HIST 1100 Lecture 20: Module; WW2
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The following are some basic background information about. Wwii: post-great war peace and the great depression, angry with the treaty of versailles, the great depression and worldwide economic distress, campaign of territorial expansion, invasions and resistance. The allies (resisters): britain, china, france, usa, ussr . The beginning of the war: militarist japan, long-term greed for china, wwi and the great depression, the manchuria event of 1931 (japanese created a puppet state, Manchukuo, in northeastern china: fascist italy, unequal treatment in versailles, unemployed veterans, benito mussolini"s fascist government, the new colonial war, nazi germany. The harsh terms of the versailles treaty; Adolf hitler and his goals: repeal the humiliation and military restrictions of the versailles treaty; to annex all german-speaking territories to a greater germany; to eliminate all jews from europe, etc. Italy and germany vs. uk and usa: 1943: axis forces were expelled from north africa, war in asia, july 7, 1937: japanese troops attacked chinese forces near.
