WWII Projects
Again we listened to presentations about different countries for our WWII projects. We only got through one presentation and that was over China.
Australia:
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them? Got German New Guinea, Bismark, Archiplago, and Nauru all islands from Germany.
2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)? Federal Constitutional Monarchy-they have a monarch but is only for tradition. Also have a prime minister who they elect to make the rules
3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power? Leader was John Curtin and didn’t want to follow Robert Menzie’s government because he thought it would split up the labor party.
4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
They didn’t really change they were just there for support before and during the war.
5. What were the goals of the leader? They didn’t a purpose to be in the war except to defend Great Britain.
6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)? Following what Great Britain did. Hitler demanded land and GB was giving them land to not go into war.
7. What role did they play in WWII? Fighting over in Great Britain most of their men were there and fighting in the air force. It was the base of operation against Japan.
8. Who were their allies in WWII? US and Great Britain. Were part of the allied power.
9. How did WWII impact/effect the country? Made them have more factories. Their peace time grew. They became less dependent of Great Britain and friendlier with the US.
Canada:
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them? Only slightly impacted Canada. Canada received a small payment from Germany. She did not though receive any money or land through Treaty
2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)? Military Service Act,War Measures Act, and turned towards isolation. Controlled by Great Britain.
3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power? Sir Robert Borden retired then in 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King took his place.
4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
5. What were the goals of the leader?
6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
7. What role did they play in WWII? Provided a lot of the air force
8. Who were their allies in WWII?
9. How did WWII impact/effect the country?
China:
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them? Did not get a lot out of the Treaty of Versailles.
2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years (1919-1938)? There were 2 main governments. The Chinese communist party: led by Mao Zedong. Chinese nationalist party led by: Chiang Kai-Shek. China was in a revolution.
3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
Chiang Kai-Shek and Mao Chiang worked together to fight against Japan. Nationalists want to get control and get rid of communists. Communists wanted to get control and get rid of nationalists. But they both wanted to Japan out of their country.
4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
5. What were the goals of the leader?
Chiang Kai-Shek. Became leader because he was close to Sun Yat-sen’s the leader before. Chiang wanted to destroy communist. He killed rivals. Corrupt. He only worried about himself and not the people. Mao Zedong People preferred him. Was a leader of the communist party. H wanted a communist China. He fought with guerilla tactics. Zedong fought the nationalist as well as Japanese. Lead China from 1949-76. H went on many purges.
6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
China was at a Civil War with itself. After Treaty of Versailles China did not get back the land they wanted and that went to Japan.
7. What role did they play in WWII? China fought the Japanese in 1931 at Manchuria. Japanese invaded China in 1937.. China had been at war with the Japanese for 8 years by 1939.
8. Who were their allies in WWII?
Allies: United Kingdom, US, France, Liberia, Greece
9. How did WWII impact/effect the country? The main government of China lost a lot of resources during the Japan invasion. A lack of moral and corruption also had a effect on the economy. Natural resources were depleting because of the fighting. China lost 3.22 million soldiers.
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
5. What were the goals of the leader?
6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
7. What role did they play in WWII?
8. Who were their allies in WWII?
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