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7.6 Causes of WWII
AP World History 7.6 Causes of WWII
Question | Answer |
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What were pros of "unsustainable peace" settlement after WWI? | Pros: high reparations, reduced army and territory, Germany neither totally conquered nor assisted to recover; cartoon “not this time,” Hitler did not rise until 1933; Japan’s militarism not a result of Versailles |
What were cons of ""unsustainable peace" settlement after WWI? | Cons: Versailles did the best they could, failure to enforce, Germany recovered by mid 1920s, treaties in past were harsh, what would Germany have imposed if it won, Brest-Litovsk, Italy and Germany no democracy experience |
What led to the rise of Hitler? | global economic crisis engendered by the Great Depression led to Hitler’s rise; helped push Japan into militarism |
How were Ethiopia and Spain impacted by this? | continued imperialist aspirations, including Italy: war in Ethiopia and Spain; also Germany: seizing Austria, Czech |
What was happening between Japan and China at this time? | Japan: into China at least by 1931 Manchuria event |
What resulted in Nazi Germany? | rise to power of fascist and totalitarian regimes that resulted in the aggressive militarism of Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. |
What is "Appeasement"? | Appeasement: “each one hopes that if he feeds the croc enough, it will eat him last” (Churchill); so many losses due to WWI that good guys do anything but another war; League weak: US isolation, UK/France can’t unite |
What were consequences of "unsustainable peace"? | Consequences: war crimes trials, cold war more consequences: UN, rebuilding, decolonization |