essay contentions

japan nationalism

• Japanese ultranationalists condemned politicians for agreeing with demands to stop the overseas expansion

• Japan was tiny but had a great industrial achievements and did not being treated as second class citizens

• Japanese nationalists were mad that racial polices (canada us and asutralia) shut out japanese immigrainst 

italy nationalism

• Mussolini 

  • Outraged by the unfillment of the promise of italy receiving land after ww1 mussolini creates a ultranationalists party called the black shirts

  • Mussolini created a fascist society 

  • Fascist society creates a strong and stable government (one party)

  • Mussollinis intense nationalism spread to italians 

  • Control of propaganda, and censorship allowed positive messages to be spread thus restoring nationalism 

  • Indoctrination creates loyal youth 

germany nationalism

• Treaty of Versailles allows the rise of hitler, takes away german army and gemany has to pay consriciptions 

• Hitler creates a nazi party that isnt commuistic

• Pure aryan race is the ideal german race

• Jews and disambles people elimeted to create a strong german society

• Hitler youth creates a devoute new generation to hitler and a new generation of nazis 

japan imperalsim

• Took the Chinese province of Manchuria 

  • Manchuria was rich in natrual resources and jaapnese business was heavily invested their 

germany imperalism

anschluss and sudentanland

anschluss

• Union of austria and germany 

• Hitler demands the austrian chancellor to unite germany and austria. 

• Austrian chancellor refuses

• Hitler sends army to preserve order

  • This shows hitler is the new chnacellor of austria

sudentalnd

• Hitler demands the 3 million gernans in sudentalnd are given autonomy

• Sudentalnd is in chezkloslavakia and is german speaking 

• As time goes on hitler increased his demans

• At the munich confrence britain and and france convinced checloslavakia to give into the german demands 

• Sudentaland given to germany without war

italy imperlaism

• Invaded Ethiopia with tanks, machine guns, poison gas, and airplanes

• In 1935, Italy's invasion of Ethiopia was aimed at building a new Italian Empire in Africa. (also because Ethiopia defeated Italy at some point so this was a way to get revenge)

• This was condemned by the League of Nations but faced ineffective opposition

• League of nations wasn't able to hold them accountable

japan military

• The second Sino-Japanese war, Japan surrenders but the opportunity to test new war tactics 

  • The league of nations condemned the japanese agrresion against china. Japan withdrew from the league which shows their lack of diplomacy within other nations. ( japan is more intrested withthemselves ) 

• Military became more industrailized, larger 

• Creation of aircrafts 

japanese aircrafts

• Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter

  • It is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft 

italy military

•  scret policy and terror which would make sure tyhat the fascit party consalidated power

• Strict militarism by youth military → told Italians what they had to be and become and  children forced into Military youth groups and schools; they must obey strict military discipline 

• Italy’s goal in the 1920s was to become more militarized

• Militaristic approach in ethiopia was made to show off italy's power even though it led to sanctions and international unease

• Mussolini sends arms and forces to spain to help the nationalists win the spanish civil war 

germany military

• Rebuilt the German Amy

  • Rearmarment program which provided jobs for many 

• Air raid on Guernica 

  • Hitler sends arms and forces to spain to help the nationalists win the spanish civil war 

• Invasion of the Rhineland

inavsion of the rhineland

• boarders france belgium and netherlands 

• An area of france that was heavily occupied by germany 

• Hitler claimed that the treaty between france and the ussr was hostile towards germany 

  • He used this as an excuse to send his new military the the france 

  • Defies the treay of versailles 

(weapons techniques + tactics) european front

• Blitzkrieg

• Panzers+ Luftwaffe

• Operation sea lion

• blitz of london

• Enigma machine

• Blitzkrieg

• Military tactics designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of air force, firepower, and surprise

• Carried out by Germany

  • planes tanks then people

panzers

german tanks

luftwaffe

german airforce

operation sealion

Luftwaffe attacks Britain, Britain bombs berlin, hiter responds:

• Blitz of London

: bombing on London for 56 nights straight,  45k civilians dead

(weapons techniques + tactics) pacific front

• attack on pearl harbor

• bombing of tokyo

• island hopping

attack on PH

• Japan attacks the US naval base in Hawaii

• Gaol was to damage the US naval Pacific fleet

Bombing of Tokyo

US raided major cities in japan in 1942  

island hopping

• The technique used by the US 

• Uses the force, army, and navy

• Captures some islands and bypasses others to get close to Japan

• Ultimately, it used to cut off supplies to Japan

(weapons techniques + tactics) atomic bomb

the manhattan project

explain manhattan project

• Secret US military Weapon program

• Started my roosevelt. When rosselevt died truman carried out the project

• Einsten sends rooselvet and letter teeling him about the project and it should be supported before germany starts creating a atomic bomb

