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World History. 12/12/13. Warm-up. List the 6 events from the Interwar Years (not the two Russian Revolutions) and write 1 or 2 sentences explaining what each was. Hint: end of WWI Hint: economy Hint: India Hint: Italy Hint: Russia Hint: Germany. Intro to WWII.
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World History 12/12/13
Warm-up • List the 6 events from the Interwar Years (not the two Russian Revolutions) and write 1 or 2 sentences explaining what each was. • Hint: end of WWI • Hint: economy • Hint: India • Hint: Italy • Hint: Russia • Hint: Germany
Intro to WWII • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE • Background info!! • Write down anything interesting you didn’t know.
Factors leading to WWII • Write down the 4 factors leading to WWI. • Read about the beginning of WWII. • Write down a summary of each paragraph. • Finished? Compare and contrast the factors leading to WWI & WWII in a Venn Diagram. Explain why they are similar or different for everything you write. • Are they more similar or different? Why?
Axis Aggression: Poland • September 1, 1939 • Germans fight with “Blitzkrieg” • Allied Forces form September 3, 1939 • Poland taken over in weeks
Poland • Poland never surrendered • Polish Underground State
Axis Aggression • Hitler proposes a peace treaty after Poland is conquered in 1939. Britain & France decline (ABOUT FREAKING TIME). • Both sides wait until April 1940 to attack. “Phoney War” & “Sitzkrieg” • Germany invades Denmark & Norway. Britain is fed up with Neville Chamberlain & replaces him with Winston Churchill.
Axis Aggression: France • The Battle of France began in May of 1940. 1. German tanks hit Belgium & Ardennes—French leave at Dunkirk 2. Germans outflank Maginot Line & then take Paris 3. France surrenders June 22, 1940. Didn’t take long…
France after surrender • Two parts: Vichy France & resistance within • Vichy France was an authoritarian government that helped Hitler & Nazis in south France • Resistance fighters within France oppose Germany and Vichy France
Axis Aggression: Britain • Germany is rolling over Europe • Britain is separated from Europe by the English Channel • “…the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin.” -Churchill • August-October 1940: Battle of Britain • Only planes! RAF vs. Luftwaffe • Use of radar helped Britain • German bombs on London: “London blitz” • Britain does not give in & Germany gives up. This is Germany’s first loss (1941).
Axis Aggression: Soviet Union • Failure in West? Hitler then turns his attention to the East • Breaks pact with Stalin (don’t trust Hitler!) & invades in June 1941. “Operation Barbarossa” • Germany wins at first (Russia’s army sucks), but they slow down because of the winter (remember Napoleon??). • Hitler orders the Siege of Leningrad (1941): thousands starve daily in Leningrad.
Axis Aggression: America • Japanese General Hideki Tojo orders surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941). • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt13c3olXkU • EQ: Why was the attack so destructive to America? • Complete surprise…though we suspected it. Destroys all eight battleships and about 200 aircraft. • America at first had followed a policy of isolationism • December 8: join the Allies
Axis Aggression: Soviet Union • In 1942, part 2 of Soviet invasion. “Case Blue” • At Stalingrad, it was important to both sides (manufacturing center & named after Stalin). • Bombing destroys city…building to building combat. Very brutal…Soviets pushed back. • “Operation Uranus” - Germans surrounded but Hitler refuses to surrender. • German forces are destroyed & then captured…huge loss for Germany. • Over 2 million killed, wounded, or missing on both sides.
Essential Question • What are the most important events early in WWII? Why? • Pick three events. Write a short description of what happened in each and explain why it was particularly important.
Homework • Read pages 844-846. “Early American Involvement” & “War in North Africa & Italy” • What happened in the Battle of the Atlantic? • What happened in North Africa & Italy from 1940-1943? • Why were these two sections of the war important for the Allies?