THE STRUCTURE OF WORLD WAR 2

JAPAN

• Joined the war over desire to have more control over Asia
• Also wanted European colonies

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

• After Japan invaded Manchuria the League of Nations ordered a withdraw
• By the late 1930's the majority of the countries in the Western Hemisphere were against Japan

JAPAN INVADES CHINA

• Japanese invasion of China was a part of the Second-Sino Japanese War
• In 1938 despite attempting strategies to strengthen control over China they ultimately lost it.

WHY DID JAPAN ATTACK PEARL HARBOR?

• Japan was rather hostile towards China, who was getting their major resource, oil, from the United States.
• The U.S. didn't like Japan's hostility, so they placed an embargo on oil towards Japan.
• Japan decided the East Indies would be the best place to get the resource, but they had to disable the U.S. long enough to have time to get the oil, so they planned the attack.
• The goal was ultimately to disable the U.S. Fleet long enough to get the resources they needed.

ITALIAN FASCISM

• Rooted in Italian nationalism and on desire to restore and expand Italian territories.
• Incorporated a corparatist economic system
• Opposed liberalism

HOW DID MUSSOLINI COME TO POWER

• He promised Italians he would help improve the economy
• And regain the power Italy once had
• His system served as a model for Hitler's future system.

WHY WAS THE ITALIAN ARMY SO WEAK?

• Hardware quantity , training, logistical and industrial capabilities.

EXAMPLES OF ANTI JEWISH LAWS IN GERMANY

• Berlin disallows Jewish doctors (1933)
• No Jewish person can be a government figure (1933)
• Jewish children cannot attend public school (1937)
• Jewish people cannot buy lottery tickets (1939)

WHY DID HITLER WANT TO EXPAND?

• He wanted Eastern European territories for more living space primarily for the Aryan race.
• It was part of his aggressive foreign policy.

SOME OF HITLER'S BIGGEST MILITARY BLUNDERS

• The invasion of Russia
• Declaring war on the United States
• The no retreat order after invading Russia
• Cancellation of weapons program

WHY DID HITLER SIGN A NON-AGGRESSION PACT WITH THE SOVIET UNION

• After losing world war 1, Hitler did not want to make the same mistakes.
• Knowing a two front war was possible, he wanted to get ahead and not take the risk.

SOVIET ARMY ADVANTAGES

• The Soviet Union had a much larger army

BATTLE OF STALINGRAD

• The battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the Second World War
• The German army was heavily defeated by the Soviets, great weakening Germany's strength.
• After the Stalingrad the wars outcome was becoming quite obvious.

WHY DID THE U.S. JOIN WORLD WAR 2

• Part of it was because of their location another continent.
• The confirming action that led to America's entry was Pearl Harbor.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF D-DAY

• It was the beginning of the Allied invasion of Europe. It led to Allied victory, and was essentially the biggest turning point of WWII.