Monday:
WWII
- Germany
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- Treaty of Versailles
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- Territory
- Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen, Schleswig, Hultshin, West Prussia, etc taken from Germany
- League of Nations also took control of Germany's overseas colonies
- Germany had to return to Russia land taken in Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- - Some land was made into new states.
- - Poland also received some of this land
- Military
- German army was reduced to 100,000 men
- No tanks, air force, or submarines
- Rhineland made into demilitarized zone
- - No German soldier or weapon was allowed into this zone
- - Allies were to keep an army of occupation the west bank for 15 yrs
- Financial
- The loss of vital industrial territory would be a severe blow to Germany's economy
- - Coal from the Saar and Upper Silesia in particular
- Germany had to pay $33 billion to Allies (GB/ France)
- General
- Germany had to admit full responsibility for starting the war. (Clause 231)
- Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria
- A League of Nations was set up to keep world peace
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- The German Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
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- Anger throughout Germany when the terms were made public
- The Treaty was seen bu many Germans as being forced on them and the Germans had no choice but to sign it
- German representatives in Paris knew that they had no choice as Germany was incapable of restarting the war again
- Many right wing groups such as the Nazis believed in the Dolchstoss Theory
- - Blamed the "November Criminals" for accepting treaty
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- Adolf Hitler
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- Born in 1889 in Austria
- Family moved to Germany when he was three
- Had five siblings
- After Hitlers brother died, he changed and became more moody and withdrawn
- Father beat him
- Parents died - huge impact
- First became anti-Semitic during his time in Vienna, Austria
- Failed art school
- Sold paintings on streets
- Failed examination to get in army
- Moved to Germany and joined their army in WWI
- In WWI
- Wounded twice (Shell exploded and blinded by mustard gas)
- After WWI
- Started spying on new Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi)
- Liked the group - dropped out of military and joined - became leader
- Tried overthrowing government
- In Prison
- Sentenced to 5 years
- Served 9 months
- Wrote Mein Kampf
- Rise to Power
- Appointed chancellor in 1933
- Drops out of the League of Nations
- Starts rearming Germany
- Munich Conference
- Neville Chamberlain- Great Britian
- Adolf Hitler- Germany
- Benito Mussolini- Italy
- Edouard Daladier- France
- Gave Hitler the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia
- Hitler promised he was done taking over land
- Hitler wanted to reunite German speaking people
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- Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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- Russia gave raw materials to Germany in exchange for money and weapons
- Both agreed to stay neutral if the other entered war
- Secretly agreed to invade and split Poland. German would get the western half and USSR the eastern half
- Russia would get Finland, Estonia and Latvia and Germany
- World Reaction?
- Shocked
- Poland was stuck "between a rock and a hard place"
- Hitler thought it would force Great Britain and France to back out of their promise to help Poland if attacked
- Nazi Goals for Battle of Britain
- Destroy the Royal Air Force
- Attack and destroy the British Navy
- Attack British Troops
- Once air control was gained, the incvasion of Great Britain would begin
Wednesday: Notes
Thursday: Notes
Friday: No school
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