World war II

CAUSES OF THE WAR

Treaty of versailles

• Blamed Germany
• Germany paid for reparations
• Italy and Japan upset

Economic problems

• German economy suffered
• Great Depression
• Communism and fascism grew stronger

nationalism

• Nazi Party formed
• Promised to return Germany to former glory

Rise of dictatorships

• Germany, Japan, Italy, & Soviet Union
• Hitler, Tojo, Mussolini, & Stalin
• Ruled tyranicaly

Aggression on the march

• Germany, Japan, & Italy conquered weak lands
• Grew powerful
• Formed Axis

Spanish Civil War

• Hitler & Mussolini aided Nationalists
• Nationalists won
• The Axis grew powerful 

Failure of appeasement

• Hitler wanted Sudetenland
• Hitler conquered Czechoslovakia
• Invading Poland started war

Reasons for American Involvement

pearl harbor

• Surprise Attack
• Thousands died
• America declared war on Japan
• America's involved

Effects on America

Propaganda

• Got people to join the army
• People supported the army

Role of women

• Worked in war factories
• Built weapons and machines
• Earned money

Key battles

• Okinawa
• Iwo Jima
• D Day
• Invasion of Berlin

Japanese internment

• 110,000 Japanese-Americans relocated
• After American joined the war
• Duration of 4 years

Pros for use of atomic bomb

• Ended war with Japan
• World at peace
• Americans came home

Cons for use of atomic bomb

• Millions killed
• Cities destroyed
• People also died from radiation poisoning

Results of Allied Victory

Effects on america

• More jobs
• More companies
• America became superpower
• Baby boom

International effects

• About 60,000,000 people died
• European economy suffers
• Leaders punished for war crimes

Holocaust

• About 6,000,000 Jews died
• Mentally & Physically disabled
• Races Hitler considered inferior