1930's 1931-1938 test.
1930's
31: Invasion of Manchuria- great depression set in, high tariffs made it difficult for japan to trade. they didn't have many resources, so they invaded the very northern part of china from korea( which they controlled)
Why? 1. needed raw materials 2. manchuria provided it for them. 3. new markets, sell finished products. 4. used manchuria as a base of operations to invade the rest of China.
League of nations condemned them, but never did anything about it. Japan dropped out of the LON.
36: Italy invades Ethiopia-invaded by Mussolini in 1936. Italy lost ethipia colony in africa in the 1896 battle of adua. One of the most colonial disasters in history. Feb. 23, 1935, Italy sends large forces into Ethiopia.
LON- put trade sanctions on them. condemned them as the aggressor. couldn't trade with them for awhile. They couldn't agree on oil sanctions mainly because FDR refused.
36: Spanish civil war-Gernalisimo Francisco Franco leader of Spain fighting off communists. Adolf hitler and Mussolini sent weapons to Spain for them to win. testing weapons Got Germany ready for something in the future, battle experience.. Hitler never invaded Spain.
36: Rome-Berlin Axis-
37: Japan invades china-from manchuria, japan launched a mass invasion of the rest of China. China was just too big-- Soviet union was to germany , as china was to japan why?--china had a lot of raw materials, area, and people same as soviet union. Germany and Japan bit off more that they could chew trying to take over these countries.
38: Munich Conference- In 1938 Itlay, germany, GB, France Meet to determine the fate of czeckoslovakia. Hitler wanted it. wolf map picture. Should hitler be able to take Sudetenland where germans live? Hitler promised he was done taking over land. the deal was made and Germany got Sudetenland. Policy of Appeasement. within 6 months he took over the rest with no repercussions.
38: Austrian Anchluss(Union)- union with austria. One of hitler's biggest goals was to reunite german speaking people. he turned his attention to Austria. After WW1 Austria asked to become part of germany. Hilter took over austria with no repercussions.
Know leaders' last names, country, and alliance.
How did they loose power: Mussolini. Italy. Axis- hanged, Churchill-party lost the election, Hitler-shot himself, Tojo-hanged..but tried to commit suicide, Hirohito-died of natural causes, Stalin-Brain hemorrhage/ stroke, FDR-died in office stroke.
Something that they were responsible for: Mussolini-invaded Ethopia to get revenge on the Italian loss, had alliance w Hilter. Hitler- killed 6 mill jews, invaded poland and started the war, invaded Soviet Union, etc. Tojo-ordered bombing of Pearl Harbor, allowed military to be ruthless to POWs. Hirohito-surrendered(only one with enough power, Got on the radio and surrendered. Stalin- invaded Poland w Germany. Non-aggression with hitler, joined allies, they eventually took Berlin. FRD- ordered Doolittle raid and bombed Japan, DEc 8th went to war, Hiroshima Nagasaki bombing. Churchill-we shall never surrender speech, GB bombed day and night but never surrendered, survived that battle of Britain, friends with FDR.
Manchuria-China invaded by Japan-resources, markets,
Ethiopia
Spanish civil War- Franco fighting off communists in Spain. Hilter sent troops and weapons to spain. Why was this war important for Hitler and Mussolini-got alliance with Spain, training troops and testing weapons, took away from what Hitler was doing in Germany at the time.
Rome-Berlin axix-alliance between hitler and Mussolini. why did they use term axis? the world rotates around Rome and Berlin.
Japan invades China from Manchuria-(above)
Munich conference-why? Hitler wanted to take the Sudetinland area of Czeck because there were alot of germans there. What was determined? gave into hilter's commands, appeasement, Hilter agreed not to take any other place over. Breaks promise with no repercussion. Who criticized the policy of appeasement? Churchill
Austrian Anchluss- Germany annexed austria. What was Anchluss? Germany united with Austria. Why? Hilter was born there, all german people, believed german people should be a part of germany.
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