today we did our country blog discussions.WWII's impact on Japan--THe atomic bombs killed many people and destoyed many homes and buildingsGreat Britain-1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?The United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan did most of the negotiating on January 12th to January 20th in Paris. David Lloyd George was the major negotiator for Great Britain. Britain wanted to restore Germany because they viewed Germany as an important trading partner. Lloyd George was worried about the affects of the reparations on Great Britain’s economy. One of their main goals was to seek compensation for the large number of people not able to work as a result of injuries from the war.2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?During the interwar year, Britain had many economical problems. Many workers were going on strike demanding better wages and shorter hours. During this time period, GB had sold off nearly all of its government owned factories. GB had stayed out of foreign affairs and practiced laissez-faire in hopes of revitalizing the economy. In 1922 David Lloyd George resigned and Britain’s Conservative Party was struggling to keep the government out of the wrong hands. But in 1929, the Labour Party took over and tried to take control over the struggling economy. Then in 1931, Britain was struggling as a result of the Great Depression. So the Conservative Party took control once again.3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?Winston Churhill began as a war correspondent. He had been captured and then escaped. After his stint in the military, Churchill became very involved in politics and Britain’s government. He held many positions from the First Lord of the Admiralty to Minister for Munitions and from Minister for War and Air to Colonial Secretary. Churchill has had many years of experience in politics which led many people to believe he was the best choice for prime minister in 1940.4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?Churchill was elected prime minister of his country just prior to WWII. Winston Churchill helped Britain’s war efforts tremendously. His main goal as prime minister was to win the war and defeat the Nazis.5. What were the goals of the leader?Winston Chuchill’s goals were directly related to WWII. Strategizing with FDR, Chuchill did everything he could to ensure the Allies would defeat Germany and the Nazis. Churhcill’s main focus was to prevent bombings in Great Britain and to keep his civilians safe from harm. He did this by mastering military tactics preformed by the United States and Great Britain.6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?Before WWII, Great Britain had a small professional army used mainly to protect the British territories. (Egypt, Singapore, Burma) The prime minister of Britain during 1939 sent a British Expeditionary Force to France to help fight of the Nazis of Germany.7. What role did they play in WWII?Britain was a part of the Allies during WWII. Initially, Britain said they would support Poland if Germany invaded them. Germany invaded anyways which led Great Britain to declare war on Germany which ultimately began WWII. Britain was beat up by Germany in the Battle of Britain. Germany had bombed Britain several times in this battle. After this battle, the United States joined the war efforts by providing arms and ammunition to the British soldiers. On May 7, 1945, Germany had finally surrendered. Great Britain had lost nearly 300,000 soldiers and 60,000 civillians.8. Who were their allies in WWII?The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during WWII. They included France, Poland, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Greece, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Union of South Africa and Yugoslavia.9. How did WWII impact/effect the country?Great Britain lost its great power status and some of its empire. The war had “reshaped” European countries. Great Britain had become unstable financially as well as economically. Many treaties were signed and Germany was divided up among the 4 main allies, the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.France--Treaty of Versailles gave them land and money-had a semi-presidentail (democracy)-Charles De Gaulle-Hitler took over france and allowed south france to be controled by the Vichy Government-This was led by Marshal Henri Petain-the Vichy Government was part of the Axis Powers and were allies with Germany-the goals were to produce industrial growth and to make Germany weak and prevent war-France had a defensive strategy during WWII-they built a huge underground concrete wall between france and germany-there were machine gun nests underground at the wall-the was designed to keep Germany out of France-france was taken over by germany anyways-It was allied but the Vichy powers were axisChina--did not have anything to do with the treaty of versailles-Chiang Kai Shek was the leader of china during the interwar years-he hated communism and was the leader of the Nationalist partty-Mao Zedong was the communist trying to beat Kai Shek and take over china-in 1937 china was attaacked by Japan for natural resources
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