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WW II

WW II. Spring 2014 Unit 12. The Big Picture. In the late 1930s the aggressive military actions of Germany and Japan led to the outbreak of WW II. Hitler overran much of Europe and North Africa, with little resistance from the Allies.

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WW II

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  1. WW II Spring 2014 Unit 12

  2. The Big Picture • In the late 1930s the aggressive military actions of Germany and Japan led to the outbreak of WW II. • Hitler overran much of Europe and North Africa, with little resistance from the Allies. • Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States joined the Allies and they soon began making gains against the Axis powers. • During the Holocaust, Germany’s Nazi government deliberately murdered some 6 million Jews and 5 million others in Europe. • In 1945 the Allies finally triumphed over the Axis powers in Europe and the Pacific, but the war left many nations in ruins.

  3. Why We Study This Unit? • WW II established the United States as a leading player in international affairs. • The violence against the Jews during the Holocaust led to the founding of Israel after WW II. • The Allies’ victory in WW II set up conditions for both the Cold War and today’s post-Cold War world.

  4. Essential Questions • What were the major causes of WW II? • How did Hitler’s actions finally lead to war? • What was the history of Nazi anti-Semitism and what was the “final solution”? • What factors led to the Allied victory in Europe? • How was the war in the Pacific different and what factors led to the Allied victory?

  5. Unit Overview • Last Unit: Russian Revolution • Current Unit: WW II

  6. ODD DAY ACADEMIC • 5/15: Aggression, Appeasement Qs • 5/19: Causes of WW II • 5/19: Action/Reaction Timeline • 5/21: WW II Map Activity • 5/21: Axis Advances Timeline • 5/23: US War Policy • 5/28: Stages of the Holocaust • 5/28: Allied Success Qs • 5/30: WW II Map Qs • 5/30: Allied Success Main Ideas • 5/30: Toward Victory • 6/3: Toward Victory Main Ideas • 6/3: From WW to Cold War

  7. Honors Odd Day • 5/19: Aggression, Appeasement, War • 5/21: Causes of WW II • 5/21: Action/Reaction Timeline • 5/21: Axis Advance Timeline • 5/23: WW II Map Activity • 5/23: US War Policy • 5/28: Stages of the Holocaust • 5/28: Allied Success Qs • 5/30: WW II Map Qs • 5/30: Allied Success Main Ideas • 5/30: Toward Victory • 6/3: Toward Victory Main Ideas • 6/3: From WW to Cold War

  8. Even Day Academic • 5/16: Aggression, Appeasement Qs • 5/20: Causes of WW II • 5/22: Action/Reaction Chart • 5/22: WW II Map Activity • 5/22: Axis Advance Timeline • 5/27: US War Policy • 5/29: Stages of the Holocaust • 5/29: Allied Success Qs • 6/2: WW II Map Qs • 6/2: Allied Success Main Ideas • 6/2: Toward Victory • 6/4: Toward Victory Main Ideas • 6/4: From WW to Cold War

  9. Honors Even Day • 5/20: Aggression, Appeasement, War Qs • 5/22: Causes of WW II • 5/22: Action/Reaction Timeline • 5/22: Axis Advance Timeline • 5/27: WW II Map Activity • 5/27: US War Policy • 5/29: Stages of the Holocaust • 5/29: Allied Success Qs • 6/2: WW II Map Qs • 6/2: Allied Success Main Ideas • 6/2: Toward Victory • 6/4: Toward Victory Main Ideas • 6/4: From WW to Cold War

  10. Aggression, Appeasement, War Terms • Sanction • Appeasement • Pacifism • Hitler • Mussolini • Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis • Anschluss • Munich Conference • Nazi-Soviet Pact

  11. Axis Advance • Blitzkrieg • Phony war • Miracle of Dunkirk • Puppet state • Blitz • Operation Barbarossa • Leningrad • Roosevelt • Lend-Lease Act • Arsenal of Democracy • Atlantic Charter • Pearl Harbor

  12. Allied Success • Holocaust • Nuremburg Laws • Kristallnacht • Genocide • Final Solution • El Alamein • Stalingrad • Battle of the Bulge • D-Day • V-E Day

