Unit #9The Second World War

LESSON #9:2The start of WWII

p. 268 - 270

LESSON #1 – The Rise of Dictators

(4/4)

VOCABULARY 9:1Benito Mussolini (266)FascismBlackshirtsIl DuceVladimir Lenin (277)Joseph Stalin CollectivesAdolf HitlerMein KampfReichstagChancellorStorm Troopers Der fuhrerManchuria (268)Emperor HirohitoHedeki TojoRape of Nanking

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1. What do the four dictators have in common? Give 2-3 sentences to describe.

2. What was happening in USA that kept us all that concerned about Europe and Japan’s problems and dictators?

LESSON #2 – Start of WWII(4/6)

VOCABULARY 9:2

Anschluss (268)

Sudetenland

Neville Chamberlain

Appeasement (269)

Peace with honor

Non-aggression treaty

Invasion of Poland

Blitzkrieg

Winston Churchill (270)

Luftwaffe

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Battle of Britain

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

3. What did it seem like Hitler had planned all along? How do you know?

4. What was Hitler able to do to prepare for war?

Intro thoughts

Remember the style of fighting in the Great War? Describe it.

If you were designing a new army that would not get bogged down stuck in protective trenches, what

would it look like?

What would it have?

Why was Hitler so appealing to Germans?

• Think of the problems Germany faced:

– Humiliation after The Great War

– Weak economy because of reparations

– Inability to protect self: tiny military

• Which of these was dictated by Versailles Treaty?

• ALL OF THEM

• Hitler promised to undo all of that

Hitler to Power

• Hitler tried to overthrow the German Government in 1924

• He was caught, and thrown in jail

• At his trial, he was able to showcase his beliefs– Renounce Treaty of Versailles

– The politicians, communists and Jews caused all their problems

• He was sentenced to prison – took time to write MEIN KAMPF (“my struggle”)

• He was released after about 4 months

• Set about legally taking over government

Use adverbs and adjective to describe Hitler’s speech style

What do you think Hitler is trying to do/say here?

Put words in his mouth… in your group, guess what he’s saying

Hitler becomes dictator

• Hitler’s political group, the Nazis won more seats in Reichstag than any other group

• He was able to demand being appointed Prime Minister (Chancellor)

• Once in power, he eliminated all other political opposition

• He then set out to “fix” Germany• He did• He was able to accomplish all his three goals

– Economy stabilized and prospered– Anyone who wanted a job, got a job– Germany built military and prestige

• Within five years, German became strongest European nation

The Anschluss

• P. 265

• Hitler was from Austria

• Why would this matter to him?

• What was the Anschluss?

How do these women feel about the Anschluss?

Sudetenland

• What is the Sudetenland?

• Why did Hitler want to annex it?

• Why does this seem understandable?

Appeasement • Britain was desperate to avoid another Great War – would do

anything to avoid– Why?

• The prime minister, Chamberlain met with Hitler – worked out a deal

• Hitler promised all he wanted was land that had mostly Germans

• Chamberlain agreed to let him freely take Sudetenland • Chamberlain returned home, saying “we have peace with

honor… peace in our time”• 6 months later, Hitler marched into Czechoslovakia and

annexed the whole nation• Britain finally promised to defend

Poland – the last straw• Britain and France agreed that if Poland was

threatened or taken by Germany, they’d declare war

• 6 months later, Germany invaded Poland

• Britain and France declared war, and dug in

– Moved into Belgium

– Prepared for trench warfare

– Germany had other plans

Blitzkrieg• New style of fighting

• Explosion of attack– Tanks

– Planes

– Artillery

– Fast and hard push deep into enemy lines

• Poland surrendered in one month

• Netherlands and Belgium defeated even faster

• British army trapped – full evacuation at Dunkirk(350,000 men)

• France defeated two weeks later

Battle of Britain• Hitler expected Britain to surrender

• New Prime Minister, Churchill refused

• Gave inspiring speeches: “WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER!”

• German Luftwaffe (air force) bombed Britain day and night to force a surrender – Churchill REFUSED

• Britain prevailed

– Royal Air Force

– Ben Affleck flew for them

– Invention of Radar

Holocaust

• https://www.tes.com/lessons/LJF5DSmbcJcKBw/wl-unit-3-hatred-hell-on-earth-l1-night

D-Day deception

• http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/benito-mussolini/videos/d-day-deception?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false