Interwar Period

Interwar Period

The Time Between World War 1 and World War II

We will be looking at four countries.

The time period: 1918 (end of WWI to 1939 (start of WW2)

Look for USSR, Germany and Italy

Japan is red on the map.

What was happening in these four countries made WWII start:

• USSR

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

Multiple Choice

Which of the four nations is located completely in Asia?

• Italy

• Germany

• USSR

• Japan

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In 1917 Russia had a communist revolution and threw out the monarchy.

(This is why Russia left World War 1.)

Russia in the Interwar Period

• Communism spreads and the economy is controlled by the government

• Joseph Stalin takes power and pushes his 5 year plan

• The Great Purge--about 1 million people are killed as Stalin takes and strengthens power

Germany in the Interwar Period

• Adolph Hitler gains power; democracy is weakened

• National Socialism (Nazism)

• Extreme nationalism

Germany in the Interwar Period

• Germany had to pay money (reparations) --Treaty of Versailles

• Prices go up so much faster than people's pay checks -- inflation

• Worldwide Depression--business slows down and many people do not have jobs

Germany in the Interwar Period

• Anti-Semitism -- hatred of Jewish people

• Beginning of the "Final Solution" --building extermination camps with gas chambers

• Germany occupies nearby countries

Italy during the Interwar Period

• Rise of fascism with leader Benito Mussolini

• Wanting to restore the glory of Ancient Rome

• Invasion of Ethiopia

Japan in the Interwar Period

• Rise of Hirohito and Hideki Tojo

• Belief in making the military much stronger

• Industrialization of Japan, making Japan want raw materials

• Japan invades Korea, Manchuria, and the rest of China

Multiple Choice

Which country was lead by Adolph Hitler?

• Germany

• Italy

• Russia

• Japan

Multiple Choice

Which country invaded Korea and China to get raw materials?

• Italy

• Germany

• Japan

• Russia

Multiple Choice

What about Jospeh Stalin?

• Germany

• Russia

• Italy

• Japan

Multiple Choice

Mussolini?

• Germany

• Russia

• Japan

• Italy

Multiple Choice

Hirohito and Tojo?

• Italy

• Japan

• Russia

• Germany

Multiple Choice

Which country was communist and punishing and killing those who disagreed?

• Germany

• Russia

• Italy

• Japan

Multiple Choice

In which country was anti-Semitism a growing problem?

• Germany

• Russia

• Italy

• Japan

Multiple Choice

What is fascism?

• extreme nationalism with a dictator (leader with all the power)

• belief in direct democracy

• Belief in representative democracy

• extreme industrialization

Multiple Choice

Which country had to pay a lot of reparations for WWI and had huge inflation and a depression?

• Germany

• Russia

• Italy

• Japan