Transcript Social Studies 30: The Second World War
Social Studies 30: An Introduction into the Second World War
By Jared Goruk EDIT 486 - Module 3
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Europe Before & After WW1
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Major Grievances After World War One
Reparations – The Treaty of Versailles mandated that Germany owed $33 billion to Britain and France which it could not pay.
Territorial losses – There was a desire by Germany, Italy, and the USSR to regain lost territory resulting from the Treaty of Versailles.
Economic Collapse – The economies of Europe were devastated by the war. American economic isolationism, and the Great Depression only made things worse. It led the people of Germany and Italy to begin to support radical groups.
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The Rise of Fascism
More on Mussolini
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Adolf Hitler brought the Nazi Party in to power slowly and democratically by 1933.
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Benito Mussolini's rise to power was much quicker. His Fascist Party Blackshirts marched into Rome in 1922 and took power.
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The War Begins
Germany invades Poland on Sept 1, 1939.
– Britain and France declare war on Germany on September 3, 1939.
Canada joins September 10, 1939. The Westminster Agreement of 1931 had made Canada fully independent from British war declarations.
Japan declares war on China in 1937.
– Backdrop to the larger Pacific War against Britain and the USA after 1941.
Finland goes to war against the USSR in 1939-40.
– Finland would ally itself with the Nazis as would several smaller states with puppet Nazi regimes including Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia against potential Russian and Serbian encroachment.
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Two Fronts of the War
This presentation has largely been about the beginnings of the War in Europe. To learn more about the start of the War in the Pacific, mainly between the United States and Japan, click onto the PowerPoint file below.
The War in the Pacific Go to the Pacific War Presentation World War 2 Presentation
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Canada’s Role in WW2
From a population of only 11.5 million, slightly more than one million Canadians served in uniform during the conflict.
Overseas, following the tragedies of Hong Kong and Dieppe, Canada’s army distinguished itself in Sicily, Italy, and the invasion and campaign in Normandy.
These military contributions helped win the war, but the cost was high: more than 42,000 Canadians lost their lives, and another 55,000 were wounded.
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http://www.canadianbattleofnormandyfoundation.ca/foundation/canada_in_ww2.htm
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Adolf Hitler
Born on April 20, 1889 in Austria.
– Tried to become an artist but instead joined the German army for World War 1.
Led a failed coup de etat against the Weimar Republic in 1923 and was jailed.
– While in prison he wrote his famous book
Mein Kampf,
and as soon as he was released began to rebuild the Nazi Party into a powerful force.
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http://www.toy soldier gallery.com/Articles/Hitle r/Hitler.html
Battling against the Communists, the Nazis won 107 seats in the Reichstag by 1930.
– The growing power of the Nazi party allowed Hitler to become Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Hitler soon began to take complete power, making Germany a fully rearmed, one party state by 1939.
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Benito Mussolini
Born July 29, 1883 to a Socialist family in Italy.
– Was originally a schoolmaster and an editor for a socialist newspaper.
Started World War 1 as a pacifist believing only a class war would be necessary.
– Later, he changed his views and joined the Fascisti, a militant right-wing group. When anarchy struck Italy after WW1, he and his party were invited by the Italian King to form a government in 1922.
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http://www.spartacus.sch
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The Fascist regime took over all aspects of Italian life and tried creating a new “Roman Empire.” – This culminated with his brutal invasion of Abyssinia in 1935, which drew condemnation from the League of Nations, and prompted Italy’s withdrawal from the League.
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