During the 1930s, totalitarian governments led by fascist leaders like Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy gained power in those countries as well as the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. World War 2 began in 1939 with Germany invading Poland, and by 1941 Germany had conquered much of Europe while Japan had expanded its empire in Asia and the Pacific, culminating with their attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 which led to America's entry into the war.

1. WORLD WAR II
Introduction

2. WORLD WAR II
Introduction

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During the 1930s,
totalitarian governments
gained power in
Germany, Italy, and the
Soviet Union.

4. Adolf Hitler in Germany
and Benito Mussolini in
Italy ruled their totalitarian
states with a philosophy
called fascism.

5. Adolf Hitler in Germany
and Benito Mussolini in
Italy ruled their totalitarian
states with a philosophy
called fascism.

6. STALIN’S ECONOMIC
PLANS

7. State takeover of farmland

8. Poured money and labor into
industrialization rather than basic
necessities such as housing and clothing.

9. The Soviet Union soon became a modern
industrial power.

10. STALIN’S REIGN OF
TERROR

11. To eliminate opposition, Stalin began a
series of purges.

12. Stalin’s purges extended to all levels of
society.

13. Nearly all of those purged by Stalin were
innocent.

14. FASCISM IN ITALY

15. Benito Mussolini gained power in Italy.

16. Hitler’s Rise to Power
1919–1934

17. Hitler’s Background

18. The Nazi Party

19. Mein Kampf

20. Hitler Becomes Chancellor

21. March 7, 1936

22. Axis Powers

23. Appeasement

24. Nationalists led by General Francisco
Franco attempted to take over the Spanish
government.

25. After Hitler invaded other parts of
Czechoslovakia, Britain and France ended
their policy of appeasement.

26. Hitler, however, had stopped believing
Britain and France.

27. Germany Invades Poland
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28. Germany Invades Poland
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29. Germany quickly overran Poland using a
new military tactic called blitzkrieg.

30. To avoid war on two fronts, Germany
signed a nonaggression pact with the
Soviet Union.

31. Early Stages of War in the West

32. “Phony War” and the Maginot Line
After Poland fell, the war entered a quiet
period. The American press called this lack
of combat a “phony war.”

33. Germany Attacks

34. Dunkirk Rescue

35. Dunkirk Rescue

36. June 22, 1940
France officially surrendered to Germany.

37. French Resistance movement, supported
by the Free French government in exile in
Britain, sought to undermine German
occupation.

38. By the summer of 1940, Hitler had
conquered most of Western Europe and
seemed on the verge of conquering the
Allies.

39. Between 1939 and 1941,
Germany invaded and conquered much of
Europe

40. RELENTLESS ATTACK

41. Before attempting to invade Great Britain,
Germany wanted to establish superiority in
the air.
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42. August 1940, Germany launched an air
assault on Britain.

43. At first, Germany only attacked British
military sites and later bombed London
and other cities to decrease British morale.
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44. COURAGEOUS DEFENSE

45. Although greatly outnumbered, Britain’s
Royal Air Force (RAF) worked to shoot
down German bombers.
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46. Despite massive losses, the British people
kept their will to fight.

47. DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS

48. After World War I, Japan had established a
parliamentary government and granted
many citizens the right to vote.

49. RISE OF NATIONALISM IN
JAPAN

50. THE MANCHURIAN INCIDENT

51. By 1930, Japan lacked the land and raw
materials to care for its growing population.

52. THE MANCHURIAN INCIDENT

53. THE MANCHURIAN INCIDENT

54. Japan set up Manchuria as a puppet state.

55. GREATER EAST ASIA

56. Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, to
be led by the Japanese, extending from
Manchuria to the Dutch East Indies.

57. Japan declared that this move would
liberate Asia from European colonization.

58. ALLIANCES AND FURTHER
EXPANSION

59. In September 1940, Japan allied itself with
Germany and Italy through the Tripartite
Pact.

60. Japan began to expand into French
Indonesia and the oil-rich Dutch East
Indies.

61. April 1941, Japan signed a neutrality pact
with the Soviet Union.

62. WAR AGAINST CHINA

63. In July 1937, Japan resumed its invasion of
China.

64. The United States and other nations
condemned Japan’s actions.

65. Battling political groups in China put aside
their differences to fight the Japanese.

66. Japan’s gradual expansion in Asia led to war with China
in 1937.

67. Neutrality Acts

68. America First Committee

69. THE LEND-LEASE ACT
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70. FINAL MONTHS OF PEACE

71. General Tojo Hideki, a militant army officer
who supported war against the United
States, became prime minister of Japan in
October 1941.

72. THE ATTACK
December 7, 1941

73. UNITED STATES
DECLARES WAR

74. UNITED STATES
DECLARES WAR

75. Introduction to World War II
Quiz
Choose the correct answer
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76. What three countries had
totalitarian governments in the
1930s?
(A) Mexico, Canada and Italy
(B) USA, Canada and Mexico
(C) Brazil, Spain and France
(D)Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union

77. What three countries had
totalitarian governments in the
1930s?
(A) Mexico, Canada and Italy (Try Again)
(B) USA, Canada and Mexico
(C) Brazil, Spain and France
(D)Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union

78. What three countries had
totalitarian governments in the
1930s?
(A) Mexico, Canada and Italy
(B) USA, Canada and Mexico (Try Again)
(C) Brazil, Spain and France
(D)Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union

79. What three countries had
totalitarian governments in the
1930s?
(A) Mexico, Canada and Italy
(B) USA, Canada and Mexico
(C) Brazil, Spain and France
(D)Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union (Congratulations)

80. What three countries had
totalitarian governments in the
1930s?
(A) Mexico, Canada and Italy
(B) USA, Canada and Mexico
(C) Brazil, Spain and France (Try Again)
(D)Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union

81. Adolf Hitler wrote:
(A) The Bible
(B) Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
(C) Winnie the Pooh
(D) Mein Kamph

82. Adolf Hitler wrote:
(A) The Bible
(B) Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
(C) Winnie the Pooh
(D) Mein Kamph (Congratulations)

83. Adolf Hitler wrote:
(A) The Bible (Try Again)
(B) Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
(C) Winnie the Pooh
(D) Mein Kamph

84. Adolf Hitler wrote:
(A) The Bible
(B) Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs (Try Again)
(C) Winnie the Pooh
(D) Mein Kamph

85. Adolf Hitler wrote:
(A) The Bible
(B) Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
(C) Winnie the Pooh (Try Again)
(D) Mein Kamph

86. What was attacked on
December 7, 1941?
(A) Peru at Lima
(B) French Indochina at Hanoi
(C) Egypt at Cairo
(D) The United States at Pearl Harbor

87. What was attacked on
December 7, 1941?
(A) Peru at Lima (Try Again)
(B) French Indochina at Hanoi
(C) Egypt at Cairo
(D) The United States at Pearl Harbor

88. What was attacked on
December 7, 1941?
(A) Peru at Lima
(B) French Indochina at Hanoi
(C) Egypt at Cairo
(D) The United States at Pearl Harbor (Congratulations)

89. What was attacked on
December 7, 1941?
(A) Peru at Lima
(B) French Indochina at Hanoi (Try Again)
(C) Egypt at Cairo
(D) The United States at Pearl Harbor

90. What was attacked on
December 7, 1941?
(A) Peru at Lima
(B) French Indochina at Hanoi
(C) Egypt at Cairo (Try Again)
(D) The United States at Pearl Harbor