HIST 112 1st Edition Lecture 26World War I Part 2Outline of Last Lecture I. Supreme CourtII. Huey LongIII. ConclusionsOutline of Current LectureI. Leading up to the WarII. Italian FascismIII. German NazismCurrent LectureKey Terms:- Lebensraum (living space)- Rome-Berlin Axis- Anschluss (joining)- Douglas MacArthur- Pearl Harbor- D-Day- Manhattan Project- Rosie the Riveter- Double V campaign- Casablanca- War Relocation CampsLeading up to the War- Recall: after WWI, many thought of the world as a cold placeo Why was there a war in the first place?o Ironically, nationalism was increased- Treaty of Versailles raised tensionso Germans particularly bitter War-guilt clause Soldiers blame the home front for the loss Unfair reparations and military restrictionsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Redraw Europe Ottoman, Austria-Hungarian, Russian empires over Lots of instability in eastern Europe- League of Nations fails to prevent alliances- Italy and Japan feel improperly rewardedo Both want to expand, the West says no- Collapse of 1929o Response = economic nationalism (expansions and tariffs)Italian Fascism- Mussolini comes to power after WWIo Journalist, macho, charismatico Radical left, then moves to the radical right after WWI- Believe Italy is destined for greatness because they are the descendants of the Roman empire- Hypocritical (Western powers say no to expansion, but don’t give up their colonies)- What matters is the good of the nation, not individuals- Corporative stateo Private property exists unless you aren’t benefitting the state- Don’t care about class distinctions—everyone is an Italian- Some in West think Mussolini is on to somethingo “Mussolini made the trains run on time”- Bitter about loss in North Africa in 1896- 1935, bomb Ethiopiao TV footage is barbaric, public opinion moves against Mussolini- 1936 alliance with GermanyNazi Germany- Weimar Republico Rough life—reparations, inflation- Serves as welcome mat for radicalism- Hitler makes his way up the ranks fast- Core belief: Lebensraumo Germany is the greatest and they need more space!o Want to be self-sufficiento Aryans need/deserve more lando Ideally in the East (push out Slavs)- Hitler wants to free Germany of the Treaty of Versailleso 1933 - leaves League of Nationso Western powers don’t do anything because they don’t want to go to waro 1935 - starts building army, air forceo 1936 - Rome-Berlin Axis with Italy (add Japan in 1937)o March 1938 – Anschluss (annex Austria)o 1938 – Germany takes Sudentenlando Chamberlain in Munich – role of appeasement (really don’t wanna go to war)- September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland- September 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany- 1941 – Hitler turns on Soviets (needs to move east)- Becomes capitalism and communism vs.
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