Anticipatory Set

1. Discuss the following questions with your neighbor: What circumstances would lead you to support or oppose your country’s participation in a war? How are civilians sometimes as much a part of a war effort as soldiers? Anticipatory Set

2. Hitler’s Lightning War • In groups of 2-3 use book/notes to answer the following questions: • What did Hitler and Stalin each gain from the secret agreement? • What strategy did Hitler use to conquer Poland? • What was Hitler’s plan for conquering France? • What happened at Dunkirk? • What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain? • What was the outcome of the fighting at Toburk? • How did Hitler’s invasion compare with Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?

3. Hitler’s Lightning War • What did Hitler and Stalin each gain from the secret agreement? Hitler: removal of threat of attack from the east, division of Poland Stalin: Division of Poland, takeover of Finland and Baltic Countries, safety from German attack • What strategy did Hitler use to conquer Poland? Blitzkrieg: “lightning war”, using fast-moving mechanized weapons and overwhelming force • What was Hitler’s plan for conquering France? pave a way to France and distract Allies by invading Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, then send massive forces through the Ardennes • What happened at Dunkirk? Britain rescued Allied soldiers stranded at Dunkirk and ferried them to safety across the English channel • What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain? RAF fighters and British resistance forced Germany to call off the attack • What was the outcome of the fighting at Toburk? By beginning of 1942, Brit forced Rommel to retreat. By middle of the year, Rommel pushed Brit back and seized Torbuk • How did Hitler’s invasion compare with Napoleon’s invasion of Russia? In both invasions, Russia’s terrible winter and its scorched earth strategy created severe hardships for the invaders.

4. Hitler’s Lightning War • Using your book and notes, match the following events to their dates. Then write the answers down in chronological order in the next page of your notebook. Dates: Aug 1939 April 1940 Feb 1941 Sept 1939 June 1940 June 1941 Sept 1940 • Events: • Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact • Hitler invades Poland • Hitler invades Denmark and Norway • France surrenders • German Luftwaffe begins bombing Brit cities • Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops seize Egypt and the Suez Canal • Hitler invades the Soviet Union

5. Hitler’s Lightning War • Aug 1939: Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact Hitler: removal of threat of attack from the east, division of Poland Stalin: Division of Poland, takeover of Finland and Baltic Countries, safety from German attack • Sept 1939: Hitler invades Poland Blitzkrieg: “lightning war”, using fast-moving mechanized weapons and overwhelming force • April 1940: Hitler invades Denmark and Norway pave a way to France and distract Allies by invading Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, then send massive forces through the Ardennes • June 1940: France surrenders Britain rescued Allied soldiers stranded at Dunkirk and ferried them to safety across the English channel • Sept 1940: German Luftwaffe begins bombing Brit cities RAF fighters and British resistance forced Germany to call off the attack • Feb 1941: Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops seize Egypt and the Suez Canal By beginning of 1942, Brit forced Rommel to retreat. By middle of the year, Rommel pushed Brit back and seized Torbuk • June 1941: Hitler invades the Soviet Union In both invasions, Russia’s terrible winter and its scorched earth strategy created severe hardships for the invaders.