Post on 02-Jan-2016
2 Minute Drill2 Minute Drill
What is disarmament?What is disarmament?
What organization was created to prevent What organization was created to prevent future wars?future wars?
What countries experienced totalitarianism What countries experienced totalitarianism and militaristic changes after WWI? Who and militaristic changes after WWI? Who were the leaders of these governments?were the leaders of these governments?
What is Fascism?What is Fascism?
Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles
June 28, 1919June 28, 1919 Treaty blamed Germany for WWITreaty blamed Germany for WWI Forced Germany to pay for warForced Germany to pay for war
Kellogg-Briand PactKellogg-Briand Pact
August 27, 1928August 27, 1928 Renounced war as an instrument of Renounced war as an instrument of
national policynational policy Failed to enforce decisionsFailed to enforce decisions
U.S. Economic CrashU.S. Economic Crash
October 1929October 1929 Led to “Great Depression” and Led to “Great Depression” and
“Worldwide Depression”“Worldwide Depression”
Japan Invades ManchuriaJapan Invades Manchuria
September 19, 1931 Japan uses military to expand Japan uses military to expand
territory.territory.
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Hitler becomes Chancellor of GermanyGermany
January 30, January 30, 19331933
Established a Established a totalitarian totalitarian dictatorshipdictatorship
Became head of Became head of state in 1934state in 1934
Italy invades EthiopiaItaly invades Ethiopia
October 3, 1935October 3, 1935 Mussolini expands regime into Mussolini expands regime into
EthiopiaEthiopia Invasion showed weakness of League Invasion showed weakness of League
of Nationsof Nations
Germany remilitarizes Germany remilitarizes RhinelandRhineland
March 7, 1936March 7, 1936 German troop German troop
occupied area occupied area forbidden by forbidden by Treaty of Treaty of Versailles.Versailles.
Rhineland was Rhineland was buffer zone buffer zone between France between France and Germany.and Germany.
Munich AgreementMunich Agreement
September 29, 1938September 29, 1938 Permitted Germany to annex Permitted Germany to annex
Sudetenland from CzechoslovakiaSudetenland from Czechoslovakia Signed by Germany, France, Britain, Signed by Germany, France, Britain,
ItalyItaly
KristallnachtKristallnacht
November 9, 1938November 9, 1938 (Night of Broken Glass)(Night of Broken Glass) Nazis attacked Jewish people and Nazis attacked Jewish people and
property in Germany.property in Germany. Destroyed businesses and sent Jews Destroyed businesses and sent Jews
to concentration campsto concentration camps
Nazi-Soviet PactNazi-Soviet Pact
August 23, 1939August 23, 1939 Germany and Soviet Union would not Germany and Soviet Union would not
attack each other.attack each other. Prevented two front war for GermanyPrevented two front war for Germany