Rise of TotalitarianismWHII.11c

Main Ideas Economic disruptions following World War I led to unstable political conditions. Worldwide depression in

the 1930s provided opportunities for the rise of dictators in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan. A communist dictatorship was established by Vladimir Lenin and continued by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet

Union. The Treaty of Versailles worsened economic and political conditions in Europe and led to the rise of

totalitarian regimes in Italy and Germany. Japan emerged as a world power after World War I and conducted aggressive imperialistic policies in Asia.

TotalitarianismRoot Word Definition Illustration

OverviewEconomic problems Dictators gained

more controlInternational

conflicts break outEconomic disruptions signaled the beginning of the ________ Depression.

Rise of __________________ leaders, who have complete control over their countries.

Germany invades Poland, beginning _________ ____ II.

Economic DisruptionsEconomic Disruption Impact on GermanyReparations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles

Loss of German territory under the Treaty of Versailles

1929 Stock Market Crash

Communism in the Soviet Union

Compare and contrast the economic policies of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin.

Vladimir Lenin’sNew Economic Policy (NEP)

Joseph Stalin’sFive Year Plans

Treaty of VersaillesProvision How it was broken by Hitler

War reparations Germany must assume guilt for the war Germany must pay $2 billion to repair

damages caused by WWIDemilitarization

German army limited to 100,000 German submarines and air force were

prohibited

Territorial Changes Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine Germany lost land in east to Poland and

Czechoslovakia Austria was forbidden from joining

with Germany

Japanese Military Aggression

Explain how each of these concepts contributed to Japanese military aggression.

Bushido Greater East AsiaCo-Prosperity Sphere

(The “Japanese Monroe Doctrine”)

U.S. trade embargo with Japan

Totalitarian PropagandaExplain the purpose of each of these examples of propaganda.

Nazi Nuremburg Rally 1936 Berlin Olympics “Father” Stalin

Italy Germany Japan Soviet Union

Flag

(Color it)Party/Type of GovernmentLeaders

(Write name below picture)Events that led to seizing of power

“Us vs. Them”

Intimidation of enemies

Human costs

Economy in 1920s & 1930s

Military Aggression

WWII: Axis or Allies?

Word Bank for Chart Benito Mussolini Communism vs. capitalism Nazism Japan vs. “inferior” Asian nations Gestapo & SS Democratic government

weakened, Hitler was appointed chancellor, Reichstag Fire gave Hitler more power

Adolf Hitler Communism Emperor Hirohito Restore glory of Rome vs. its lost

empire Secret Police (Cheka, NKVD) &

“Great Purge” Hideki Tojo Invasion of Ethiopia “Mussolini made the trains run on

time.” 20 million Chinese were killed in

WWII

Military leaders gradually gained more influence in 1930s

March on Rome Bushido Blackshirt thugs Winter War with

Finland Russian Revolutions of

1917 Fascism Peace Preservation

Department Vladimir Lenin Extreme nationalism &

anti-Semitism (“Aryans” vs. Jews)

Joseph Stalin Reparations payments &

hyperinflation crippled economy

12 million were killed in the Holocaust; millions more killed by German military in WWII

Invasions of Korea, Manchuria, and the rest of China

400,000 Italians died in WWII; 300,000 Ethiopians were killed by Italy

Joining with Austria, annexation of Sudetenland, invasion of Poland

Axis (x3) Allies (x1) 20 million killed by

purges, famine, relocation and forced labor

Five year plans, collectivization of farms, state industrialization; communist economics became entrenched

U.S. cut off trade; Japan invaded neighboring areas for raw materials (oil, metals, etc.)