• Since this project was top secret the laboratory were put in rural locations away from the coast

• Atomic bomb- mushroom

the us use the atomic bomb

• The US warned japan that if the Japanese gov didnt surrender, japan would be bombed. (papers fell from the sky saying this) 

•  20 days later, an Atomic Bomb was used on Japan

hiroshima

august 6

• 129,000 died

• Smaller bomb (15 kilotons)

nagasaki

august 9

• 226,000 died

• Larger bomb (25 kilotons)

(weapons techniques + tactics) - conclusion- civilian front

• London was bombed for 56 days staright 

  • Millions dead

• Radiation poisoning from bombs

  • Cancer, birth defects, 

• Damage to cities, infrasturce 

US before the war

 Us provided resources to the Allies prior

cash carry lend lease

• cash carry 

• 1939

• Allied countries could buy US weapons using cash but would have to carry them on their own shifts.

lend lease

• 1941

• The president could lend or lease weapons or supplies to any country that was vital to the US.

• “Arsenal for democracy”

us during the war

heloed with their presecnce

• prrduction

• meen

• naval fleet in the pacific

• dday

production (us)

• Had about 8,000 billion dollars spent

• 303.000 airplanes

• About 70,000 tanks 

us men

16.4 million men

naval fleet in pacific

• Island hopping 

  • Uses the force, army, and navy

  • Captures some islands and bypasses others to get close to Japan

  • Ultimately, it used to cut off supplies to Japan

d-day

• Americas greatest invasion 

• 1934-1944

• Planning for invasion of France

  • Fake plans leaked to Germans (Operation Bodyguard)

• June 6, 1944 Invasion of Normandy

• Largest naval invasion ever

• 2 million men and 500,000 vehicles

• Control over the Western by July ——> Allies moved inland to liberate France.

• This battle lasts over a month

US creates the atomic bomb (us in the War)

• The Manhattan Project

  • Secret US military Weapon program

  • Started my roosevelt. When rosselevt died truman carried out the project

  • Einsten sends rooselvet and letter teeling him about the project and it should be supported before germany starts creating a atomic bomb

  • Since this project was top secret the laboratory were put in rural locations away from the coast

  • Atomic bomb- mushroom

• The US warned japan that if the Japanese gov didnt surrender, japan would be bombed. (papers fell from the sky saying this) 

•  20 days later, an Atomic Bomb was used on Japan

• August 6- the bomb dropped on Hiroshima 

  • 129,000 died

  • Smaller bomb (15 kilotons)

• August 9- the bomb dropped on Nagasaki 

  • 226,000 died

  • Larger bomb (25 kilotons)

US after the war

• Occupied Japan and Germany to help oversee the recovery

• Sat in Nuremberg trails 

• Leading nation in UN

  • The US is one of the 5 permanent members in the US

  • UN headqureters in new york city 

outocmes of ww1

1. war crime trials

2. the un

3. impact of the world

4. creation of cold war

war crime trials

• Germans and austrians tried for war crimes and found gulty 

• Nazis recieved death penaltys and imprisoned 

• Japanses emporor found guilty and executed 

• Mussolini executed 

the un

• Created to keep peace amoung naions by providing a meeting so diffrences can be resolved peacefully and avoids war

• Goal: create global peace and improve the living standards of people worldwide through initiatives targeting poverty, health, education, and economic development.

• US able to join

• Secret council- united states, britain, russia, france and china (permant members and have the right to veto any council decision) 

changes in asia

• Japan under US control 

• Japan creates a new constitution

• Survivors of ww2 fied from radiation sickness, cancer, birth defects and a phsycolgical effect

• Chines civil war

• North and south korea divided

changes in germany and india

• Germany divided into four

• India gains independence britain 

cold war emergence (conclusion)

• iron curtain

• races of us and russia

Iron curtuin

Winston churchills address in early march states the division of communism in europe and western europe

nuckear arms race

• US vs Russia

• US and soviet union spent large amounts of money on nuclear weapons 

space race

• US vs russia 

• Who goes to space first

  • russia sent the first man

role of us intro

The united states played a key role in the second world war. During the war the president was frnalkin roosevelt, whebn roosevelt died truman (the vice-president) became presdient. The US went from minimal involvemnt to being a major power. Prior to the war the US provided resources to the allies, during the war the US provided resources, and the creation of the Atomic Bomb.