Causes of World War II

RENT: rise of totalitarian dictators, economics depression,

nationalism, Treaty of Versailles
Rise of Fascism
o Rome-Berlin Ais, !"#$ t%e &'act of (teel)
o T%e (panis% Ci*il War dress re%earsal for WWII for +itler ,
-ussolini
T%e National Front *s. T%e 'opular Front
-eetin/ as a plan for 0ar
Wea1ness of 2ea/ue of Nations
o 3ello//-Briand !"45 No enforcement
o -anc%urian Crisis !"#! 2N ine6ecti*e
o A7yssinian Crisis !"#8
o 9ermany in*ades R%ineland -arc% :, !"#$
o ;apanese in*asion of C%ina, !"#:
World does little to stop
9reat <epression
o Na=i 'arty mem7ers%ip /ro0s> +itler is a7le to /et to po0er
o Countries are tired> don?t %a*e money@military to stop 9ermany
, Italy,
9ro0in/ po0er of 9ermany
o +oss7ac% -emorandum, Au/ust !"#$
9ermany?s lon/-term forei/n policy
Rearmin/ is almost complete A decide to attac1 no0
7efore ot%ers catc% up
o Austrian Ansc%luss, !"#5
+itler ta1es o*er 0it% little resistance 7@c %e is 0elcomed
o -unic% A/reement, !"#5
+itler /ets (udetenland
Appeasement
Britis% '- mista1es +itler as /ood
o C=ec%oslo*a1ia 7ecomes part of T%ird Reic%, !"#"
Na=is not 0elcomed
9ot all land 7ac1 from WWI, ecept 'oland
Britis% and 'oland form alliance> tired of +itler
o Na=i-(o*iet Non-A//ression 'act, !"#"
B.(. Isolationism
o B.(. Neutrality Acts of !"#C, #8, #:, #"
o !"#C ;o%nson <e7t <efault Act
o America-First Committee
o Cas% , Carry in Neutrality Act of !"#"
No loans, s%ips come and pic1 up supplies, cas% up-front