New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War

CH 36

-Treaty of Versailles left many conflicts/created new ones

- Increasing Japanese expansion- Manchuria – 1931- Withdrew from League of Nations – 1933- Outright invasion of China in 1937 - Rape of Nanjing – 400,000 Chinese butchered- Communist/GMD joined forces (somewhat) to try to

stop Japanese invasion- Foreign powers hesitant to intervene - Signed Tripartite Pact – 1940

Increasing Aggression: Japan

- Difficulty regaining footing after WWI

- Displeased by Treaty and lack of respect

- Annexed Libya - 1934

- Invaded Ethiopia – 1935 (2,000 Italian deaths v. 275,000 Ethiopian deaths)

- Annexed Albania (foothold for Balkans) 1939

- Less public support for expansionism than Japan and Germany

Increasing Aggression – Italy

- Shocked at Treaty terms (November Crime)

- Hitler – chancellor – 1933

- Blame placed on a multitude of groups

- Remilitarization – 1935

- Compulsory military service

- Pushed troops into Rhineland DMZ

- Anschluss – 1938

- Sudetenland – Munich Pact – 1938

- Invasion of Czechoslovakia – 1939

- 1939 – Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact

- 9/1/1939 – Invasion of Poland – start of WWII

Increasing Aggression – Germany