The World Wars

The Basics:• Dates

• Geography

• Political Alliances

• Leaders

1914 - 1918

U.S. joins in 1917

1939 - 1945

U.S. joins in 1941

1931 - 1945

U.S. joins in 1941

Europe

Asia

How many wars?

“The Great War”

Spain

France

Germany

England Russia(U.S.S.R)

Italy

Balkans

Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)

China

SoutheastAsia Philippines

Korea Japan

Taiwan

What was WW1 about?

Germany tried to expand.

The surrounding countries pushed back.

Balkans

England

France

Russia

Spain

Germany

Italy

WW 1

What was WW2 (in Europe) about?

Germany tried to expand.

The surrounding countries pushed back.

Balkans

England

France

U.S.S.R.

Spain

Germany

Italy

WW 2

What was WW2 (in Asia) about?

Japan tried to expand.

The surrounding countries pushed back.

WWII (Asia)

Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)

SoutheastAsia Philippines

Korea Japan

Taiwan

Communist China

Nationalist China

Korea

France

England (U.S.A.)

ally =1) a friend or partner during a conflict

2) a country that fights on the same side as you.

Allies =1) the countries that fought on “our side” in WW1 and WW2.

Compare these sentences:

1) The rival street gangs became temporary allies in their war against the police.

2) Germany and Italy were allies during World War II.

3) The Allies won WWII.

The Allies fought against the

Central Powers.

Who fought in World War I?

Allies

AlliesAllies

CentralAllies

WW 1

Central

Allies

Why did the U.S. join the wars against Germany?

Allies

AlliesAllies

CentralAllies

WW 1

Central

Allies

Central Powers = the countries in the middle.

Allies = the countries pushing back.

axis = many meanings, most of them related to “middle”

or “center”

1) The line through the “middle” or “center” of a rotating object like the earth.

1) The lines in the center of a graph.

2) The “center” of the enemy side in a big war.

Axis = 1) the “enemy” side during WWII.

Who fought in World War II?

The Allies fought against the Axis.

Allies

Allies

Allies

Axis

AxisAllies

WW 2

Axis

Why did the U.S. join the wars against Germany?

Allies

Allies

Allies

Axis

AxisAllies

WW 2

Axis

Allies = the countries pushing back.

Axis Powers = the countries in the middle.

Who fought in WW1?

The Allies fought against the Central Powers.

Who fought in WW2?

The Allies fought against the Axis Powers.

Review:

Why did the U.S. go to war against Japan?

The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)

China

SoutheastAsia Philippines

Korea Japan

Taiwan

Who (what countries) were the Allies in WW1?

Who (what countries) were the Central Powers?

France

England

ImperialGermanyU.S.A.

WW 1

TsaristRussia

Soviet Union(U.S.S.R.)

Austria-Hungary

Italy

Who (what countries) were the Allies in WW2?

Who (what countries) were the Axis Powers?

France

EnglandSoviet Union

(U.S.S.R.)

Italy

NaziGermany

U.S.A.

WW 2

Axis Puppet States

Who were Allies in WWII in Asia?

Who were the Axis Powers?

Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)

SoutheastAsia Philippines

Korea Japan

Taiwan

Communist China

Nationalist China

Korea

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Who were the leaders during WWI?

PresidentWilson

U.S.A.

Prime MinisterLloyd George

England

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Germany

Tsar Nicholas II

Russia

Prime Minister Clemenceau

France

Lenin

U.S.S.R.

Leaders of WW1(Europe)

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Who were the leaders during WW2 (Europe)?

Hitler

Germany

Stalin

U.S.S.R.

Mussolini

Italy

Churchill

England

De Gaulle

France

FranklinRoosevelt

U.S.A.

U.S.A.

Truman

Leaders of WW2 (Europe)

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Who were the leaders in WWII (Asia)?

WWII (Asia)

Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)

SoutheastAsia Philippines

Korea Japan

Taiwan

Communist China

Nationalist China

Korea

France

England (U.S.A.)

EmperorHirohito

Japan

Stalin

U.S.S.R.

FranklinRoosevelt

U.S.A.

U.S.A.

Truman

Churchill

England

Chiang Kai-shek

Nationalist China

Mao Zedong

Communist China

Leaders of WWII (Asia)

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