unit 4 lesson 10 ww2 in europe - mr.nick...
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I. Complete the causes of World War II DBQ located in the front of the classroom…
II. You may work with a partner but no groups of three...
III. Don’t waste time or I will collect the assignment...
WARM UP
Hitler Begins German Conquests I. Following Hitler’s rise to power he began an
effort to expand German territory & power
II. 1938 – Hitler and the German army invaded Austria
A. This is a clear violation of the Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having an army
B. Not a single nation stopped Hitler’s expansion
III. After taking Austria Hitler wanted more territory
A. Germany invaded the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia B. Not a single nation stopped Hitler’s expansion
Appeasement Policy I. As Germany began expansion efforts in Europe no nation had
the courage to stand up to the Hitler and the German army A. The world feared that any action against Hitler would cause another
world war
II. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain met with Hitler in
Munich, Germany to discuss a peaceful end to the conflict A. Great Britain and France agreed to give Hitler the
Sudetenland after he promised that Germany was done seeking territory
B. This appeasement policy was seen as cowardice by many and became a direct cause of World War II
III. Great Britain & France backed down from Germany and set
the stage for WW2
Hitler Breaks His Promise: Germany Starts World War II
I. After being given Sudetenland – Hitler took the rest of Czechoslovakia
A. The Appeasement policy led Hitler to believe that no one would stop him from expanding the Germany Reich
II. Hitler signed a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin and
the Soviet Union A. Soviet Union & Germany will not fight one another
III. Germany then invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 beginning World War II
World War II Begins I. On September 1, 1939, Hitler officially began WWII
when Germany invaded Poland
II. The German army used a new strategy called blitzkrieg, or lightning war
A. They used tanks and planes to take the enemy by surprise and crush them quickly; Poland fell in a month
III. Britain and France declared war on Germany officially beginning World War II
What Caused World War I I. Hitler’s invasion of Poland officially sparked the
beginning of World War II
II. Causes of World War II A. Failure of the Treaty of Versailles = embarrassed Germany
leading to unrest and failed to provide a permanent peace B. Failure of the League of Nations = the League of Nations was
created to prevent WWII but had very little power to prevent conflict
C. Economic depression: following WWI the majority of the world experienced depressions, leading to the rise of power hungry dictators
D. Appeasement: Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles on numerous occasions and no nation had the courage to stop the German expansion until it was too late
Hitler & Stalin Expand I. After the declaration of war French and British troops
gathered on the French border near Germany
II. Stalin then seized regions that the Soviet Union had lost during WWI; he took the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania)
III. Hitler launched surprise invasions of Denmark and
Norway; he then took the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
IV. Germany attacked France in 1940 but not where the Allied
Army expected
France Falls To Germany
I. The German army successfully invaded France in 1940 and forced the French, British and Belgian (ALLIES) armies to flee to England
II. Italy joined Germany during the invasion of France and assisted in the quick surrender of French forces
III. Germany was able to take control of France less than 9 months after the invasion of Poland
IV. The German military demonstrated incredible strength taking over powerful France in very little time
Hitler Invades Britain I. After taking the majority of Europe Hitler made plans to invade
Britain using air raids II. The German air force bombed London (capital) night after night
beginning in August 1940
III. The British air force defended against these attacks using a new technology known as radar
IV. This air war became known as the Battle of Britain; A. The new prime minister Winton Churchill, rallied the spirits of the British
people and declared that they would never surrender
V. Hitler gave up the idea of invading Britain and focused on seizing territory elsewhere (Africa and Eastern Europe)
World War II I. The German invasion of Poland marked the beginning of
World War II
II. Germany’s expansion prior to the war changed the political landscape of Europe
III. Germany successfully took France, Poland, Czechoslovakia and other western European nations
IV. Once again the entire world will be a war causing massive carnage and chaos…