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The Drift to WWII
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- 1The drift to WWII 'The hinge Years' 1929 - 34 SummaryWall St Crash causes worldwide economic depression.
League faces challenges from Japan & Italy - and collapses
Powerful fascist dictatorships emerge as democracy is challenged - 2Global economic depression'When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold'
Crash on Wall St (Oct '29) - an indication the US economy was in trouble - had global repercussions.
Economic difficulties created political instability - 3Economic nationalismWhen countries try to 'protect' their trade by placing 'tariffs' on imports - didn't work as trading partners responded in the same way!
- 4Emergence of German NationalismThe global depression helped Hitler to power in Germany. (1933)
He set about a nationalist agenda that set him on a collision course with his neighbours. - 5League under pressureJapan invades Manchuria.
Italy invades Abyssinia
(Both members of the League's Council!)
Disarmament Conference fails.
Germany rearms and begins a policy of aggressive nationalism. - 6Hitler's main 'beliefs'Anti-communist
Militarist / Nationalist
Social Darwinist - Germany needed 'lebensraum' (living space)
Anti-semitism
How would these be achieved? - 7Hitler's actions (summary)1933: Leaves League
1933 - 35: Re-arms (against Treaty of Versailles)
1936: Re-occupies the Rhineland
1938: Unites (Anschluss) with Austria / is given the Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia)
1939: Occupies rest of Czechoslovakia / invades Poland (1st Sept)
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