran),Yalta,
and Potsdam
Allies meet to coordinate how to _________
Germany and how to keep ____________
afterward.
Sept. 43-April
45
Italy After defeating Axis in North Africa, Americans
attack Italy from south; very bloody battles in
Italy last until the war is over.
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19. 1944-45: The Allies (US and USSR) turn back Germany’s
conquests in Europe
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20. When Where What happened
May 8, 1945 Germany Allies closed in from _________ and Soviets
close in with great force in ________;
Germans refuse to give up; after Soviets,
Americans, British, and French destroyed
most of Berlin, Germany _______________.
August 15,
1945
Japan To end the war and prevent the deaths of
American soldiers, the US decides to drop
____________ bombs on the Japanese cities
of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Japanese gives
up.
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21. 800,000 pairs of
shoes were found at
Majdanek; they
belonged to Jews
who were killed there
Atomic
bomb
Berlin,
Germany
Hiroshima,
Japan
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22.  Largest war in history.
 55 __________________ people died.
 The war was so destructive that people finally got
serious about _________.Your world is somewhat
safer.
 The United _________________ was formed in 1945.
 Countries agreed to prevent
▪ Use of atomic weapons in war
▪ Killing of innocent people as a policy (genocide)
 Europe became less ________________ in world.
 The United States and its democratic values
became more important after 1945.
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