World War Looms, 1931–1941
Dictators Threaten World Peace
The rise of rulers with total power in Europe and
Asia lead to World War II.
Causes of WWII:
(historian
start with the failure of the Treaty of Versailles and the
League of Nations created after WWI.)
1. Germany resents War Guilt clause;
loss of colonies and border territories
2. Russia resents loss of lands used to create
other nations
3. New democracies struggle under
social, economic problems
4. Dictators rise; driven by nationalism, desire for
more territory
Aggression in Europe and Africa
• 1933, Hitler quits
League of Nations;
• 1935, begins military
buildup
– sends troops into
Rhineland, League does
nothing to stop him
• 1935, League fails to
stop Mussolini’s
invasion of Ethiopia
Civil War Breaks Out in Spain
• 1936, General Francisco Franco
rebels against Spanish republic
– Spanish Civil War begins
Axis —
alliance between Italy and
Germany
• 1939, Franco wins war,
becomes fascist dictator
• War leads to Rome-Berlin
U.S. Position is Isolationism
• 1935 Neutrality Acts outlaws arms sales,
loans to nations at war.
– try to keep U.S. out of future wars
Neutrality Breaks Down
• 1937 Japan launches new
attack on China; FDR sends aid to
•
China
FDR wants to isolate aggressor nations to
stop war
Read: FDR’s “Quarantine Speech”
World War Looms
F.D.R’s “Quarantine Speech”
(Cornell Column)
F.D.R’s
“Quarantine
Speech”
As you read FDR’s Quarantine
Speech, answer the following
questions in note section of notes.
1. Can’t isolate
from World?
1. Why did Roosevelt believe the
U.S. could not isolate itself from
the rest of the world?
2. “World
Lawlessness”
epidemic
3. Take-AStand
2. What was the epidemic of “world
lawlessness” that Roosevelt
referred to in this speech?
3. Do you agree with the
sentiments expressed in this
speech? Explain.
Left-Side
“WWII Leaders”
• Attach “WWII Leaders” to left-side
• Use Chapter 16 (map & chart p530-531)
• Identify Country and Type of Government
• Image – flag, symbol, or leader
• Compare and Contrast:
Using “the Face of
Totalitarianism” chart and definitions,
compare and
contrast the three types of government
(Fascism, Communism, Democracy)
Compare and Contrast: Using “the Face of Totalitarianism”
chart and definitions, compare and contrast the three types
of government (Fascism, Communism, Democracy)
Fascism
Communism
Democracy