"All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men <people> to do nothing“ Bruce Edwards

EQ' S What factors caused the War? Who were the major countries involved?

WW2 KWL Puzzle SL 1- 8 Hitler’s acts of aggression flow chart

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Hitlers and Germany’s aggression Revenge Factor -

Treaty of Versailles Aided by Italy’s

alliance Conditions caused by

the Great Depression Appeasement by

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Hitler promised the German people LebensraumLebensraum- living space, which meant getting back land that was “wrongfully” taken after WW I and expanding into new territories.

Hitler Violated the Treaty of Versailles with the following acts of aggression

1. In 1935, He announced he would rebuild the Germany military. He created an air force and expanded the military from 100, 000 to 550,00o.

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2. Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland in 1936 and Hitler annexes Austria in 1937, AnchlussAnchluss- Union of Germany and Austria.

3. Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland) in 1938, which was a new country created after WWI out of German land.

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Included Britain, France and Germany

Britain & France practice a policy of Appeasement Appeasement – giving in to an aggressor nation in order to avoid war.

Britain & France agree to allow Hitler to annex Austria & Czech if he promises to make no more territorial demands.

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Hitler and Mussolini were both Fascists so Italy and Germany were allies.

Later Tokyo would be added making it the Berlin/Rome/Tokyo Axis as Japan allied itself with Germany and Italy.

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If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?

EQ'S What event started WW2? Why was the Battle of Britain so important?

SL 9 -21 Maginot Line Websites Mapping WW2 – Alliances + battles (flash) Movie scene of Pearl Harbor (Battle of Britain)

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Hitler knew that he would not honor the Munich agreement.

He thought that a big disadvantage for Germany in WWI was that it had to fight a two front war.

So, Hitler and Stalin sign a non- non- aggression Pactaggression Pact, which is an agreement not to fight against each other.

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Hitler invades Poland in 1939

BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg – lightning war

Germany unleashes a fast and brutal attack to steamroll over Poland (falls in 8 days)

This set the tone for a much faster paced war than WWI

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Britain & France immediately declare war on Germany (Sept. 3 1939)

U.S. Proclaims neutrality and also passes the Neutrality Acts

Neutrality Acts of 1935, 36, 37Neutrality Acts of 1935, 36, 37 – banned the sale or transport of weapons to warring nations

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There are three major theatres to war – Europe , Asia, Africa

In Europe 1940 Hitler invades Norway & Denmark France waits along the Maginot Line for a

German Attack (phony war) Maginot LineMaginot Line – a series of fortifications

built by France along their border with Germany to prevent another German invasion

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German forces defeat British & French forces in Northern France, driving the allies into the sea

300,000 allied troops had to be evacuated across the English Channel

June of 1940 Paris falls & France has to surrender to the Germans

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After France falls to the Nazis only Britain is left to stand against Hitler

Germany’s air force – the LuftwaffeLuftwaffe bombards England during the fall of 1940 to prepare the way for German troops to invade England.

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Hitler’s goal was to knock out radar systems, airfields and other defense means.

The Royal Air Force – Britain’s Air Force - Fights valiantly against the Luftwaffe causing Hitler to bomb London and other major cities.

During this time Winston Churchill’s leadership kept British Morale high.

Result: Hitler never achieved his goal and gave up his plans of invading Britain

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Why? He thought that Russia’s vast

resources of Oil and wheat would help him when he did invade Britain

Also he thought the Russian military was poorly trained and equipped wouldn’t put up much of a fight

High Jewish population

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Should the U.S. have gotten involved sooner in World War 2?? Write a paragraph explaining your position

EQ'S How did fighting start in the Pacific? Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

SL 21 – 28 Pacific Map Show Battle scene of movie Pearl

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Background Japan’s population was growing rapidly. Being a small nation, Japan desperately

needed resources So it turns to a military government to

pursue a policy of expansion in the Pacific.

In September of 1931 Japan invades Manchuria, which was a mineral rich region in China.

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The U.S. placed a trade Sanctions on Japan to protest their invasion of China

The U.S. stopped exporting Steel and Oil to Japan.

This really hurt Japan’s Industrial capabilities.

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Japan wanted to invade and occupy other Asian countries, which were presently colonies of European nations.

Since these nations were occupied with Hitler, Japan felt that the U.S posed the biggest threat to them building a Pacific Empire.

