Causes of WWII

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Causes of WWII

• M
• A
• I
• N

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M A I N

• Militarism
• Axis built up military in violation of Treaty of
  Versailles
• Ex. Germany militarized Rhineland
• Italy and Japan also built up military

3
M A I N

• Alliances
• Axis powers formed alliances
• Germany, Italy, Japan
• Germanys non-aggression pact with Russia

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M A I N

• Imperialism
• Axis powers took new lands
• Italy Ethiopia
• Germany Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia,
  etc.
• Japan Manchuria, China, islands in Pacific

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M A I N

• Nationalism
• Restore glory of former empires
• Italy Roman Empire
• Germany pre-WWI power
• Racial superiority
• Germany Aryan race
• Japan superiority over Chinese