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GR #23 – World Power!

GR #23 – World Power!. Journal: Answer each question with a short explanation. Should the U.S. help a country if its people are being attacked & murdered by its leader? Should the U.S. help a country that is being invaded and attacked by another country?. GR TEST = FRIDAY!. Japan.

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GR #23 – World Power!

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  1. GR #23 – World Power! Journal: Answer each question with a short explanation. Should the U.S. help a country if its people are being attacked & murdered by its leader? Should the U.S. help a country that is being invaded and attacked by another country? GR TEST = FRIDAY!

  2. Japan • Also faced an economic crisis • Military took over & restored (gave back) power to Emperor Hirohito • Nationalists: wanted to conquer neighbors

  3. Manchuria • 1931: Japan invades Manchuria • League of Nations said – NO! – but couldn’t do anything about it Should the League of Nations have done something to stop them at this point?

  4. China • 1937: Japan & China begin war • Japan quickly defeats many parts of China • Rape of Nanking: incredibly brutal tactics • Murder 300,000 out of 600,000 • Decapitation, lighting live soldiers on fire • Tens of thousands were raped – young & old Should the League of Nations have done something to stop them at this point?

  5. Ethiopia • Mussolini wanted an African Empire • Attacks Ethiopia in 1935 • Emperor Selassie begs the League of Nations for help – none comes • “God and history will remember your judgement…It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.”

  6. Germany • Treaty of Versailles • limited German military – Hitler ignores • 30 mile neutral zone called Rhineland, Hitler sends German troops there • Britain asks for appeasement: give in & hope that’s all he wants! Should the League of Nations have done something to stop them at this point?

  7. Axis Powers • 1936: Germany, Italy, & Japan sign treaty Should the League of Nations have done something to stop them at this point?

  8. Open Mind Project • Kulak, Ukrainian Farmer living in Stalin’s USSR • Jewish person living in Nazi Germany during the early 1930s (before the Holocaust)

  9. Open Mind: due at end of period • On a separate paper, describe and explain each picture. Number each description so that it corresponds with the picture. Make sure each description is 2-3 sentences long. • Compare & contrast life in Stalin’s USSR and Nazi Germany Inside the head of your person draw four pictures of what might be on his or her mind. Label each picture 1-4.

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