Mar 29- Gone for Mock Trial
Mar 30- Took notes on Italy
Discuss why they won or lost the war
Not prepared to fight militarily
Germany had to bail them out
Stretched German troops
Alliance hurt Germany
Troops in many places
No motivation to fight- forced
Mussolini thought Italy was a major power
-Discuss the impact WWII had on the country
Joined the Allies by 1943 so the big concern for the US was making sure Italy became a democracy after the war and not fall to communism
Us gave millions to Italy
Became a member of NATO
Became a member of United Nations
Major events that impacted their country between WWI and WWII.
Part of the Allies in WWI
Displeased with the treaty of Versailles
Wanted to get more land
Italy joined the League of Nations and was a member from 1919 until they withdrew in 1937
Signed 5 Power Pact
Prevent arm’s race
Limited the construction of battleships, cruisers, and aircraft carriers
Signed 9 Power Pact
Guaranteed Chinese independence and upheld the Open Door Policy
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Pledged not to go to war in order to settle disputes
March on Rome- Oct 1922
By Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party
Mussolini and the Fascists won and took over Italy
King Victor Emmanuel
Did not fight Mussolini’s take over in Italy
Wanted to avoid a civil war and also wanted to keep communists out of Italy
Established Fascism in Italy
A gov. Led by a strong dictator
Stresses strong nationalism, militarism and imperialism
Uses intimidation to get what you want
Ethiopia Invasion
Wanted North African area
Lost to Ethiopia- embarrassment
Took it over
Spanish Civil Wa
Training ground for Hitler and Mussolini forces
Help Franco against communists
-Discuss basic facts: alliance, total casualties, total cost, war goals, etc
Make a new Roman Empire
Make the Mediterranean an “Italian Lake”
Take over northern african colonies of Britain and France- especially Egypt
Take over Southeastern
Take over parts of the middle east
- Defeat of Italy 1943, switched sides
Mar 31- Took notes
Aren’t happy with how they are treated at the Paris Peace Conference
Signed the 4,5 and 9 Power pacts
Areas Japan controlled in WWII
Parts of China
French Indochina
Hong Kong
Thailand
British New Guinea
Philippines
Guam
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Attacked but didn’t capture
Australia
British Columbia
United States
Indian Islands
Invasion of Manchuria
Start of WWII
Part of China
League of Nations condemned the action but could not take action because they didn’t have a military force
Japan dropped out of the LoN
Messages sent to aggressive countries was that a major power could get away with using force because France and GB didn’t want war
Rape of Nanking
Killing of Chinese people
300,000
Mass raping of Chinese women and girls
Mass looting and arson
War crimes trial after the war
- Tripartite Pact is signed forming Axis Powers
April 1- Took notes
Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact
Japan considered breaking this once Germany invaded the USSR
The USSR broke the treaty when they declared war on Japan after Hiroshima
Admiral Yamamoto
Came up with the Pearl Harbor attack plan
Wanted to knock us out of the war before we got in it
Supposed to result in trade
Turning points- 1942
Coral Sea- neither side won, considered US victory
Midway- destroyed Japan’s navy, MAGIC
- Guadalcanal- First offensive battle
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