CHQ:WasWWIIavoidable?Wasitpossibletominimizethelossesofthewar?
UsingHindsightActivity
Event Description(Brief)
TreatyofVersailles The harsh Treaty of Versailles created tension
between major Western powers and Germany
in the 1920s and early 1930s. The
enforcement of the treaty led to economic
crisis and social pressures in Germany that
contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler.
GrowingNaziThreat By 1936 Hitlers Nazi military was the most
powerful in Europe. Hitler had forged an
alliance with fascists in Italy and Japan,
moved troops into the Rhineland in violation
of the Treaty of Versailles, and was
supporting a fascist revolt in Spain.
JapaneseImperialism Japanese imperialism affected many areas of
Asia, including Manchuria, a Chinese territory
rich in mineral reserves that were important
for supporting the military. The invasion of
Manchuria was marked by the indiscriminate
killing of unarmed civilians.
MunichAgreement In 1938 Hitler met with British prime minister
Neville Chamberlain. Chamberlain appeased
Hitlers demands for territory in
Czechoslovakia and invaded Poland.
U.S.Isolationism In spite of the threat of fascist aggression, the
United States pursued a policy of isolationism
throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
TheBombingof On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese navy
PearlHarbor and air force attacked the American fleet at
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Within three days the
United States had declared war with Japan,
Germany, and Italy.
WhatmighttheUnitedStatesand/oritsallies WhydidnttheUnitedStatesand/oritsallies
havedonetopreventtheevent?
The treaty could have invited Germany (and other
Axis power) for their opinion
The treaty could have shared the responsibility of
paying the war debts since Germany is not the cause
of the World War I
The punishment could have been less harsh for
Germany
U.S. could have provided economic support to
Germany
The punishment could have been less harsh for
Germany.
Allies could have negotiated with Japan not to attack
Manchuria
The British could have not made this agreement
U.S. could have prevented the Great Depression by
not engaging in excessive credit purchase,
over-speculation in stock market, and
U.S. could have stayed neutral, as it officially
declared, instead of trading unfairly in favor of Allies
takeactiontopreventtheevent?
There was a large movement to practice
isolationism in the United States.
U.S. was in poor economy because of the Great
Depression
Allies were in poor economy because of the
damage of the war, and they wanted Germany to
pay for all those damages and other war crimes
U.S. was under poor economy due to the Great
Depression
Many Americans felt negative feeling against
foreigners and interviewing in foreign affairs after
World War I
Many Americans felt negative feeling against
foreigners and interviewing in foreign affairs after
World War I
Allies didnt want to get Japanese into the
opposing side along with the Germany and Italy
British was worried that Hitler would declare war
on them if they didnt negotiate with him
U.S. was under poor economy due to the Great
Depression
Many Americans felt negative feeling against
foreigners and interviewing in foreign affairs after
World War I
Nobody knew that Japan had this plan in mind