TAKS Objective 1: (US6A) identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II, including the growth of dictatorships and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
{"Image DocumentName": "TAKS Objective 1: (US6A)identify reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II, including the growth of dictatorships and the attack on Pearl Harbor.", "Image ImageDescription": "From the Social Studies Center for Educator Development (SSCED) World War II ( ) World War II was a global conflict which began in 1939 and continued into 1945, in which the Allies (Great Britain, Russia, the United States) defeated the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan). Economic and social crises followed. World War I in much of central Europe. Political unrest and fear of communist revolutions comparable to that led by. V. I. Lenin in Russia in 1917 triggered the rise of Benito Mussolini and the founding of the Fascist Party in Italy, and. the rise of Adolf Hitler and the founding of the Nazi Party in Germany. At the same time, extreme militarists in. Japan exerted more control in the 1930s. Hitler s attempts to unite all German-speaking people in Europe led to his. invasion of Czechoslovakia and then Poland in Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany. The United States declared war on Germany following the invasion of Russia in June 1941, and on Japan following. the attack on Pearl Harbor in December The war remains the deadliest in history with between 40 and 60. million dead from battle and acts of genocide perpetrated by Nazi officials. Dictatorships. A dictator is a ruler who wields absolute authority and controls the government within a state or nation. Prior to World. War II several men assumed the role of dictator in European countries including Adolf Hitler in Germany, Benito. Mussolini in Italy, and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. Other countries such as Spain under Fascist Francisco Franco. worked to overthrow republican governments and impose dictatorial rule. The League of Nations did not oppose the. actions of dictators nor did nations such as Britain, France, or the United States intercede as the republican government. of Spain fell to Franco. This encouraged the dictators as they organized and strengthened their control in Europe.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}