  13. Toward Victory • Island-hopping • Kamikaze • MacArthur • Hiroshima • Nagasaki • Nuremberg Trials • United Nations • Cold War • Iron Curtain • Truman Doctrine

  14. 1. What were the major causes of WW II? • Fascism, which promoted extreme ______________ and ________________, and _____________ gained popularity during the post war years. • ____________ and ______________ problems placed enormous strain on countries after WWI and contributed to the rise of ________________. • Hitler and Mussolini established ______________ states based on ______________, while ____________ built his around Communism. • The _________________ had divided the world between those satisfied with the terms (____________, ____________, __________) and those that were not (____________, __________, __________, _____________).

  15. 1. What were the major causes of WW II? • Fascism, which promoted extreme nationalism and militarism, and Communism gained popularity during the post war years. • Hitler and Mussolini established totalitarian states based on Fascist ideology, while Stalin built his around Communism. • Economic and political problems placed enormous strain on countries after WWI and contributed to the rise of dictators. • The Treaty of Versailles had divided the world between those satisfied with the terms (France, Great Britain, US) and those that were not (Germany, Italy, Japan, Soviet Union).

  16. 2. How did Hitler’s actions finally lead to war? • Hitler violated the terms of the _____________________ by expanding his _______________ and invading the demilitarized _________________. • He was determined to unite all ____________ speaking people and engineered Anschluss, the union of _____________ and ________________. • At the ___________ Conference, the Western democracies followed the policy of _______________ and caved into Hitler’s demands for ______________. • In 1939, Hitler took the rest of ________________ and then _______________. • Following the invasion of Poland, ______________ and _________________ declared war on _______________.

  17. 2. How did Hitler’s actions finally lead to war? • Hitler violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by expanding his military and invading the demilitarized Rhineland. • He was determined to unite all German speaking people and engineered Anschluss, the union of Germany and Austria. • At the Munich Conference, the Western democracies followed the policy of appeasement and caved into Hitler’s demands for Sudetenland. • In 1939, Hitler took the rest of Czechoslovakia and then Poland. • Following the invasion of Poland, France and Britain declared war on Germany.

  18. 3. What was the history of Nazi anti-Semitism and what was the “final solution”? • Hitler’s ideology focused on extreme _____________, __________, and _________________. • A ____________ of all Jewish businesses (1933) and the _____________ Laws (1935) severely restricted the ____________ of Jews and took away their ______________. • Nazi officials organized __________________ (1938), where hundreds of Jewish __________ and ____________ were destroyed. • Jewish ______________, confined areas, were established in occupied _______________ Europe. • During deportation, the Jews were rounded up and sent to ________________ and _____________ camps. • In 1942, the __________________ began to kill all European Jews.

  19. 3. What was the history of Nazi anti-Semitism and what was the “final solution”? • Hitler’s ideology focused on extreme nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism. • A boycott of all Jewish businesses began in 1933 and the Nuremberg Laws (1935) severely restricted the rights of Jews and took away their citizenship. • Nazi officials organized Kristallnacht (1938), where hundreds of Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed. • Jewish ghettos, confined areas, were established in occupied Eastern Europe. • During deportation, the Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration and death camps. • In 1942, the Final Solution began to kill all European Jews.

  20. 4. What factors led to the Allied victory in Europe? • The Allied Powers gained the advantage after their victories at ________________, in Italy, and at ________________ in the Soviet Union. • One month after the ___________ invasion, France was ____________from German occupation and able to rejoin the Allied war effort on the _____________ front. • In Germany, Hitler’s support was ________________ as the Allied _______________ raids targeted military bases, factories, and cities. • As the ________________ troops made their way into Germany, Hitler committed _______________.

  21. 4. What factors led to the Allied victory in Europe? • The Allied Powers gained the advantage after their victories at El Alamein, in Italy, and at Stalingrad. • One month after the D-Day invasion, France was freed from German occupation and able to rejoin the Allied war effort on the western front. • In Germany, Hitler’s support was declining as the Allied bombing raids targeted military bases, factories, and cities. • As the Soviet troops made their way into Germany, Hitler committed suicide.

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