The Road to War                

    WWI was supposed to be the "war to end all wars" and to "make the world safe for democracy".

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Why was global conflict inevitable?

  Because WWI didn't solve any of the issues that caused the war.

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Causes of WWII

    1.  Disarmament failures   Treaty of Versailles failed and later the Geneva Conference ended in failure. 

    2.  International tensions   
           (friction between countries)

    a.  Germany's debt, 
             Germany went bankrupt trying to pay for WWI

    b.  European competition
         for colonies and resources, 

    c.  extreme nationalism, 
        ( a love or fervor for one's country willing 
        to act w/o regard for moral consequences)

    d.  widespread religious unbelief 
         ( Spiritual emptiness )

    3.  Rising Dictatorships
         (Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Tojo)

a.  Communism     in Russia  AKA  Soviet  Union   led by  Joseph Stalin

b.  Nazism          in Germany        Adolph Hitler

c.  Fascism       in Italy             led by Benito Mussolini

d.  Militarism  in Japan          led by Hideki Tojo

    4.  Unchecked Aggression

Axis Powers        (Germany, Italy,  and Japan)

        Axis Powers   (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.