Wednesday March, 6

Musselini- italy, axis

Hitler- germany, axis, holocaust, invading poland

tojo- japan, axis (older, bushy stache), in charge of military

emperor herohito- japan, axis

Churchill- Great Britain, allies

Franklin roosevelt- USA, allies

Stalin- soviet union, allies

Lose powermussilini-Captured

hitler-suicide

tojo-hang

herohito-natural cause

churchill-lost election

FDR-died of a stroke

Stalin-died of a stroke

What they did in WW2Churchill- speaches "we shall never surrender"

FDR- Declared War on Japan. Developing the atomic bomb

Stalin- signing the non agression pact with germany. Germany invading the soviet union.

Mussilini- invaded ethiopia.

Hitler- killed 12 million people. invaded the soviet union. declared war on the US.

Tojo- Ordered the Pearl Harbor attack. Rape of nanking. Allowed officers to be very brutal

Hirohito- surrendered unconditionally

1930's topics

Invasion of Manchuria- Japan invaded china for resources. The US put a high tarriff on china

Italy Invades Ethepia- First agressive act. they were embarrased bc they had gotten previously beaten by blacks. Italy was previously defeated by etheopia.

Spanish Civil War- the importance of this for Hitler was it took the attention off of him. It allowed him to test out his weapons.

Rome- Berlin Axis- The official alliance of Germany and Italy

1937- Japan invades China- They were very ruthless. the soviet union was to germany as china was to china. "they were to big of a challenge to many people"

Munich Conference- Hitler wanted to take over the Sudetenland of Checkoslvakia becuase many Germany people were living there. they decided they would give it to him as long as hitler was done taking over land. Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain were there. also known as the policy of appeasement. Churchill critisizes the munich conference which helped him gain power.

Austrian Anchluss- When Hitler took over Austria. He was born there.

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