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Welcome. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute February 17, 2012 U.S. History Mr. Green. Reading Quiz. Identify 2 reasons Germany disliked the Treaty of Versailles. Describe the government established by Joseph Stalin.

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  1. Welcome Baltimore Polytechnic Institute February 17, 2012 U.S. History Mr. Green

  2. Reading Quiz Identify 2 reasons Germany disliked the Treaty of Versailles. Describe the government established by Joseph Stalin. Identify the leader of Italy and the type of government he created with Italy. Identify the 3 main provisions of Mein Kampf.

  3. Agenda/Topics To Be Covered The students will analyze to what extent Germany’s motives for expansion was caused by the timid responses of France and Britain toward German advancement Announcement: Chapter 16 Test February 24 Drill: Read “Bargaining for the Sudetenland” on pages 549-50 and answer the following: 1. Did Neville Chamberlain make the right decision in signing the Munich agreement? 2. How might history have been different if Chamberlain had refused to sign the Munich agreement?

  4. Dictators Threaten World Peace Ch. 16 Section 2 pgs. 548-553 Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall Germany need more room-lebensraum Union with Austria Hitler wanted Austrian prime minister Kurt von Schuschnigg to appoint NAZI’s in the Austrian government Schuschnigg agreed then declined and Hitler sent in the troops to annex Austria-Anschluss Bargaining for the Sudetenland Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland without a fight-Munich Pact-”Peace in our time”

  5. Winston Churchill disagreed with this appeasement policy to avoid a confrontation German Offensive Begins Germans being abused by the Poles Germany takes Poland with the non-aggression pact with USSR Hitler/Stalin signed secret treaty to divide Poland in half Blitzkrieg in Poland September 1, 1939 Hitler begins lighting war that ends in 3 weeks Phony War After the Poland invasion, a sitzkrieg began Soviet Union ended the calm by invading the Baltic States April 7, 1940-Germany took Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg

  6. France and Britain Fight On The Fall of France Germany took France and England retreated in June 1940 Marshal Henri Petain-aged WWI hero told his Frenchmen to stop fighting Petain agreed to terms with Hitler and set up a phony government called Vichy in southern France Charles de Gaulle set up a government in exile in England

  7. The Battle of Britain Germany could not match Britain’s navy Germany used their Luftwaffe to bomb Britain and the Royal Air Force Hitler bombed London for 2 months Germany focused 1st on airfields and aircraft, then moved to cities Radar helped Britain turn back the Germans

  8. Independent Work What moves did Germany make in its quest for lebensraum? Describe the tactics of the blitzkrieg Hitler and Germany used to overrun continental Europe.

  9. Homework Analyze to what extent Germany’s motives for expansion was caused by the timid responses of France and Britain toward German advancement

  10. Homework 1. Read Chapter 16 Section 2. 2. Chapter 16 Vocabulary 3. Prepare for a Chapter 16.2 quiz

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