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Factors that
Started WWII
Treaty of Versailles
● In 1922, Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Party rose to power in Italy. He allied Italy with Nazi Germany and
Japan in World War Two.
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, 1940 This video shows Hitler’s rise to power and
control of the German Socialist Party.
Nazi Party and Hitler’s Uprising
● In 1914, there was a British blockade that ● By 1918, wages for German workers were
caused many severe food shortages in declining despite the extra work they were
Germany. Around 293,000 Germans died from doing to support the war. German workers
hypothermia and starvation. The blockade were earning only 60 cent of their pre-war
and the war also made it hard for Germany to salaries.
trade which was the basis of its pre-war
economic growth.
“In 1914, the exchange rate of the German mark to the American dollar was about 4.2 to one.
Nine years later, it was 4.2 trillion to one.”-Mashable
This graph shows the price of bread going up in price due to the hyperinflation of the Mark.
The Five Phases
of WWII:
2. Blitzkrieg
5. Victory
Countries Involved in WW2
● On September 1st 1939 Germany invaded ● The governments of Germany, Britain and France
Poland from the East and two days later began to issue propaganda. The British government
Britain Along with france declared war on even flew over Germany but, rather than dropping
Germany. This marked the beginning of WW2 bombs, they dropped propaganda leaflets.
in the east.
● On May 10th 1940 the Germans introduced a ● On June 4th 1940, Winston Churchill delivered one
new method of attack against their enemies. of the most inspirational and famous speeches of
The Blitzkrieg was the use of many military all time. Winston Churchill was the British Prime
vehicles to bomb and overwhelm the front lines Minister at the time of WWII. In his speech, he
then they would move in with aircraft to destroy warned the public about the possibility of a German
the rest. They used this against Denmark, invasion of Britain.
Norway, Holland, Belgium and France. This
method worked very well for the Axis powers. “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may
be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on
● The Nazis conquered Denmark, Norway, the landing grounds, we shall fight on the fields and
Holland, Belgium and France. The British was in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall
trapped in Dunkirk, but managed to escape by never surrender.”
sea back to Britain.
-
Winston Churchill
Britain and the empire stands alone (July 1940‒June 1941)
● In 1944, the Nazi launched V-1 rockets which fell ● When the Allies controlled most of Europe,
randomly in southern Britain. However, after D-day (6 Hitler committed suicide and Germany
June 1944), Germany was pushed back into Western surrendered. The war came to an end in
Europe by the British, Americans and their allies. The Europe and VE Day (Victory in Europe Day)
Allies continued to bomb on German cities. was announced on 8 May 1945. Winston
Churchill announced this:
● The Russians advanced in Eastern Europe and in April
they reached Berlin. At this point, the Allies controlled “We may allow ourselves a brief period of
most of Europe. rejoicing; but let us not forget for a moment
the toil and efforts that lie ahead.”
-Winston
Churchill
In this quote, Churchill was referring about Japan,
where the war would continue for three months more.
Victory (1943‒1945) Continued
-Emperor Hirohito
Video of the Nazi Party expanding through Europe throughout WWII
After World War
Two
● Treaties
● Governments and Land
● The Creation of the UN
After WWII
● It has been estimated that 50-80 million ● Russia started to take over countries in eastern Europe
people died in World War Two. and install Communist governments there. Europe was the
beginning of the Cold War, between the democratic
● The dropping of the atomic bomb on
nations of the west and the Communist countries of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki set an example for
eastern Europe. The Iron Curtain marked the border
the world which as a result made everyone
between these two regions.
terrified by the threat of atomic war.
The black
● Nazi leaders were arrested and punished for line is the
what they had done in the war. The most Iron Curtain
famous war trials were held at Nuremberg,
Germany and for those who were responsible
for brutal crimes were sentenced to death.
After WWII Continued
● In June 1948, the Soviet Union tried to drive the western powers out of Berlin by blocking all routes to
the city. For a whole year the Allies flew in food, fuel and other things that the population needed to
survive.
