Thursday, March 19th.

Germany.

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
it disiplined Germany and the allies believed that they started WWI.
they were struck down physically and finiancially.
their army was cut.
the amount of land was decressed.
the lost farmland.
had to pay other countries for wear damage.
What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
weimar republic.
hitler accused it of being ran by jews.
weak government.
lasted fourteen years.
was a democracy.
How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
talked about how he doesn't like the government in beer halls.
hitler used his munipulative powers to decieve the unstable germans.
hitler took over the state government.
the communist party was claimed illegal.
hitler became a dictator.
nurember laws.
no intermarriage.
profession limitations.
german shops didn't allow jews.
kristallnacht- the night of glass, for all the broken glass.
riots.
polish border- no man's land.
How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
What were the goals of the leader?
ghettos.
labor camps.
death camps.
the final solution, eliminate the jews.
What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
blitzkreig strategy using tanks and stuff.
overturn the treaty of versallies and regain their lost land back.
What role did they play in WWII?
Who were their allies in WWII?
the axis powers.
How did WWII impact/effect the country?
cities were in massive ruins.

China.

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
Chaing Kai Shek.
How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
Chaing Kai Shek.
Mao Zedong- Communist leader.
How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
Chaing took over after the death of Yat-Sen in 1925.
Mao was the first communist leader.
What were the goals of the leader?
What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
prolong the war as long as possible.
What role did they play in WWII?
an allie of the US.
major part in the pacific war against japan.
Who were their allies in WWII?
england, us, societ union, france, australia, belgium, bolivia, brazil, canada, denmark, freece, mexico, netherlands, new zealand, norway, poland, south africa. (the allie powers.)
main ones, great britian, soviet union, france, china, australia, canada.
How did WWII impact/effect the country?
many people died from disease, starcation, massacres, bombing and deliberate genocide.
an estimated 7.5 million people in china died from other causes.

France.

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
they were hoping to gain a sense of security because of their suffering from WWI, they wanted to regain the land of Alsace-Lorraine that Germany took from them in 1871. from the treaty they got a lot of land from Germany, they got money and German colonies from Africa
What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
france was a republic.
democracy.
laissex faire- hands off.
socialists didnt like this cause they're hands on.
in the 1930s the ideas of Fasciasm and Communism were popular.
their popular front government fell apart when Leon Blum was elected prime minister
- free french underground led by charles de gaulle.. their goal was to free france from german control vichy government was allowed to rule the southern part of france.
How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
george clemenceau.. went to signing of the treaty of versailles
charles de gaulle.. only leader who had success in defeating the germans, eventually becaume president of france
eduardo daldier.. prime minister.. went to the munich conference paul reynaud was a war minister but was replaces with charles de gaulle
daladier and reynaud were arrested by the vichy government and were taken as prisoners by the germans
How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
focused on defensive military strategy which was a losing strategy.
What were the goals of the leader?
de gaulle- free french from german control and keep from being invaded by germany.
vichy government- help the nazis.
What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
focused on defense.
maginot line was supposed to defend them.. was a line on the boarders of italy and german.
their strategy was unsuccessful.
What role did they play in WWII?
provided battlefields.
developed their army on the boarder and waited for germany to attack.
free french underground fought with troops.
vichy government worked with the german government and the axis powers.
Who were their allies in WWII?
britain, united states, soviet union, china, australia, canada (main ones)
How did WWII impact/effect the country?
high casualties
super debt
no longer powerful militarily
led to the vietnam conflict/war

Great Britian.

