Sunday, April 13, 2014

Chapter 37 Understanding Main Ideas 1-6

1. Nationalism contributed to World War 1 because there was tension grew between several countries. France was jealous of Germany because it was industrializing rapidly. Great Britain did not like Germany expanding its army, and Russia involved itself with the problems of the Slavic peoples. A war then broke out between the countries.

2. European Allied leaders wanted a peace plan that would allow all nations to keep the peace.

3. In 1929 the Great Depression happened. Factories closed and millions of people lost their jobs.

4. The British and France were afraid of another was so they decided to follow a policy of appeasement.

5. Some Major events that led to the defeat of Germany in World War 2 was the attack of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese made conquests with Asia and took over much of China and Southeast Asia. Germanys forces overran most of Western Europe except for Great Britain. Hitler then tried to bomb the British into surrendering.

6. United Nations formed because it was to prevent war, lend money to poor countries, and provide them with medical care and better education.

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