15.4 aggressors invade nations
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15.4 Aggressors Invade Nations. Ms. Bielefeld Spring 2012. What’s going on in this political cartoon?. Japanese Aggression. Japan seeks to solve its economic problem through foreign expansion Takes over Manchuria, China in 1931 Manchuria rich in iron and coal - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
15.4 Aggressors Invade Nations
Ms. BielefeldSpring 2012
What’s going on in this political cartoon?
Japanese Aggression Japan seeks to solve its economic problem
through foreign expansion Takes over Manchuria, China in 1931 Manchuria rich in iron and coal League of Nations protests & Japan withdraws
from the League Japan invades the rest of China in 1937
Beijing & Nanjing captured Japanese troops killed tens of thousands of
soldiers & civilians in Nanjing Chinese troops led by Mao Zedong continue to
fight the Japanese
Italian Aggression Mussolini invaded Ethiopia, one of Africa’s 3
independent nations in 1935 Ethiopian emperor, Haile Salassie, appealed to
the League of Nations League condemned the attack, but did
nothing. Britain controlled the Suez Canal, but let Italy
through in order to keep the peace
Civil War in Spain Spain was a monarchy until 1931, then a
republic Spanish army leaders want fascist-style
government General Francisco Franco leads a rebellion in
1936 Received aid from Hitler and Mussolini Won the war in 1939—becomes Spain’s Fascist
dictator
German Aggression Hitler begins a series of steps that would lead
to war built German military against Treaty of Versailles Entered the Rhineland (buffer zone between
Germany and France) Britain & France choose appeasement—giving in
to demands to keep peace Strengthened Hitler’s power and prestige
Forms alliance with Italy and Japan Axis Powers—Germany, Italy, Japan
German Expansion
Who were the Axis Powers?
Why Appeasement? Many nations didn’t want another World War Many thought Communism was a bigger
threat Great Depression “sapped” energy of western
democracies
German Third Reich Expands Hitler annexed Austria (1938) and
Sudetenland, but Czechs ask France for help Munich Conference (Sept. 29, 1938)
Meeting of Germany, France, Britain, and Italy Hitler could take Sudetenland, but had to respect
Czech. New borders Less than 6 months later, Hitler took
Czechoslovakia Soon after, Mussolini seized Albania
United States Stays Out! Isolationist Policy—avoid political ties to other
countries Beginning in 1935, Congress passed three
Neutrality Acts Banned loans and the sale of arms to nations at
war
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact France and Britain asked
USSR to help them stop Hitler
USSR talked with all three countries
Hitler and Stalin agree not to fight each other and to split up Poland