14.1: Dictators and War

Chapter 14 Section 1: Dictators and War

• Note Taking (p.436): Complete the chart as you read the chapter
• Checkpoint (p.437): What legacy did World War I leave behind?
• Thinking Critically (p.439): 1 & 2
• Map Skills (p.440): How might an empire such as Japan's be hard to defend?
• Checkpoint (p.440): How did the Great Depression affect political life in Germany and Japan?
• Checkpoint (p.441): Why did the League of Nations fail to halt German and Italian agression?
• Checkpoint (p.442): Why did Britain, France, and the United States not stop fascist aggression in the 1930s?
• Section 1 Assessment (p.442): #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

World War II: How Did It Start?

World War 2: The Last Secrets of the Axis:  This documentary shines light on the influence of General Haushofer on Adolph Hitlers rise to power.
Karl Ernst Haushofer (27 August 1869 – 10 March 1946) was a German general, geographer and geopolitician. Through his student Rudolf Hess, Haushofer's ideas influenced the development of Adolf Hitler's expansionist strategies, although Haushofer denied direct influence on the Nazi regime.