World War 2 was caused by four main factors: (1) the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany after WWI, (2) Hitler's secret rearmament of Germany in the 1930s, (3) the failure of the appeasement policy towards German aggression, and (4) the inability of the League of Nations to prevent war. Major events of WWII included the German invasion of Poland starting the war in Europe, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Holocaust genocide, Japan's imperialist expansion, the US entry after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings in Europe, and the US dropping atomic bombs on Japan to end the war. The war had huge social, economic

2. TOPIC:

3. World War 2

4. Bloodiest Conflict in History

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7. CAUSE#1
The Treaty of Versailles
Lloyd George
England
Vittor Orlando
Italy
Georges Clemenceau
France
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
In 1919, these men met to discuss how Germanywas to be
made to pay for the damage worldwar one had caused.

8. Germanyhad been expecting a treaty based on
Wilson's 14 points and were
not happy with the terms of the
Treaty of Versailles.
However, they had no choice but to

10. The were
very unhappy about the treaty
and thought that it was too harsh.
to

11. Cause#2

12. Hitler's Actions
Adolf Hitler became
Chancellor of Germany in Jan.1933.
Almost immediately he began
secretly
building up Germany's
army & weapons.
In 1934 HE increased thesize of the army, began building warships and created a German air force.
Compulsory military service was also introduced.

14. Although Britain and France were aware of Hitler's
actions,
they were also concerned about the rise of
Communism

15. Cause #3
Failure of Appeasement
*Appeasement means giving in to someone provided
their demands are seen as reasonable.
During the 1930s, many politicians in both Britain and
France came to see that the terms of the Treaty ofVersailleshad
placedrestrictionsonGermany that were unfair.
Hitler's actions were seen as understandable andjustifiable.

16. Failure of Appeasement
When Germany began re-arming in 1934, many
politicians felt that Germany had a right to re-arm in
order to protect herself.

17. •
What is policy of
appeasement?

18. Failure of Appeasement
The most notable example of appeasement was
the Munich Agreement of September1938.
This Munich Agreement was generally viewed as a triumph
and an excellent example of securing peace through
negotiation
rather than war.

19. FRANCEBritain
GERMANY ITALY
The Munich
Agreement
Failure of Appeasement

20. Cause#4
The League of Nations
This was an international organisation set up in 1919 to help keep world peace.
It wasintendedthatall countries wouldbe membersof theLeagueand that if there
were disputes between countries they could be settled by
negotiation rather than by force.
If this failed then countries would stop
country and if that failed
fight.

21. Failureof the League of the Nations
In theory the Leagueof Nations was a good idea and did have some early successes. But
ultimatelyit was a failure.
The main reasons for the failure of the League of Nations can be summarised into the
following points:
• Not all countries joinedthe League.
Other countries decided not to join and some joined but later left.
• The League hadno power.
The main weapon of the League was to ask member countries to stop trading with an
aggressive country. However, this did not work because countries could still trade
with non-member countries. When the world was hit by depression in the late 1920s
countries were reluctant to lose trading partners to other non-member countries.

22. • The League hadno army.
Soldiers were to be supplied by member countries. However, countries were reluctant to
get involved and risk provoking an aggressive country into taking direct action against
them and failed to provide troops.
- Unable to act quickly.
The Council of the League of Nations only met four times a year and decisions
had to be agreed by all nations. When countries called for the League to intervene,
the League had to set up an emergency meeting, hold discussions and gain the
agreement of all members. This process meant that the League could not act quickly to stop it.

23. Treaty of Versaillies
Hitler’s Actions
Failure of Appeasement
Failure of the League of Nations
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24. Events of world war ii
• German Invasion of Poland
• German Invasion of Soviet Union
• The Holocaust
• Japanese Imperialism
• Attack on Pearl Harbor
• Normandy Landings in Europe
• Dropping of Atomic Bombs on Japan

25. German invasion of poland
September 1, 1939
Leads to Great Britain
and France’s
declarations of war on
Germany
First use of the
German blitzkrieg
(“lightning war”) that
incorporates fast-
moving airplanes and
tanks
In German, Blitzkrieg means lightning war (Blitz-Krieg). Blitzkrieg
was named so because it included surprise attacks, "Lighting fast"
rapid advances into enemy territory, with coordinated massive air
attacks, which struck and shocked the enemy as if it was struck by
lightning. The German military in World War 2 achieved most of its
great victories with the Blitzkrieg tactic.

26. German invasion of soviet union
• 1941-1943
• Known as Operation Barbarossa
• Unsuccessful German sieges of Leningrad and Moscow.
• The harsh Russian winter halts further invasion in Russia.
• Germans besiege Stalingrad in 1942 and are forced to
surrender the following year.
• The Soviet army then begins to push westward into Europe.

27. The holocaust
• Genocide of over 6 million Jews and other groups
throughout Europe considered by Germany to be
inferior.
• Known as “The Final Solution”
• Resulted in the extermination of these people in
death camps

28. Japanese imperialism
• Plans for a Pacific empire that included China
• Empire would allow Japan to solve its economic problems
through the provision of
– raw materials
– markets for its goods
– more room for its growing population.
• Japan invaded Manchuria and China in the 1930s.
• The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies,
and Burma are all occupied after the start of World War II.

29. Attack on pearl harbour
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Leads the United States to declare war on Japan.
This results in a declaration of war on the United States by Germany and Italy.

30. Normandy landing in europe
• June 6, 1944 – “D-Day”
• Landing of Allied forces on the
coast of France lead to a
German retreat.
• As a result, France and the Low
Countries are liberated and
Allied troops push eastward into
Germany that leads to German
surrender in 1945.

31. IMPACTS OF W.W.II
There were three kinds of impacts after second world war:
• Social Impacts…
• Economical Impacts…
• Environmental Impacts…

32. Droppnig of atomic bomb on japan
• U.S. drops
atomic bombs
on Japanese
cities of
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
• Leads to
Japan’s
surrender.

33. SOCIAL IMPACTS
• Baby boomer (The period during which lots of
children were born 1946-1964)
• After the war, there was a large population growth in
the world. 77 million American was born during this
period. However, now that baby boomers became
older and requires extended health care. Baby
boomers comprise nearly 27% of the US population
as of today

34. ECONOMICAL IMPACTS
• Reconstruction cost
After the war, most countries encountered heavy losses in
agricultural, industrial and especially economical. The
government had to spend lots of money to rebuild their
industrial and infrastructure
• Unbalanced between light and heavy many manufacture
When the war ended, light and heavy industry became
unbalanced and that causes a serious trouble for our society.

35. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
• Atomic bomb dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
At the time of explosion, people within diameter of 500
meters were instantly vaporized, and around 80,000
people was killed instantly, total casualty was around
135000 people.

36. conclusion
• After the Second World War, there were many
negative aspects that affect our lives such as baby
boomer, unbalanced between light and heavy
manufacture, and environmental damage caused by
atomic bomb.