chapter 21 section 1:threats to world peace objectives: analyze why japan and italy were able to...
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CHAPTER 21
Section 1: Threats to World Peace
Objectives:
Analyze why Japan and Italy were able to carry out aggressive territorial policies in the 1930s.
Explain why the League of Nations was ineffective in stopping international aggression.
Describe how the Spanish Civil War led to a fascist dictatorship.
World War II
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Threats to World Peace
Spain: ________________________________________________
Germany: ____________________________________________
Spain: ____________________________________________________
Soviet Union: ______________________________________________
Nationalists Loyalists
Italy: ___________________________________________________
International Brigades: __________________________________
Bell Ringer 21.1:Who were the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War?
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After WWI, the role of the League of Nations as an international
peacekeeper was challenged.
First meeting of the League assembly in 1920
Visual SourcesThreats to World Peace
'My offensive equipment being practically nil, it remains for me to fascinate him with the power of my eye.'" Punch July 28th, 1920
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Kellogg-Briand Pact 1929• Agreement that made
war “illegal”• Signed by 60 nations
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Japanese military begins gaining power in late 1920s.
Political chaos followed the assassination of the liberal minister Osachi Hamaguchi.
Within two years, a group of militaryleaders took control.
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On the evening of September 18, 1931, an explosion occurred on the railroad north of Mukden. The railroad was owned and operated by the Japanese government and its tracks were patrolled by Japanese soldiers. Military leaders immediately blamed Chinese nationalists for the incident and began an occupation of the area.
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By 1939 the Japanese controlled about one fourth of China, including ALL seaports.
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Italy’s Conquest of Ethiopia
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Civil War in Spain
Nobility and large landowners The Catholic Church
military
peasants
workers
WAR!
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The Falange
army
landowners
Church
Used terrorism to preservethe power of …
Fascistpoliticalparty
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Francisco Franco• Set up a fascist dictatorship• Had unlimited power• Ended all free elections &
most civil rights• Old ruling groups – army,
landowners, Church - all held the positions of power
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Word Bank
Threats to World Peace
Ready? QUIZ!
• Military dictatorship
• Falange
• Manchuria
• International Brigades
• illegal
• Military
• Fascist
• Economic sanctions
• Ethiopia
• Loyalists
Word Bank
Threats to World Peace
Ready? QUIZ!
• Military dictatorship
• Falange
• Manchuria
• International Brigades
• illegal
• Military
• Fascist
• Economic sanctions
• Ethiopia
• Loyalists
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Spain: army leaders, church leaders, landowners, nobles
Germany: fully equipped military units
Spain: workers, peasants, socialists, communists
Soviet Union: airplanes, technicians, military advisors
Nationalists Loyalists
Italy: fully equipped military units, 50,000 troops
International Brigades: about 70,000 volunteer fighters
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Spain: army leaders, church leaders, landowners, nobles
Germany: fully equipped military units
Spain: workers, peasants, socialists, communists
Soviet Union: airplanes, technicians, military advisors
Nationalists Loyalists
Italy: fully equipped military units, 50,000 troops
International Brigades: about 70,000 volunteer fighters
Bell Ringer 21.1:Who were the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War?What groups supported each side?
Threats to World Peace
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Spain: ________________________________________________
Germany:____________________________________________
Spain: __________________________________________________
Soviet Union: ____________________________________________
Nationalists Loyalists
Italy:________________________________________________
International Brigades:___________________________________
Bell Ringer 21.1:Who were the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War?What groups supported each side?
Threats to World Peace
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. How did regional conflicts grow to involve many nations in World War II?
2. How did Hitler use prejudice as a tool?3. How was the technology of World War II
both beneficial and destructive?
1. How did regional conflicts grow to involve many nations in World War II?
2. How did Hitler use prejudice as a tool?3. How was the technology of World War II
both beneficial and destructive?
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