WWII Beginnings

World War II Beginnings

Germany

• Upset after end of WWI

  • No military

  • Bankrupt

• Hitler takes leadership, blames Jews for what happened in WWI

  • Builds up army

  • Wants to invade Poland (take more land)

Japan

• Doesn't really care that Germany wants to invade Poland

• Imperialism

Russia

• Poland - check

• Don't take our land

• Signed non-aggression pact

• Josef Stalin

Italy

• Dictator - Benito Mussolini

Britain

• Treaty of Versailles - rules

• Winston Churchill

• Did not want Germany & Hitler to take over Europe

• Didn't want war to happen either so tried to ignore Italy & Germany

France

• Similar feelings as Britain

• Invaded, struggled to hold their own land

Axis Powers

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

Allied Powers

• Britain

• France

• United States

• Soviet Union