● In 1961 the Russians built a wall around Berlin to stop their citizens from escaping to the west. The
Berlin wall eventually came down on June 13, 1990
● In 1948 the United States set up the Marshall Plan to help Europe’s economy. Eighteen nations received
13 billion dollars worth of food machines and other goods.
● Four of the Allied powers—the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China— agreed to
create an organization that should work for peace . In April 1945 fifty countries signed a charter and
created the United Nations.
Treaties After the War
● The Paris Peace Treaties were signed ● This was a pack signed by the
on February 10 th 1947. Soviet Union and Japan on April
● The main Allies signed treaties with 13th 1941.
Italy and the minor Axis Powers. ● This was signed two years after
● The treaties allowed the counties to go the two countries had a border
back to their own sovereign states. war.
● The treaties also included war ● It was to ensure both countries
reparations that would need to be paid would be neutral for the rest of
by the minor Axis Powers. the war.
Nationalism and
Ultranationalism
● Nationalism
● Ultranationalism
Nationalism
● The war much like the First World War was a war of appeasement. Either side of the war was trying to
starve the enemy and because of this 19 to 28 million of civilians died from famine and disease. 21 to 25
million soldiers died from war related methods of killing like being shot or exploded.
● The Germans also had specific methods of killing for prisoners of war and the Jews. At the beginning of
the war they used firing squads to kill a few people at a time. The firing squad was ineffective so Fritz
Haber which was a Jewish chemist who created the Zyklon B. Zyklon B was gas chamber to kill a few
hundred people at a time.
● The last main method of killing used both sides was bombing done by planes. Fleets of planed would
bomb entire cities culling many civilians, so when this was done it was usually a war crime.
War crimes (Allies)
● Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass is a massive, coordinated attack on Jews throughout the
German Reich on the night of November 9, 1938. It was called “The Night Of Broken Glass” because of
the cost of broken glass in looted Jewish shops—$5 million marks ($1,250,000).
● The Nanking Massacre or Rape of Nanking was a mass murder and rape by Japanese troops against the
residents of Nanjing (Nanking), then the capital of the Republic of China. Estimated 300,000 Chinese
soldiers and civilians were killed, and 20,000 women were raped. The Japanese committed war crimes
against innocent civilians, including mass execution, raping, looting, and burning.
Weapons Race
● Much like WW1 there was a large weapons race between the two sides of the war.
● Vehicles, planes, and ships became a large part of the weapons race. For example, armoured cars were
largely advanced as long with self propelled artillery. A larger amount of tanks were made compared to
WW1. Aircraft were streamlined and made more advanced as well as the first jets were made towards the
end of the war.
● Explosives were another area that was heavily advanced in. The grenade launcher as well as the frag
grenade were created around WW2. The atomic bomb was introduced by the United States in 1945 against
japan and eventually started the Cold War. Ground penetrating bombs and aerial bombs were advanced
greatly in the war.
● Lastly the rifles and other guns were made more efficient and effective. For example the tommy gun was
introduced in WW2. The sturmgewehr 44 and the lee Enfield Rifle were more effective long range guns that
were used in WW2.
Hitler Youth
Purpose
● According to information by the World Bank, in 2016 the United States had a GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
of $18.57 trillion USD and a GDP per capita of $57,466.79 USD
● According to an article written by WorldAtlas in 2017, the top five biggest economic industries are Real
Estate, Renting, Leasing, State/ Local Government, and Finance
United Kingdom: The UK is a currently a stable country that is run by a democratic government. They are currently
£1.7 trillion in debt. The UK is Europe’s third largest economy and is set to become the continent’s largest by
2030.
● According to information by the World Bank, in 2016 the United Kingdom had a GDP (Gross Domestic
Product) of $2.619 trillion USD and a GDP per capita of $39,899.39 USD
● According to an article written by PrimeFind in 2014 the top five biggest economic industries are
Current Nation Status (Axis Power)
Germany: The economy of Germany is a highly developed social market economy. It has the largest national economy in
Europe, the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP. The economic growth is projected to remain
solid, backed by robust world trade, investment and a booming labour market.
