Year 10 HASS - World War II Revision

How long did the Nazis rule Germany?

1933-1945

What helped the Nazis rise to power

• Resentment of ToV

• Dolchstosslegende

• Great Depression

What is the Dolchstosslegende?

‘Stab in the back legend’ - Germany was betrayed by November criminals, democratic socialists that created the republic, signed the armistice and accepted the ToV

What was the Dawes plan?

Spreading of reparations payments, recovery loans given to Germany

When was Germany admitted to the LoN?

1926

When did Hitler become Chancellor, by who?

30 Jan 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg

What was the Sturmabteilung?

Created to terrorise socialists and communists

Key points of Nazi ideology

• The strong survive

• Germany’s problems caused by Jews

• The German race must defeat its racial enemies

• Germany gain Lebensraum (living room) by taking land from non-Aryan races

• Total obedience to leader, all opposition crushed

When did Japan bomb Shanghai

1932

Japanese Fascism

Japanese nationalists assassinated political opponents, students underwent forced military training and indoctrinated with fascism

Who were the Axis Powers?

Italy, Germany, Japan

Who were the Allies in WWII?

US, USSR, Britain

Japanese atrocities

Beheading of babies, raping of mothers, men used for bayonet practice, doused in kerosene and burned alive

When did Japan invade China?

Jul 1937

Militarism

Excessive influence of military and pro-war values and ideas

How many people died in WWII?

• 15 million soldiers

• 35 million civilians

• 6 million Jews

How long did WWII last?

1 Sep 1939 - 2 Sep 1945

Causes of WWII

• ToV

• Expansionist policies of Axis Powers

• Failure of LoN

Fascism

The belief that individuals should serve the state, governed by a leader embodying their national will.

Collective security

Members of the LoN protect one another from any external nation attacking

When did Germany take over Austria?

1938

When was conscription and rearmament reintroduced in Germany?

1935

Italian invasion of Abyssinia and Albania

Abyssinia: Oct 1935, Albania: Apr 1939

LoN responded with trade bans, members not to sell arms, rubber or metals to Italy, lend money or import goods

When did Japan invade Manchuria?

1931

Japanese invasion of Shanghai

Japan invaded Shanghai, LoN kicked Japan out of Manchuria, but had no army to enforce their decision

When did Japan invade east China?

Jul 1937

When did the US declare war on Japan?

8 Dec 1941

When did Australia declare war on Japan?

Dec 1941

Japanese attacks on Australia

Japan bombed Darwin, Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney Harbour