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The U.S. entire Pacific Fleet was docked at Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

On the Sunday morning of December 07, 1941, Japanese bombers attack.

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In less than 2 hours Japanese has sank 5 battleships, 3 destroyers and numerous other vessels

250 U.S planes were destroyed

Over 3,000 Americans were killed

Result: The U.S. military is severely weakened America declares war on

Germany and Japan

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“We would die on our feet than live on our knees” – F.D.R.

EQ’S Why was the Japanese so successful? How did the U.S. respond? What was the purpose of D-Day

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Why were the Japanese so successful?

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Without American or European deterrence Japan expanded its control into most of East and South East Asia

Including U.S. Controlled territories of the Philippines and Guam

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Douglas McArthur – The Allied Commander of the Pacific (U.S. General)

Island Hopping – strategy employed by the U.S. to gradually move closer to the Japanese mainland.

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Midway Iwo Jima Wake Islands Guadalcanal Guam Coral Sea Okinawa Phillipines

Other Important Terms Kamikaze

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Bataan Death MarchDefinition: After a major battle between the Allies and the Japanese that took place in the Philippines in May 1942, the Allies surrendered and were made to march five to ten days, or about 100 kilometers.Context: The Bataan Death March and the imprisonment of the soldiers at Camp O'Donnell resulted in 3,000 American deaths.

Battle of MidwayDefinition: A major victory for the Allies that took place on Midway Island June 4-6, 1942Context: By cracking Japan's naval code and learning about the planned invasion of Midway Island, the Allies achieved their first victory over Japan.

GuadalcanalDefinition: A six-month campaign on the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific that was an attempt to stop Japanese expansion in the South PacificContext: The Guadalcanal campaign lasted from November 1943 to March 1944 and resulted in the defeat of the Japanese.

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On June 6, 1944 the allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France with 176,000 troops and 5,000 vessels.

Code named Operation Overlord and nick named D-Day, Allied Forces (US, Great Britain and France) attempted to liberate France from German control and drive German forces back into Germany

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One Soldier said “The gates opened and I became a visitor to hell”.

The invasion was a success, but it cost the allies numerous soldiers

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“Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan” J.F.K.

EQ’s What was the Holocaust? How many Jews died? How?

SL 35-41Hitler’s Holocaust movie segment

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Hitler’s goal of a pure Germany The process wasn’t moving fast enough so he put in place his Final Final

SolutionSolution to the Jewish Problem His Final Solution was genocide - or extermination of the Jews. The SS would round up Jews and send them in mass numbers to

prison camps As soon as Jews stepped of the train they were separated into two

groups, Fit for work & not Fit. Those not fit for work was then sent to Death Camps.

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The Most famous Nazi Death Camp was Auschwitz

Methods of Killing: Shooting Oven Crematory's Poison Gas

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The Nazi’s even did experiments on Jews.

Such as seeing how long a person could survive in freezing water, live without food,

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Over 6 million Jews were killedNot only Jews, but also Mentally ill,

Disabled, Elderly, Homosexuals, Poles, and Gypsies were sent to Concentration & death camps

Overall the Holocaust accounted for nearly 12 million deaths.

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Why do you always find something in the last place you look???

EQ'S – Was the U.S. right in dropping the

atomic bomb?

SL 44- 48Atomic bomb facts / ActivityManhattan Project movie

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The Red Army is closing in on Berlin

Deep in the Fuhrer Bunker, Hitler and his new wife (married just that morning) commit suicide.

Nazi soldiers take their bodies above ground and burn them.

His last will and testament……

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The Project to build the worlds first atomic bomb was called the Mahattan Project.

Several U.S. scientist worked secretly in Alamogordo New Mexico.

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On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

60,000 – 80,000 died immediately because of the blast

100 sq. miles of the city was destroyed

Aug. 7 The U.S. demands immediate and Conditional surrender

Aug. 9 a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki

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September 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders

VJ Day Ending WWII Over 150,000

Japanese died as a result of the two A- Bombs.

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“Do not dwell on what’s past but never forget it either” Thomas Randall

EQ'S - What are some effects of ww2?

Timeline QuizCost of the war w-sheet Review for the Test

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“I never thought I would see the horrible things that I have seen in this century” Franklin D. Roosevelt

EQ’s

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