Mar. 28- April 1st

Monday- No school

Tuesday- Italy

Wednesday-Italy transistion to Japan

Thursday-Japan

Friday-Japan

Italy

Description
- Weak
- Wannabe powerful country
After WWI
- Italy was part of allied powers
- Treaty of Versailles
  - Had no say
  - Didn't gain any land in WWI
  - Joined League of Nations
  - 1919-1937
- Washington Naval Conference
  - 5 power pact
    - Slowed down military build up
  - 9 power pact
    - free trade in china
  - Kellogg Briand Pact
    - Pledged not to use war
- March on Rome
  - Mussolini's Party stormed government and took over the government
- King Victor Emmanuel
  - Face of country
  - Didn't like Mussolini, but did not want civil war
  - Did not want communist, and the fascist pushed them away
- Fascism
  - dictatorship
  - Strong
    - Nationalism
    - Militarism
    - Imperialism
  - Uses Intimidation to get what the want
- Mussolini's invasions
  - Wanted to get back the Roman empire
  - Ethiopia
    - Italy eventually one
    - annexed them
- Generalissimo Francisco Franco
  - Supported by Mussolini and Hitler
  - Went against communism
  - Won Civil war against communist
- Rome- Berlin Axis
  - Official Germany and Italy Alliance
Italy's Goals in WWII
- Wanted a new Roman Empire
- Take over Mediterranean and North Africa
  - Take over Southeastern Europe and parts of the middle east
Italy's Defeat
- Italy surrenders and switched sides
- Took two years to kick out the Germans
- Mussolini was hanged and drug around the town
Why did Italy lose
- Weak country
- People weren't motivated to fight
- Troops were spread everywhere
Impact WWII had on Italy
- Became Democracy after war
- Joined NATO
- US helped rebuild them

Japan

Areas Controlled by Japan during the WWII
- Some regions in China
- French Indochina
  - Vietnam
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
- Hong Kong
- Thailand
- British New Guinea
- Philippines
- Guam
- Dutch East Indies
- Portuguese Timor
- Malaya
Areas Attacked but not taken over
- Australia
  - Bombed
- British Columbia(Canada)
- United States
- AND MORE
Japan in 1920's
- Joined League of Nations
- Signed 4,5, and 9 power pacts
- Depression led to invasion of China to get resources
Japan Invasion of Manchuria
- Invaded for
  - Coal
  - other resources
- League of Nations
  - Didn't like it
  - Couldn't do anything about it
- Japanese message
  - Message sent to aggressive countries
  - proposed an idea that they could use force because other countries didn't want war
Rape of Nanking
- A mass killing of Chinese people
- Mass raping of Chinese women and girls
- Mass looting and arson
- Japanese soldiers were tried for war crimes after the war
Tripartite Pact
Japanese Leaders
- Tojo
- Hirohito
Pearl Harbor (and other areas)
- Japan Wants
  - Take us out of war
  - Start trading with us
    - oil
- Admiral Yamamoto
  - Came up with the idea to attack pearl harbor
  - Told people they have 6 months before US gathers
Soviet Japan neutrality act
- Gave both a sense of security
Battle of Coral Sea
- Turning point of war
- First battle Japan didn't win
Battle of Midway
- US used Magic to decipher codes
Guadalcanal
- First offensive of US
- Island Hopping
Kamikazes
- Japanese suicide bombers

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