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Overview: WWII: World War II (1937/39-1945)
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-Origins (1937-9) [Asia: Japan (Meiji; Co-prosperity sphere); Europe: Germany (Versailles, Hitler, Lebensraum, Aryan); Axis vs. Allies]-Early war: Axis victories (Asia: China, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines...; Europe: Blitzkrieg, Poland, France, Russia...)-Turnaround (1942-43) [Asia (Midway, Guadalcanal); Europe (Stalingrad, D-Day)]-Defeat of the Axis Powers (1945)
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Who was the reason for the start of WWII? Why?
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Germany. Due to the "Treaty of Versailles", the Germans thought it was way to harsh on them, so they wanted revenge.
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Hitler
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 -'Lebensraum' (means living/breathing space)-thought of the world in racial terms (racial struggle)-wanted enough space for German race--wiped out whoever was in the way-a German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) -shot himself (ended WWII). |
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Lebensraum
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 A policy of the Nazis during WWII to conquer territory in Europe for German use (means living/breathing space). |
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Aryan**
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 A member of the ancient Aryan people. |
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__ and __ just recovered from WWI.
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 France; Germany |
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Appeasement Treaty**
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 A political policy of conceding to aggression by a warlike nation |
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1939: What did France and Britain do?
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 Declared war on Germany (WWII) |
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1942: What was Japan like?
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 Unstoppable; their borders ran all the way through the Pacific |
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D-Day**
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 The day (June 6, 1944) in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy |
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Blitzkreig
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-"lightning war" where they used tanks and closed air support that was controlled by radio (used to pierce through enemy)-an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. |
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What did the German do to themselves? What happened by 1945?
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 -provoked too many enemies-The German army was pushed back all the way to Berlin (capital of Germany). |
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Overview: WWII: [Impact: World War II]
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-Recap: 19th c. motives for colonialism-Decline of racism (Asia: Japan's successes; Europe: Holocaust)-French and British military decline (Recap: "suicide of Europe" in WWI; UK: German bombing; France: German Invasion and Charles de Gaulle's Brazzaville speech)-Economic cost of WWII ([Cartier: "Correze or Zambeze"]-Rise of US, USSR (USSR: Communism [Lenin's Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism]; US: self-determination [Wilson's 14 Points: FDR's Atlantic Charter]).
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What did the Germans try to do? What did it result in?
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 -tried to take over the Jews-Holocaust: the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime (1941–1945); more than 6 million European Jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups, such as gypsies and homosexuals, were murdered at concentration camps (such as Auschwitz). |
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What happened to France and Britain following WWI and WWII?
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 They suffered. It was difficult for them to will the power they lost; will to fight/heart. |
