Causes and Consequences of World War II
11th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min· Pearson Myperspectives
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the major causes and consequences of World War II.
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Both Germany and Japan sought autarky, or self-sufficiency, because they lacked resources to build their industrial states.
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Hitler wanted to expand German territory to acquire lebensraum, or living space, which meant agricultural land to feed Germans.
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The Hunger Plan proposed that Germany invade the Soviet Union to transform Ukraine and western Russia into a breadbasket.
