World War II1939-1945

Causes R - Remilitarization A - Appeasement I – Invasion of Poland L – League of Nations

Remilitarization

Germans blame Treaty of Versailles for their problemsHitler breaks the treaty and rebuilds the army

Appeasement Hitler takes back the Rhineland Britain makes an agreement with Hitler that he can keep the land if he promises not to take more Hitler breaks promise and takes Czechoslovakia and Austria

Munich Agreement - Appeasement

I promise I won’t take

anymore land

Ok. You can keep the

Rhineland.

HitlerBritain

Appeasement

Invasion of Poland Hitler and Stalin make a non-aggression pact to divide up Poland

Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939: Hitler invades Poland – starting World War II

League of Nations Organization created to stop future wars Does not have the power to stop Germany from invading Poland

Na

zi

Allies

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President of the United

States

Josef Stalin Leader of the Soviet

Union (Russia)

Charles de Gaulle

French general

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of

Great Britain

Axis

Adolf Hitler

Fuhrer of Germany

Hirohito

Emperor of Japan

Benito Mussolini

Dictator of Italy

Other Players (Allies) India, South Africa, Australia – joined because of Britain Philippines – joined because of US Ethiopia – joined because invaded by Italy