the rise of hitler and lead-up to ww2
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The Rise of Hitler and Lead-up to WW2. In 1914-would have been worth approximately $12 Million US; 9 years later when printed was approximately equal to $1US, and entirely worthless a few weeks later. Germany during the interwar…. Was weak (economy and military and government) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Rise of Hitler and Lead-The Rise of Hitler and Lead-up to WW2up to WW2
In 1914-would have been worth approximately $12 Million US; 9 years later when printed was approximately equal to $1US, and entirely worthless a few weeks later.
Germany during the interwar…
• Was weak (economy and military and government)
• The government– called the “Weimer Republic”– had internal flaws– People within this government were anti-
Semitic and nationalistic
• Germans were frustrated and resentful• They were desperate for strong leadership
and a change in their current situation
Enter…Adolf Hitler
• In the 1920s, Hitler published Mein Kampf (meaning “my struggle”) – It introduced Hitler to a wider audience– It introduced his political platform, in a way
• By the early 1930s, Hitler played a key role in the government
• In 1933, he was appointed Chancellor• At first he lead a bi-partisan gov’t but then
he began to change things…
Germany 1933-1939
• During the 1930s, Hitler and his Nazi Party started to transform Germany
• Disobeyed Treaty of Versailles– He began building-up a strong military (militarism)– Pulled out of League of Nations!!
• League of Nations ultimately fails (with no power to enforce its policies/peace-keeping)
• Recruited people into his army– “Hitler Youth”, for example
• In 1938, Hitler annexed (peacefully) Austria.– What did this foreshadow?
Appeasement
Meanwhile…• Great Britain is trying to “appease” (calm
down and even IGNORE) Germany• British P.M. Neville Chamberlin, at first,
made appeasement his official foreign policy“Appeasement is a diplomatic policy aimed at
avoiding war by making concessions to an aggressor ”
Meanwhile… In JapanJapan had been building up its military throughout the interwar period. In 1933, they withdrew from of the League of Nations.
Late 1930’s-1941 – Japan began to attack European colonies in Asia
French Indochina Dutch East Indies British Singapore
In response – Europe/US stopped selling iron ore, steel and oil to Japan
Japan viewed embargo as act of aggression
Back in Europe…The Start of the War!
WWII officially began when Hitler (Germany) invaded Poland in 1939
Allied Powers
Great Britain Soviet Union
France
Axis Powers
Nazi Germany Japan
Italy