● According to information by the World Bank, in 2016, Germany had a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of $3.467
trillion USD and a GDP per capita of $41,936.06 USD
● According to an article written by WorldAtlas in 2018, the top five biggest economic industries are Machinery,
Automotive, Aviation Industry, Chemical And Medical Industry
Japan: The economy of Japan is a highly developed and market-oriented economy. It is the third-largest in the world by
nominal GDP and the fourth-largest by purchasing power parity. and is the world's second largest developed economy.
Economic growth is projected to reach 1¼ per cent in 2018 and 2019, supported by exports, business investment, etc.
● According to information by the World Bank, in 2016, Japan had a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of $4.939 trillion
USD and a GDP per capita of $38,894.47 USD
● According to an article written by WorldAtlas in 2018, the top five biggest economic industries are Agriculture,
Manufacturing, Fishing, Tourism, Mining exploration
Political Cartoon
● In today's world we enjoy amazing access to information from
all over the globe. Using the Internet, books,etc, we can easily
find answers to important questions on any subject, or look up
information just for fun. But imagine if the government said you
couldn't have access to this information. This leads us to a
practice called censorship. Censorship is defined as restricting
or hiding information so it cannot be accessed. Author Ray
Bradbury does this in his novel, Fahrenheit 451.
The movie follows the main character who is Desmond dT. Doss And it’s the true story on how he won the
Congressional Medal of Honor. The movie is mainly set in the year 1945 around the battle of Okinawa. It starts out
with Desmond T. Doss as a young boy playing with his brother Harold Doss who are play fighting and Desmond
nearly kills his brother with a blow to the head.
The movie then fast forwards to Desmond as a young man in the US who meets a woman who he soon falls in
love with. Later the war started with the Japanese attacking the US and doss is shook by the Pearl Harbour Attack
and wants to help join the war effort. His dad (Tom Doss) who served in the First World War is a drunk, but
disagrees with his sons decision to enter the war.
He later leaves to go train for the war in a training camp in the US. Once he arrives at the camp he participates in
all of the training except rifle training because he is a conscientious objector, so he will never pick up a gun or kill
anyone. Because of this his squad is pushed to do extra work to hopefully get rid of doss but it doesn’t work and
eventually his squad members attack him while he’s asleep to send him a message to leave. Despite this having
happened he pushed on because he wanted to do his part in the war.
Movie Summary Continued
After training was completed the soldiers were allowed a couple days back home before they were shipped out.
Doss was going to use this for his wedding day but when he went to get his papers he didn’t finish the training,
and the only thing he had to do was fire a rifle. He refused to do so because of when he almost killed his dad with
a gun when his dad was drunk. Doss refused the direct order that was given to him by his general and because of
this he was thrown in a military prison and was awaiting his court date.
On his court date he his almost proven guilty but before the verdict was made his dad came in wearing his WW1
uniform and it turns out he served alongside the general who put up the charges that were against Doss, so they
were dropped. Doss was allowed to enter the war as a medic.
Doss and his squad arrive at hacksaw Ridge and soon go to up to attack. The win the first attack with many
casualties, and bunker down for the night. The next day they are attack and are pushed off the ridge with many
wounded soldier up on the ridge. Doss decides to stay and over the course of a day he drags and lowered 75
people from the ridge.
Movie Summary Continued
Following his very heroic act, Doss made his way down
the ridge, and to everyone’s surprise they seen it was
Doss that was the one who was doing this. They seen
that the guy they thought was the weakest turned out to
be the bravest out of everyone.
The next day they attack the ridge again and finally take
the ridge. Doss was injured by a grenade, but was ok.
Genocide Bibliography
● BBC Bitesize. Analysis: Problems after WWI
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z8vt9qt/revision/1
This site is an accurate way of getting reliable information about the effects of WWI on Germany