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
great britain didnt want germany to have military equiptment or soliders.
they receiver german companies in africa
What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
constitutional monarchy.. king or queen but they have very little power limited by a constitution
How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
prime minister- Neville Chamberlain.. he ruled during the beginning of the war and then he resigned because people criticized him for signing the munich conference he gave his power to Winston Churchill because he wanted to be tough on hitler. made to tell hitler that like he needs to stop taking land but he could take the Sudetenland but nowhere else and he aggreed to this but he manipulated and lied to people and things.
Winston Churchill, the most dominant figure in british polotics.. extremely against Nazism
How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
reorganized unemployment assistance
What were the goals of the leader?
chamberlain trying to avoid war. he seeked to appease hitler and mussolini. tried to persuade invade Ethiopia
churchill thought that they should have been tougher on hitler.. when he became leader he worked hard on getting the us into war and to defeat germany and to keep the british people up. by the summer of 1940 germany had took over all of europe except for great britain.. he was always motivating them to make them not want to surrender
What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
britains navy guaranteed allied access to the world's oceans
provided barricades
they wanted to blockade germany
What role did they play in WWII?
stood alone against germany at first
soviet union(UUSR) and us were brought into the war
Who were their allies in WWII?
usa, soviet union, france
australia, belgium, bolivia, brazil, canada, china, denmark, greece, mexico, netherlands, new zealand, norway, poland, south africa, yugoslavia
How did WWII impact/effect the country?
they were bombed many maaannnny times so they went into debt and there was a ton of damago done

Italy.

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
stayed neutral.
What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
prime minister- vittorio orlando.. paris peace conference 1919 were problems.. resigned in 1919.. at first supporeted musoline.. facism started.. ideas that violence and war is ok.. will use violence in order to keep things in place and how it should be.. black shirts didnt agree with communism.. government did not interfere.. 1924 mussolini declared himself dictatos.. assassination of writer Giacomo Matelote by secret police.. was leader starting in 1922
How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
1921.. mussolini was elected chamber of deputies.. 1922 prime minister by the king.. june 10 1924 became dictator after assassination
How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
used private army to fight people who were against facism.. helped transportation.. made different job opportunities.. started invadin countries such as africa.. started as an axis power but switched to an allied power
What were the goals of the leader?
wanted to colonize into aftica.. wanted to make italy "great respected and feared" .. used communication to make facism okay
What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
to help hitler and not overrun him
to keep supplied by the twin town
the italian compaign of WWII was the name of the allied operations in and around italy from 1943 to the end of the war in europe
What role did they play in WWII?
stayed in isolation at first
helped hitler
musilina wanted to make the mediteranian sea an italian lake (wanted to take africa)
Who were their allies in WWII?
germany austria and hungary japan parts of yugoslavia, french navy
How did WWII impact/effect the country
lost all of the colonies
government collapsed once the germans came into italy

Japan.

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
japan got a lot of germany's northern island.. the land that germany got from china was given to japan, they became a part of the league of nations
What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
they had a two part political system after WWI.. in 1918 hara takashi became the first common person to become prime minister.. in 1926 hirohito became the emperor.. constitutional monarchy.. changed with the great depression. 1927 signed kellog brand pact outlawing war. during the great depression japan was at a tough spot because they could not really import resources so they invaded china. japan started to go a different route because of the tough economic times. they went from peaceful to invading (starting with mankiria)
How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
hirohito didn't do anything.
hirohito was the son of prince hirohito and princess sakado.. so basically he went through the family after his dad became sick.. the emperor was like a "son of God" so nobody ever saw or heard the emperor. in the 1930s some sedeke tojo came had some power and he was the dude that decided to carry out pearl harbor..
How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
the leaders changed japan drastically from outlawing war after WWI and being all peaceful.. and then when the war started and the depression started they completely changed views and decided to invade that place in china in orcder to get natural resources.. the military leaders are the ones that changed china
What were the goals of the leader?
expand their boundaries into mainland asia. to invade places in order to get natural resources. china and japan haaated eachother. they were natural enemies.
What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
attacked pearl harbor.. treatment of pow's.. they wanted resources so they invaded places which is what motivated them to invade places.. to use chemical weapons..
What role did they play in WWII?
Who were their allies in WWII?
How did WWII impact/effect the country?

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