March 4, 2011

[3Dru]

United States- treaty- Senate rejected it because they thought it would pull us into war more; democracy, FDR, new deal; goals- get America out of depression RRR, stay out of it, when that didn’t work wanted to take down Germany first and then Japan; d day, supplied man power and lots of goods, food, medical supplies, weapons, etc; allied powers; Depression ended, strongest military, war babies, helped speed up weapon production

Germany- Hitler, axis

Italy- Mussolini, Fascism-- dictator govt, strong nationalism, militarism, imperialism.

SU- Stalin, allies

Japan- Tojo, Hirohito, axis

GB- Churchill, allies

France- Vichy by Paten axis, free French underground allies

China- civil war between comm. Mau Zedong and actual leader Sheik

Canada and Australia- supportive roles seeking independence

Treaty of Versailles- Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia

Consequences of Germany- lost land to French Denmark Poland Czechoslovakia and Belgium, colonies in Africa, war reparations

Rhineland area- demilitarized zone
Know leaders, treaty, role played, impact war had, alliance

Weimar republic- Germany’s govt after WWI, democracy, president elected president appoints chancellor, failed because of Hitler, people turning to more radical measures because of Depression; they hadn’t had a democracy before

League of nations- world peace keeping organization, US never joined, league couldn’t really enforce anything just say that they didn’t like it, could put sanctions but that’s about it