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Answer 1

Event



Description

What might the United States

and/or its allies have done to

prevent the event?

(2-3 complete sentences for each box)



Why didn’t the United States

and/or its allies take action to

prevent the event?

(2-3 complete sentences for each box)

The Treaty

of

Versailles



The harsh Treaty of Versailles

created tension between the

major Western powers of

Germany in the 1920s and early

1930s. The enforcement of the

treaty led to economic crisis and

social pressures in Germany that

contributed to the rise of

Adolph Hitler.







The Growing

Nazi Threat



By 1936 Hitler’s Nazi

military was the most

powerful in Europe. Hitler

had forged an alliance with

fascists in Italy and Japan,

moved troops into the

Rhineland in violation of the

Treaty of Versailles, and was

supporting a fascists revolt in

Spain.







Japanese

Imperialism



Japanese imperialism affected many areas of Asia, including Manchuria, a Chinese territory rich in mineral reserves that were important for supporting the military. The invasion of Manchuria was marked by the indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians.







The Munich

Agreement



In 1938 Hitler met with British

prime minister Neville Chamberlain

Chamberlain appeased Hitler’s

demands for territory

in Czechoslovakia, setting the

stage for Hilter’s troops to occupy

Czechoslavakia and

invade Poland





American

Isolationism



In spite of the threat of fascist

aggression, the United States

pursued a policy of

isolationism throughout the

1920s and 1930s.







The Bombing of

Pearl Harbor



On December 7, 1941, the

Japanese navy and air force

attacked the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Within

three days the United States

had declared war with Japan,

Germany, and Italy.