Monday-WW2 movie summary's. Italy after WW1- Italy was very displeased with the treaty of Versailles, wanted to get more land than they got, Italy joined the League of Nations and was a member from 1919 until they withdrew in 1937.
Tuesday-5 Power Pact-signed by Great Britain the United States Japan France and Italy, designed to prevent arm's race, it limited the construction of battleships battle cruisers and aircraft carriers, did not restrict cruisers destroyers or submarines. 9 Power Pact-Guaranteed Chinese independence and upheld the Open Door Policy, Signed by the United States Japan China France Great Britain Italy Belgium Netherlands and Portugal. Kellogg-Braind Pact-Countries pledged not to use war as a way to settle disputes. March on Rome(October 1922)-a march by Benito Mussolini's national Fascist party, Mussolini and the Fascist won and took over Italy. King Victor Emmanuel-Didn't fight Mussolini's take over in Italy, wanted to avoid a civil war and also wanted to keep communists out of Italy, saw Mussolini as the person that could do these. Mussolini and the Catholic Church-in 1929 the Lateran Accords were signed. Gave the Vatican specific territories in Rome, Catholicism became the state religion, Separation of church and state was stopped, Recognition of religious marriages for the first time since 1870, Catholic church was given a lot of money. What did Mussolini get?-official support from the Catholic Church. 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 1935-Italy lost it's Ethiopia colony in Africa at the 1896 Battle of Adua, one of the worst colonial disasters of modern history, in 1935 Italy sends large forces into Ethiopia.
Wednesday-Ethiopia/Italy Invasion-Arms embargo, financial embargo, non-importation of Italian goods. FDR signed the 1936 Neutrality Act, Mandatory arms embargo with warring nations, mandatory ban on loans to warring country. Italy occupied Addis Ababa-annexed all Ethiopia on May 9th. Generalissimo Francisco Franco and the Spanish Civil War(1936)-Hitler and Mussolini send troops and weapons to help Franco win the civil war against the communists, this war served as an important training ground for Hitler's and Mussolini's troops. Italy's Goals after WW2-Make a new Roman Empire, make the Mediterranean on"Italian Lake", take over northern African colonies of Britain and France-especially Egypt, take over southeastern Europe-Greece and Albania, take over parts of the middle east. Operation Avalanche-US invaded Italy it went well but then poorly because Germany moved in. Mussolini and his mistress were hanged in Milan Italy 1945. Italy and the Holocaust-in 1928, Mussolini instituted laws discriminating the Jews, 46k Jews in Italy at the time. Why did Italy lose-Italy was not prepared military to fight a prolonged war, Germany had to constantly bail Italy out, Italian troops were spread the thin Africa, the people of Italy weren't prepared to fight or motivated to fight, they were forced to fight, overall Italy had a weak country. Impact of WW2 on Italy-410,000 dead--330,000 military deaths, spent $94 billion, Italy had 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 of dollars to Italy to help rebuild after the war, became a member of NATO, became a member of the United Nations. Japan in WW2-Japan attacked many places for resources including Hong Kong, Thailand, French Indochina, British New Guinea, Philippines, Guam, Dutch East Indies, Portuguese Timor, Several regions in China,Andaman and Nicobar islands, Straits Settlements, and Malaya.
Thursday-Air raids on Austria: Broome, Darwin, Newcastle, Sydney, British Columbia, Kohima and Manipur, Colombo and Trincomalee, Dornod, Untied States. japan joined the league of nations, signed the 4, 5 and 9 power pacts. They broke all and dropped out of the league of nations. Japan needed raw materials because they weren't getting them from the United States.
Friday-No school
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