1939 German

invasion of
1919 Treaty of Poland,
Versalles. First 1935 Italian Outbreak of
League of 1928Kellog- invasion of Second World
Nations Briand Pact Albyssinia War

1926 Germany 1931 Japanese 1938 Germany

joins League of invasion of and Austria
Nations Manchuria united, Munich
Conference
 The Peace Treaties

The Treaty of Versailles

The “Big
Three”

Usa- Great Britain

and France
Dealt with
Germany
St Germain and
Trianon
Europe after the Treaty of Versailles, St Germain
and Trianon
 Intergovernmental
The Treaty of
organisation
Versalles
founded on 10 January 1920
( “Fourteen
Points”)

“A WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY”

• NOT EVERY NATION WAS MEMBER. GERMANY WAS
ALLOWED TO JOIN UNTIL 1926. RUSSIA IN 1933 AND USA
WAS NOT MEMBER.
• IF A COUNTRY DISAGREED WITH A LEAUEGUE DECISION
IT WAS FREE TO LEAVE THE LEAGUE.
• BRITAIN AND FRANCE DID NOT WANT THE LEAGUE TO
CONTROL THEIR POLICIES
• THE LEAGUE DID NOT USE MILITARY SANCTIONS
HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS IN THE 1920s?
SUCCESSES: FAILURES
• UPPER SILESIA • VILNA
• THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE 1922
• THE KELLOGG- BRIAND PACT 1928
• THE INTERNATIONAL
LABOUR
ORGANISATION
• THE RUHR

• CORFU
 HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS IN THE 1930s?

SUCCESS FAILURES
• IRAQ • MANCHURIA

• THE SAAR • 1932-1934 DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

• ABYSSINIA

• THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1936-1939

 THE RHINELAND

• IN MARCH 1936 HITLER ORDERED

GERMAN TROOPS INTO THE
RHINELAND.
 AUSTRIA
• HITLER WAS BORN IN AUSTRIA AND WANTED UNIFICATION
WITH GERMANY.
• BRITAIN AND FRANCE COULD STOP TO PREVENT THE
UNION,OR ANCHLUSS.
• THE AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR SCHUSCHNIG
DECIDED TO HOLD A PLEBISCITY.
 GERMAN TROOPS MARCH INTO THE AUTRIAN CITY OF SALZBURG IN
MARCH 1938. THE CIVILIANS ARE GIVING THE NAZI SALUTE.
AUSTRIAN CITIZENS CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF GERMAN TROPS
IN SALZBURG IN MARCH 1938.
 CZECHOLOVAKIA
• THE TREATY OF VERSALLES HAD PLACED THE AREA KNOW AS
THE SUDETENLAND IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
• HITLER MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER NEVILLE
CHAMBERLAIN AT BERCHTESGADEN.
• HE WANTED A PLEBISCITE IN THE SUDETENLAND.
• DID THEY WANT TO BE PART OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA OR
GERMANY?
- CHAMBERLAIN ARRIVES IN ENGLAND HOLDING THE PIECE PAPER THAT PROMISED WOULD
DELIVER PEACE FOR OUR TIME.
- CHAMBERLIAN WAS FOLLOWINGA A POLICY OF APPEASEMENT.
-HE WAS GIVING IN TO HITLER´S DEMANDS SO THAT WAR DID NOT BREAK OUT.
 POLAND
• THE INVASION OF THE REST OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA HAD FINALLY
SHOWN CHAMBERLAIN THAT HITLER COULD NOT BE TRUSTED.
• SO CHAMBERLAIN ANNOUNCED THAT BRITAIN WOULD
DEFEND POLAND IF GERMANY TO TAKE OVER.
• IN AUGUST 1939 THE WORLD WAS ASTONISHED WHEN THE
NAZY SOVIET PACT WAS ANNOUNCED.
-POLISH CALVARY ARE MOVILESED TO MEET THE
GERMAN TANKS AND BOMBERS.
-GERMAN WERE FAR TOO STRONG FOR THE
POLISH ARMY AND IT WAS QUICKLY DEFEATED.
What were the other couses of
the second World War?
 The three main causes

• Appeasement
• The peace treaties of 1919-20
• World deppression
Appeasment
 The peace treaties of 1919-20
• Japan and Italy felt ignored by the Big Three in paris.
• The Treaty of Versailles had punished German.
• The treaties had replaced the Austro-Hungarian Empire with a
series of small countries such as Czechoslovakia.
• The Treaty of Versailles had set up the League of Nations, but
the USA had not even joined it.
 World depression
• The USA was not the only country gripped by
the Great Depression.
• Much of Europe suffered throughout the
1920s