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Rise of Fascism: The Progression Towards World War II

Explore the rise of fascism and the reasons behind the support for dictators like Hitler. Analyze the Axis Powers, appeasement, and the Munich Conference to evaluate if appeasement was the right policy for England in 1938.

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Rise of Fascism: The Progression Towards World War II

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  1. Rise of Fascism“I Want to be a Nazi”the progression towards World War IIPrior Knowledge (take out a blank piece of paper and answer the following question AT TOP OF PAPER…How do you think Hitler convinced a whole nation of people to support his ideas (Why do you think people supported the Nazi Party?) • 1) Define Fascism and analyze why people supported dictators that preached Fascism • 2) Identify the three Axis Powers and the leader of each • 3) Define Appeasement and explain why Europe did nothing to stop Hitler before? • 4) Explain why Europe gave into Hitler’s demands (appeasment)?

  2. Central Historical Question Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938?

  3. Agenda 3/24/17 • Warm up #1 • Unit 7: Lesson # 1 WWII Begins • Primary source analysis and poster • Jigsaw activity • Exit Slip #8

  4. Warm up #1 How do you think Hitler convinced a whole nation of people to support his ideas (Why do you think people supported the Nazi Party?) Sentence Starter: I think Hitler convinced a whole nation of people to support his ideas and to support the Nazi party because________.

  5. Exit Slip # 9 • Identify the three Axis Powers and the leader of each • Sentence Starters: The three Axis Powers and respective leaders are______,_______, and ____.

  6. Lecture #1 Beginning of WWII FLT: I will be able to analyze the beginning of WWII by analyzing if appeasement was the right policy for England in 1938

  7. World War II (1939-1945)fighting on 4 continents, 4 oceans100 million fought (40-50 mil. died, many civilians) • How did it Start • Treaty of Versailles- Germany destroyed, embarrassed, forced to take full blame for WWI • Reparations- Ger. Forced to pay France for WWI • European Depression- Germany becomes the poorest country in Europe • How would an environment like this lead to a country supporting a leader like Hitler? Think of the emotions Germans share?

  8. Video Questionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEerqYY8N4U&t=704s4:06-14:59, 49;49-53.342:30- 10:00 • Part I- Rise in Popularity of Hitler (answer questions on the left side of your Cornell notes • 1) Explain how conditions in Germany drew people to support Hitler • Conditions in Germany helped support a man like Hitler because… (identify one way things were bad in Germany) as proven in the video with the scene showing…(find an example in the movie to finish the sentence) • 2) Identify 2 ways Hitler used propaganda or promises to attract supporters to the Nazi Party • Hitler used propaganda to gain supporters when he… (give an example of propaganda in the video) which was meant to make people believe…(what about Hitler, why should they follow Hitler • 3) Identify what group Hitler began to target as an enemy in 1936 and one example of how people were taught to identify this group. • The group Hitler targeted was ( identify the group) and Germans were taught that (identify one form of false information about this group designed to see this group as different or inferior)

  9. Rise of Fascism- duty to the state is more important than individual freedom, strong leader, limit on freedomswhy would people be willing to give up rights in exchange for strong leadership? • Three Axis/Fascist Nations • 1) Italy/ Benito Mussolini- promises Italy a new Roman Empire • 2) Germany/ Adolf Hitler is ELECTED Jan 1933 leader of Germany with 35% of vote • Mein Kampf (My Struggle)book outlines Hitler’s beliefs • Aryan Supremacy- German’s are the supreme race • Jews- racially inferior • How did these ideas allow Germans to feel that they had the right to invade and kill other people? • Why is Hitler bad and US good? -3) Japan/Hideki Tojo- felt only way to gain world respect was by force(ex. US banned all Jap. Imm. in 1924) • Japan wants to be dominant power in Asia

  10. Video Questions Parthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNKlxcqLKcM • 4) Why did Germany and Hitler want to host the Olympics? • Hitler wanted to host the Olympics because he believed the Olympics would… • 5) In what ways do the Nazi’s show that they have done a good job in turning Germany around? • The Nazi’s tried to show the world that their way of doings things was good because… (give two examples from the movie that were meant to impress the rest of the world) • 6) Evaluate if the Olympics helped to showcase Nazi success. Explain • The Olympics DID/DID NOT help showcase the Nazi’s success in making Germany great again because… (give your opinion)

  11. Munich Conference/appeasementGermany wants land, Hitler wants power • Sudetenland- Ger. Speaking area of Czech. (Hitler threatens to invade) • Munich Conference (Sept. 1938)- Eng. and Fr. Meet with Hitler to avoid war • Appeasement-Eng. and Fr. give Hitler Sudetenland, in return Hitler promises not to invade any more countries • Why do you feel England and France gave in to Hitler’s demands? • Hitler not seen as bad guy yet (Stalin/Communism is seen as a scarier threat) • Hitler so far has only taking land that was once part of Germany before Treaty of Versailles • Eng and Fr. Not ready for war (depression), Hitler has been building a war machine • *March 1939 Hitler takes over the rest of Czech. (Hitler lied! Appeasement is a major mistake,world is not stopping Hitler)

  12. Video Part II-Hitler Youth Movementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjqoGYEKSIk (8:40-12:00) • 8) Identify several ways the Hitler Youth Program was made attractive to young boys. • Two ways young boys were brainwashed into believing Hitler and the Nazi’s were cool were by… (identify two ways in the movie that HYG was made to look cool or a place that young boys who want to be men would follow along.) • 9) Whiteness- Analyze how having a country of only one race would help to create the success of the Nazi party. • Watching a group of all white boys who look the same would help the Nazi party to gain acceptance by all Germans because… (think about how having everyone look alike will help Nazi ideology) andthis would not happen in the United States because… ( contrast how the US is different and why a Hitler or Trump will not will over all Americans).

  13. Central Historical Question Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938?

  14. Evidence Guide Quiz • Grab a book and read P 434- 435 • Use the same piece of paper you took notes on • Answer by providing • Agree/disagree • Page Number and Paragraph Number • Evidence sentence- THE SENTENCE FROM THE TEXT BOOK THAT PROVES IF STATEMENT WAS TRU OR NOT • DO NOT REWRITE THE SENTENCE PROVIDED ON THE SHORT HANDOUT • Answer question 8-10 with your own answer based on the reading • MAKE SURE TO BEGIN EACH SENTENCE WITH THE SENTENCE STARTER PROVIDED

  15. Path to WWII TimelineGo to Page 431, read the sections posted1) define each event2) make sure to include the aggressor/axis nation • 1931- Manchuria (P. 431 Paragraph 6) • October 1935- Ethiopia (P. 432 Paragraph 5) • March 1936- Rhineland (P. 433 Paragraph 1) • July 1936- Spanish Civil War (P 433 Para 4/5) • October 1936- Rome-Berlin Axis (P 433 Para 3) • 1937 “The Rape” of Nanjing (P. 432 Para 3) • March 1938 Austria (P. 434 Para 4) • Sept 1939 Munich Conference (P. 435 Para 1) • Aug. 1939 Non-Aggression Pact (P. 435 Para 4)

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