Blog Discussion:
Cesar:The Red Line, i think? wasn't very good - random fighting.
Derek: watched a movie he got off of itunes. Gliders in the war that had dangerous jobs.
Morgan: Every Man's War - A guy met a girl and had to leave her after a week.
Nick: Age of Heros -british soldiers trying to destroy a radio towers, and he did. After some fighting.
Gage: none
Hannah and Zach G.: Schindler's List-A German man named ...Schindler. Has an idea to have a factory and have jews work in it. Started to befriend the leader of the camp. Joins with some guy that hates the Jews. Schindler is trying to save the jews.
Ashely -Saving Private Ryan: Three brothers died and then they sent for pvt. Ryan because they didn't want the family to lose all of their kids.
Leaders of WWII
Hitler-Germany
Musilini-Italy
Winston Churchhill-Great Britin
President Roosevelt-US
Stalin-Soviet Union
Tojo-Japan
Axis Powers:
Nazist Germany, Italy, Japan
Alie Powers:
US, Great Britian, Soviat Union, Canada, Australia, France, China.
Hitler: mastermind, war genious, controlled entire Europe. Wanted to erase the Jews.
Muscilani-Italy-drug from back of truck while people cheered.
Tojo-leader(military) of Japan
emperor wasn't seen much, so he was thought of as God-like. was the only person that had enough power to get all of the troops to stop fighting.
Joseph Stallin'-alli-killed more people then Hitler just because he didnt trust anyone.
Winston Churchhill-GB prime minister. he was a peacemaker.
FDR: US president
Before US Involvment:
-What was Pollard between a Rock and a Hard Place? -people on eitherside were losing land and wanted to get land back. (boarder disputes)
-Blitz Creag (Lightening War) Come in, take out communication methods, invade, bring in tank, surround enemy on both sides.
Ronald:German, used good strategic military tactics in Africa.
-D-Day: Beach where Hitler went to attack France. European Front.'
-Dwight D Eisenhaur: Supreme Allie Camander of all Allied Forces.. 34th President.
Pearl Harbor:
-Japanese bombed us because they wanted us to start trading with them again and wanted us to get involved with the war i think.
Homefront:
-men were fighting so the women had to pick up and do the jobs for the men.
-Rosey the Rivitor was the poster child for women working in the factories.
-Food and supply rations
-Women became nurses and help the soldiers.
-we put the Japanese people into camps to keep the country protected.
European Front:
-German soldiers surrendered.
Imperial Marines attack Wuhan, 1938
-Japanese attack China
End of War:
-Hitler died, he shot himself.
-Musilanie was hung and got drug through Italy
Bolshevik Revolution- Comunist Revolution in Russia. Got them out of WW1
Treaty of Versile
-Woodrow Wilson took the 14 points to to meeting.
-Germany liked the points and thought it was going to be the treaty
-The treaty actually punished Germany
-Officially signed in the Hall of Mirrors
4 Loss Catigories:
Terrritorial:
-Germany lost a lot of land to countries surrounding them which explained what Hitler did.
-Hitler wanted all of the German speaking people to be together.
-Hitler invaded France, Belgium, Denmark, Czecholovakia, Poland. (for land that was given to them)
League of Nation took control of Germany's overseas colonies.
-Lost resources, power, and economic stuff from losing their land and people.
Military:
-Germany's army was reduced to 100,000 men. Weren't aloud tanks.
-Weren't allowed an airforce
-Only allowed 6 capital naval ships and no submarines
How did they get around it? RESERVE SYSTEM.
Financial:
-The loss of vital industryial territory would be a severe blow to Germany's economy . Coal from the Saar and Upper Silesia in particular was a vital economic loss.
-Financial penalties and reparation $33 billion.
-Thought allies wanted nothing else but to bankrupt them.
-German y was also forbidden to unite with Austria to form one superstate.
-"War Guilt Clause" or "Clause 231" Thought Germany was responsible for the war so said they had to pay for it.
-League of Nations was set up to keep world peace. worldwide peace organization.
German Reaction:
-Anger through Germany
-Became known as Diktat - it was being forced.
-Germany had no choice or they were going to be invaded.
-The representatives for Germany had no say or anything.
Allies Reaction to Treaty:
-at first, the treaty seemed to satisfy the Big Three (us.GB,France)
-believed it was a just peace as it kept Germany weak yet strong enough to stop the spread of communism.
-Kept the French border with GErmany safe from anouther GErman attack.
-Created the League of Nations
-Woodrow Wilson brought treaty back to the US SEnate for ratification, the Senate refused to sign it.
-Most countries ultimately were unhappy with the treaty and the results of WW1
Weimar Rebpubilc:
-The new Democratic Republic set up in Germany after WW1
-Was a struggle, Germany had never been a democracy before.
-Didn't last long
-Failed due to: Bad economy, Hilter criticizing it, First Democracy in Germany.
League of Nations:
-World Wide peace organizations
-They would condemn the action violating peace.
-Economic Sanction: restrictions on trade. cutting back trade=makes them back down.
-United Nations can use Military action if needbe.
Why they failed:
-didn't have military action
-needed a unanimous vote to get stuff done
-people just laughed at it
-US wasn't in it
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