AP Leader Board class project
Sophrena
Directions. Complete the information in the column on the right. Add pictures and maps.
Write a one paragraph summary. Just do two leaders, but be thorough and accurate.
When you are finished, write a one paragraph summary for each leader.
Neville Chamberlain
Explain appeasement & Munich Pact.
British Prime Minister
Appeasement is the bringing of a state of
peace, quiet, ease, calm, and
contentment. Chamberlain believe that
Germany had been treated badly by the
Allies after WWI ended, so he put in
place an appeasement to try and restore
Germany’s country.
Munich Agreement was signed between
Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain,
Edouard Daladier, and Benito
Mussolini. It gave Germany the
Sudetenland (a frontier region that
contained a large German-speaking
population).
Should he have stopped Hitler?
There was evidence that Hitler banned
the Communist Party from Germany
and sent communist leaders into
concentration camps. After given the
land, Germany conquered the rest of
Czhechoslovakia, breaking the
agreement
Could he have stopped Hitler?
The Munich Agreement was liked with
most of the British people because it
appeared to have stopped war with
Germany. But because of the loss of the
Czech army’s support, Britain didn’t
have one of the best armies in Europe on
its side anymore.
It wasn’t until after Hitler invaded the
rest of Czechoslovakia that Chamberlain
realized Germany could not be trusted
Hitler attacks Poland WWII begins
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Before Hitler attacked Poland,
Hitler and Stalin signed the NaziSoviet Non-agression Pact: Stalin
agreed not to attack Germany
when Germany attacked Poland
Invaded with 1.5 million troops
Planes bombed the cities
Tanks, infantry, and cavalry
invaded Poland on several fronts
Attacked from Germany itself.
Slovakia, East Prussia, and
Pomerania
Sun Yat-sen (see chapter 30, pp.768-769)
Explain how Sun led the overthrow of
the Qing Dynasty.
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http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/
core9/phalsall/texts/sunyat.html
Led the revolution of 1911
Took over the Revolutionary
Alliance from Cixi, who died in
1908
Spent much of his life planning
how to overthrow the Qing
Government gave the army
modern rifles and machine guns
Elected president of China in
December of 1911 at a
revolutionary assembly at
Nanking, and the last Qing ruler,
Puyi, abdicated the throne
--explain his three principles
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NATIONALISM- nationalistic
ideas in China didn’t come from a
foreign source, but it was inherited
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from their ancestors. Live side by
side the Manchus without fighting
with them even though they caused
havoc in the past. Strive to maintain
independence in the family of
nations, and spread indigenous
civilization as well as enrich it by
absorbing the best of world
civilization. This is in hope that
they may forge ahead with other
nations towards the goal of ideal
brotherhood
DEMOCRACY- go to Europe and
America for a republican form of
government. China must be made a
republic. Why? 1- no ground for
preserving a monarchial form of
government. 2- Chinese were
forced into the position of the
vanquished and suffered oppression
for more than one hundred sixty
years because of the Manchu
occupation. 3- prolonged periods of
disorder usually followed by a
revolution was due to the desire of
every insurgent to be king. There
will be no contention with a
republican government.
LIVELIHOOD
--define Guomindang
Guomindang is the nationalist political
party founded on democratic principles
by Sun Yat-sen in 1912. after 1925, the
party was headed by Chiang Kai-shek,
who turned in into an increasingly
authoritarian movement
--explain Yuan Shikai’s role in helping
Overthrow Qing, but also thwarting
Sun Yat-sen
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Most powerful of the regional
generals
Did not believe in democracy
Refused to defend the Qing
Elected president of the new
Chinese republic at a new
national assembly to avoid a clash
between the old army of the Qing
and Sun Yat-sen, who had no
army at all.
--Chinese Republic (1911-1949)
then led by Chiang Kai shek
(weak and unstable)  communist
Revolution victory under Mao Zedong