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causes of wwii (the great depression (countries were too weak for war (did…
causes of wwii
the great depression
countries were too weak for war
did not have a strong military force
more focused on internal than external affairs
rise of nazism/ hitler/ japan
adoption of the appeasement policy
weakened the league of nations
self-interest
aggressive foreign policies
wanted new markets and raw materials
failure of the ollective security
league of nations
failed to punish aggressors
isolation policy of usa
had power to ignore economic sanctions imposed
disarmament conference
germany, japan were not satisfied
ineffective treaties
locarno treaties
briand-kellogg pact
passive democratic powers
usa
isolates
adopted isolation policy after wwi
britain
was sympathetic to germany recovery between 1934 and 1937
appeased germany between may 1937 and march 1939
france
reluctant to intervene against germany
could not rely on britain's and america's support
treaty of versailles
harsh terms
germany wanted revenge
aggression seemed justified
new states
weak and small
easy targets for hitler
hitler's aggression
hitler's 11 steps to war
1937
the rome-berlin axis
1938
annexation of austria
1936
reoccupation of rhineland
1935
the saar plebiscite
german rearmament
1934
unsuccessful attempt to annex austria
1939
annexation of sudetenland
annexation of czechoslovakia
nazi-soviet non-aggression pact
german invasion of poland
1933
withdrawal from league of nations
hitler's aims
abolish treaty of versailles
expand german territory
defeat communism
unite all germans
appeasement policy
encouraged germany's/ hitler's aggression
annexations of countries
making concessions towards an aggressive nation
an attempt to avoid war
not successful on hitler
aggression of hitler's allies
japan
invasion on manchuria
sphere of influence in asia
militarism
expanding territories throughout asia
mussolini
corfu
fiume
abyssinia
albania
stalin's decision in august 1939
nazi-soviet non-aggression pact (aug 23, 1939)
split poland
germany gained "support" from russia
hitler no longer feared russia