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Understanding Dictatorships: Threats to Global Peace

Explore the motives behind powerful nations dominating other lands and how dictators like Hitler and Mussolini posed threats to world peace in the 1920s and 1930s. Engage in discussions, watch educational videos, and analyze historical events.

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Understanding Dictatorships: Threats to Global Peace

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  1. 5 Minutes Do Now Task • Use the image and word at right when answering the question below in your notebook: Question: • Why do powerful nations seek to dominate other lands? Bully

  2. 1 Minute Turn AND tALK Question: • Why do powerful nations seek to dominate other lands? Bully

  3. Whole Class Share 4-Minutes Question: • Why do powerful nations seek to dominate other lands? Bully

  4. Key Question(Copy in your notebook) • How did the actions of dictators threaten world peace in the 1920’s and 1930’s? 1-Minute

  5. 5-Minutes Mini-Lecture (Copy the notes below in your notebook) • German loses World War I and has to sign a humiliating Treaty of Versailles (1918) • Germany wants revenge on victors of World War I • Hitler comes to power in 1933 and rebuilds the military • Italy invades Ethiopia in Africa in 1935 • Japan invades China in 1937 • Dictator: Ruler of a country that comes to power and leads by force. • Dictators like to expand their land by invading other countries for their resources. • Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union are examples of dictators.

  6. Mussolini Speech • Write down responses to the following questions: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jgZijUobnY • Why is Mussolini wearing a military uniform? • Why is Mussolini standing and posing the way he is?

  7. Adolf Hitler Speech • Write down responses to the following questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ3N_2r6R-o • Describe Hitler’s posture. Why did he stand like that? • Why do you think the German people followed his leadership?

  8. Independent Work • Go to www.brainpop.com • Username=newschoolesl • Password=bpop • Type in World War II Causes • Watch the video with the closed captions and headphones. • Write down 5 facts in your notebook

  9. Turn and Talk • Discuss the ways in which dictators threatened world peace during the 1920’s and 1930’s. • Use information from the Brain Pop Video in your discussion.

  10. Whole Class Share • What were the ways in which dictators threatened world peace during the 1920’s and 1930’s ?

  11. Partner Work • Get a red textbook from the back of the room. • Read pages 849-854 • List and explain the ways in which dictators threatened world peace during the 1920’s and 1930’s. • Summarize your facts about dictators and causes of World War II on the back of your paper in a paragraph.

  12. Whole Class Share • According to the textbook, Howdid dictators threatened world peace during the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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