| Causes of WWII -Unstable New Democracies -German Republic was weak -1919 Weimar Republic- treaty of Versailles conditions -Technology Changes -Radio mania- $25 -Einstein-Theory of Relativity -Air travel begins -Weak World Economy -Overproduction, under consumption -Plight of the farmers -Speculations in stocks -Depression spreads World Wide -Leaves the world unstable *WWII -September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland - Start off of the war -September 3 England/France declare war on Germany -Canada, Australia, New Zealand, S. Africa, and India join the British (Ireland- stayed out) -1931-1939 �Period of Aggression�- no war! -US protested the actions/ France-Britain �appeasement policy� -Hitler, Mussolini and Japan (in pacific) were colonizing territories. |