1-24-11 DSQ

• How many people could the Roman Coliseum hold?

• 48,000 ppl!

Hitlers March through Europe• Using “blitzkrieg” or “lightning war” Germany

takes down Poland easily• Spring 1940- Germany take Denmark,

Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

• Germany marches through France- June 22 1940, France surrenders.

• Germany quickly captures a significant part of Europe

Helping the Allies• Early 1940s- U.S. does not want to

officially join the war (Europe’s Problem… heard this before!)

• The only problem is that FDR and other gov’t officials really do want to help out

• Lend-Lease Act- give the British: planes, tanks, weapons, food anything to help them out.

Minority Report

• You are going to be given a section of 26.2 to work on. Read over your section and fill out the chart on your notes.