Axis Powers- the coalition headed by Germany, Italy and Japan that opposed the Allied Powers in WWII. g. Lend-Lease Act- proposed in late 1940, a principle means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during WWII. 7. Which countries signed the Non-Aggression Pact in 1939? Explain the reasoning behind the Pact.
Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I. it was very burdensome on the German economy. Germany was just a devastated by the war as anyone else, but they were very hard pressed to rebuild with the massive reparation payments they were required to make. But the reason why they did soo debt on them is because of Germany made a great destruction on countries, especially on French. I think the reasons for WW2 were: Treaty of Versailles, Hitler’s rise to power and Militarism. Treaty
Continuation of History Daniela de Lara UNIT 10 Chapter Thirty-Four: By the 1930s, extreme nationalists had gained power in Italy, Germany, and Japan, which became known as the Axis powers. By seeking to exp and through military conquest, these countries began World War II. In 1941, the United States entered the war as one of the Allied powers. VOCABULARY: Totalitarianism In 1924, Joseph Stalin became the dictator of the communist Soviet Union. Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler gained power by promising to restore German strength.
In 1933, Hitler, leader of the Nazi party, was named Chancellor of Germany. After World War I the League of Nations had forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war. They lost land, were banned from building new submarines and aircraft, and had to pay for damages caused by the war. (Gordon, page 343) Hitler and the Nazi party wanted revenge on the winners of World War I and the Socialists, Communists, and Jews, who he blamed for Germany’s loss in World War I. (Ward and Burns, page 16) Hitler decided to take over other countries and to kill Jews.
Pearl Harbor World War II, whether the United States is involved in a conspiracy ? Preface Pearl Harbor is still the historians of suspense, Japan's military raid on Pearl Harbor, the United States designed to whether the trap ? The motivation behind the design of this trap if you want to get involved then sweeping through the world of World War II ? SBA issues this inquiry form to explore before the events at Pearl Harbor the United States, Japan, the deployment and attitudes . In order to make the study more in-depth and structured, narrow the scope of the study by the 1937 Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor began to erupt between the historical facts from the political , economic, social , military, diplomatic and other aspects of the
Germany then fell into a deep economic depression. Some people would agree that the ‘Wall Street Crash’ was the most important reason for the increase of support for the Nazis because the depression was a bad time for Germany and its people and Hitler said he could fix it. Germany’s “last hope”. He used this to gain the Nazis some support from the people. The depression made people bankrupt and lose their jobs; Hitler and the Nazis promised people that they would get them jobs and solve unemployment.
* How did Operation Barbarossa contribute to the ultimate success of the allies? By November 1942 the tables were turning and the Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. * How did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor contribute to the ultimate success of the allies? Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in the USA. The USA entered the war.
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945). The anti-German coalition at the start of the war was France, Poland and the United Kingdom, soon to join was Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Newfoundland and South Africa. After 1941, the leaders of the British Commonwealth, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America known as the "Big Three", held leadership of the allied powers. China,at that time, was also a major Ally. Other Allies included Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Greece, India Mexico, the Netherlands and Norway.
• Significant impact upon war-torn Europe, reducing its capacity to pay war debts and resulting in the imposition of retaliatory tariffs 3. Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act 1930 -- (June 17, 1930) • Tariff levels on 20,000 imported goods risen to an historical high, exceeding those rates set by the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act (1922) • Narrowly passed by the Senate (44 to 42) • Resulted in the implementation of retaliatory tariffs by America’s trading partners i. This effectively closed foreign markets to American exports ii. US exports plummeted 60% between 1929 and 1933 • 1000+ economists signed a petition to appeal to Hoover to veto the motion in May 1930 i. ‘That act intensified nationalism all over the world... it encouraged further protectionism and led to a further decline in world trade’ an economist ii.
The severity of Ponzi scheme reflects the severity of the punishment. I noticed in the article made mention of some of the dollar amounts of his families assets. I feel that the forced liquidation of these assets is a strong step in allowing these victims to recover some of their losses. I think it is quite comical that Ruth Madoff claimed that $80 million dollars of the forfeiture was her assets. What was her profession?