Causes of WW11

Causes of WWII

DAMAP

Causes of WW11

Depression/Dictators

• Hard economic times made it easier for dictators to take control

Open Ended

Why do you think Germany had hard economic times after WW1? Think about who was blamed for WW1 and the money they had to pay back......

Aggression

• Dictators are invading other countries and territories

Multiple Choice

Did Hilter invade lands and try to take them once he came into power?

• yes

• no

Militarism

• build up of military strength

Multiple Choice

Germany built up their military even though they were not supposed to in the Treaty of Versallies

• True

• False

Appeasement

• England and France did nothing when Germany invades certain lands in 1936

Multiple Choice

What do you think appeasement means?

• giving in

• fighting against

Poland

• gets invaded and England and France go after Germany

Open Ended

Why do you think England and France went to war with Germany after it invaded Poland? Who did Poland have an alliance with? (HINT - think about countries starting with E and F)

Dictators in WWII

• Italy - Benito Mussolini

• Germany - Adolf Hitler

• Japan - Hideki Tojo

Multiple Choice

Who was the dictator in Italy?

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

Multiple Choice

Who was the dictator in Germany?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Hideki Tojo

Multiple Choice

Who was the dictator in Japan?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Hideki Tojo

Allies in WWII

• Great Britain

• France

• Soviet Union

• United States

Axis Powers in WWII

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• 
  

Multiple Choice

Who were the Allies in WWII

• Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, US

• Germany, Italy, Japan

Multiple Choice

Who were the Axis powers in WWII?

• Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, US

• Germany, Italy, Japan