Monday:
watched video on Italy
Mussolini---he was a newspaper guy
Background:
- his mother was a catholic
- his dad was an atheist
- he went to a catholic school
- but then decided he would take on atheism like his dad
- struggled in school
- before getting into journalism, he was a school teacher
Italy after WWI
- Italy was very displeased with the treaty of Versailles
- wanted to get more land
- get the rest of the notes:
- the signed the 5 power pact:
- designed to prevent an arm's race
- i limited the construction of battleships,
9 power pact:
- free trading with china
countries pledged not to use war as a way to settle disputes:
- Kellogg Brand Act
March on Rome----October 1922
a march by Benito Mussolini....................
King Victor Emmanuel---------king of Italy
did not fight Mussolini's take over in Italy
established Fascism in Italy:
- a government led by a strong dictator
- stresses strong nationalism, militarism, and imperialism
- uses intimidation to get what they want
Ethiopia invaded by Mussolini 1936:
- Italy lost Ethiopia colony in Africa................
Tuesday:
Italy's goals in WWII
- make a new Roman Empire
- make the Mediterranean an Italian Lake
- take over northern African colonies of Britain and France----especially Egypt
- ..................get the rest
Italy defeat-----1943
- once we moved into Italy, they surrendered and switched sides
Why did Italy lose?
- Italy was not prepared militarily to fight a war
- Germany had to constantly............................get the rest
Impact WWII had on Italy:
- they switched sides
- we tore them down
- we helped rebuild them
- we didn't have to worry about Germany anymore, but we did have to worry about Italy because we destroyed them. So we rebuilt them so they would be our Allie
a major battle strategy of Japan-----to expand, so people wouldn't bomb the places where all their resources are.
Thursday:
Hideki Tojo:
- Tojo was the military leader of Japan in WWII
Why they lost the war:
- we stopped trading with them
- we broke their naval code
- we were producing at a higher rate then japan could shoot down our ships
Impact:
cities were damaged
they lost land
Japanese committed suicide
who took car of the Japanese after the war
- the U.S.
Mr. Bruns Discussion on Japan:
what areas did Japan Take over?
a good chunk of China
Guam
Philippians
Some islands of India
some islands of Alaska
what areas did Japan fail at trying to get?
japan was an Allie in WW!
joined the league of nations
signed the 4, 5, 9 power pacts
japan was hit hard by the great depression because they relied on resources. We stopped trading with them so they didn't have any resources
Invasion of Manchuria:
- the league of nations condemned the action but could not enforce it's authority as it had not military force
- the message sent to aggression countries was that a major power could get....................get the rest
Rape of Nanking
- killing and raping of many people
Soviet--Japanese Neutrality Pact:
- people wondered why these two didn't fight
- they signed a pact saying they wouldn't fight each other
Friday:
Finishing Up Japan:
Admiral Yamamoto-------came up with the Pearl Harbor attack
the attack was after we stopped trading with them
we filled their machines and planes, etc. so they had to be careful with their oil
Japan tried to get the US out of the war before we were in the war.
December 8, 1941------last date we declared war
Iwo Jima----------one of the most costliest battles for US
Summer 1945-preparing for the invasion of japan
- operation downfall
- planned for October 1945
- estimated to have over 1 million causalities
- estimated to have 267,000 deaths
Potsdam Conference---July, 1945
- held right before the atomic bomb
Potsdam Declaration---July, 1945
dismantle the government of Japan
the US will occupy Japan
Japan will consist of the major islands
Japan played a big, but negative affect on WW2
Germany:
Basic facts:
Axis power:
- Germany
- Japan
- Italy
Leader---Hitler
William Sebult-------a spy for Nazi Germany--------helped brake the code for the US
Germany thought he was working for them, but he was working for the United States
William Hitler---Hitler's nephew
he wanted a job, but his uncle ignored him
William's house got bombed by Germany so he joined the US Navy
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