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Review #3 Causes.... ww2
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- 1What type of war was WW2Total War
- 2World Wide Events leading up to WW2:war between China and Japan from 1937 to 1945
- 3World Wide Events leading up to WW2:In 1939, a European War between Germany which had invaded Poland and France and GB who declared war on them
- 4World Wide Events leading up to WW2:In 1940, Italy joined on German side
- 5World Wide Events leading up to WW2:- In 1941, Germany invaded Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania and then Russia
- In 1941, Japan attacks allied possessions in Southeast Asia - 6World Wide Events leading up to WW2:In 1945, Russia declares war on Japan
- 7Long term cause of WW2The Treaty of Versailles
- 8Treaty of VersaillesGermany had to pay billions in reparations, a limit to their military, and they lost land
- 9Ruhr CrisisThe failure to pay reparations (Germany) led to further humiliation during the Ruhr Crisis
- 10The League of NationsThe League of Nations was started to prevent world tensions from escalating into full
scale war such as WW1 - 11Short Term FactorsHitler’s Political Vision: Hitler wanted to rearm to end Germans existence under foreign rule and curtail the
threat of France - 12America in ww2On Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the Germany declaration of War four
days later linked the two conflicts. - 13Blitzkriegwar conducted with great speed and force; specifically : a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
- 14Reasons for German success- German planning and the tactical use of air forces, tanks, artillery, and infantry
- Weak enemy response
The Germans were essentially Fighting on one front - 15Axis Mistakes:Germany could not end Britain's participation. Its failure to destroy British forces at
Dunkirk let the nucleus of an army escape, they lost control of the air during the Battle
of Britain, and failure to devote resources to the navy before 1939 allowed the British to
maintain control of the seas. This made an invasion of Britain dangerous, and the
emergence of Churchill gave GB a determined leader - 16Axis MistakesGerman U-Boats tried to cut off supplies
by attacking US ships, but in the end all it did was provoke the US. !
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Germany’s inability to end the war with Britain got the US involved which proved
disasterous. The German miscalculation lay in assuming that US Isolationism would
prevent the US from sustaining Britain - 17Axis MistakesIn General, Germany underestimated the cost of a modern war. Early success and the
loot brought back made it seem like the Nazis were victorious, but loses began to mount
on the Eastern Front in 1941. The first bombing raids by the allies were signs that Hitler
had miscalculated what could be achieved by a modern war - 18Turning Points in 42-431. Japan's defeat at Midway which stopped further advance
2. Germans defeated at El Alamein in North Africa which was their first major defeat and first British victory!
3. In Russia, the Germans were held at the Battle of Stalingrad, which led to Hiter's first major defeat! - 19WWII - TechnologyWeapons/Tech: Radar, Huff-Duff (High-frequency direction finding), Rockets, Atomic Bombs
- 20WWII - TechnologyVehicles: Aircraft Carriers, Tanks, Airplanes
- 21WWII - Tactics- Blitzkrieg
- Anti-submarine tactics by Allies (WWI techniques included)
- Specialized air tactics (German dive bombers, Japanese kamikaze) - 22WW2 effects EconomicThe US spent an estimated 341
billion, the Germans spent 272 billion, the Soviet Union spent 192 billion, the British
spent 120 billion, the Italians spend 94 billion, and Japan spend 56 billion. The Soviet government estimated that it lost 30% of its national wealth, and Nazi thefts and looting
were of incalculable amounts in the occupied countries - 23Social Change: WomenThe war had seen more women in the workplace than ever before. Domestic service
had declined and the range of jobs undertaken by women increased. Women traveled
more, were finically more independent, more confident in displaying range of skills, and
were freer from the demands from home - 24WW2 effects: The Cold WarThe US developed a policy of containment in 1947 to oppose the further spread of
communism, and they backed it up with major economic aid to Europe in the Marshall
Plan. - 25WW2 effects: The Cold WarThe nuclear age
The development of nuclear weapons by both the US and the Soviets after World War 2
had a profound effect on the world moving forward; had a major effect on the arms race - 26WW2 EffectsPolitical: End of right-wing dictatorships in Germany, Italy, and Japan, Germany divided, US and USSR became superpowers, Cold War started, Communism began to emerge and spread, United Nations was born, more territory changes
- 27WW2 EffectsDeaths: 60-70 Million
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