Transcript 16_1

Anticipatory Set
Discuss the following questions with your neighbor:
• What circumstances would lead you to support or
oppose your country’s participation in a war?
• How are civilians sometimes as much a part of a
war effort as soldiers?
Hitler’s Lightning War
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In groups of 2-3 use book/notes to answer the
following questions:
1. What did Hitler and Stalin each gain from the
secret agreement?
2. What strategy did Hitler use to conquer
Poland?
3. What was Hitler’s plan for conquering France?
4. What happened at Dunkirk?
5. What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain?
6. What was the outcome of the fighting at
Toburk?
7. How did Hitler’s invasion compare with
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?
Hitler’s Lightning War
1.
What did Hitler and Stalin each gain from the secret agreement?
Hitler: removal of threat of attack from the east, division of Poland
Stalin: Division of Poland, takeover of Finland and Baltic Countries, safety
from German attack
2.
What strategy did Hitler use to conquer Poland?
Blitzkrieg: “lightning war”, using fast-moving mechanized weapons and
overwhelming force
3.
What was Hitler’s plan for conquering France?
pave a way to France and distract Allies by invading Holland, Belgium,
and Luxembourg, then send massive forces through the Ardennes
4.
What happened at Dunkirk?
Britain rescued Allied soldiers stranded at Dunkirk and ferried them to
safety across the English channel
5.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain?
RAF fighters and British resistance forced Germany to call off the attack
6.
What was the outcome of the fighting at Toburk?
By beginning of 1942, Brit forced Rommel to retreat. By middle of the
year, Rommel pushed Brit back and seized Torbuk
7.
How did Hitler’s invasion compare with Napoleon’s invasion of
Russia?
In both invasions, Russia’s terrible winter and its scorched earth strategy
created severe hardships for the invaders.
Hitler’s Lightning War
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Using your book and notes, match the following events
to their dates. Then write the answers down in
chronological order in the next page of your notebook.
Dates:
Aug 1939
April 1940
Feb 1941
Sept 1939
June 1940
June 1941
Sept 1940
Events:
•Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact
•Hitler invades Poland
•Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
•France surrenders
•German Luftwaffe begins bombing Brit cities
•Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops
seize Egypt and the Suez Canal
•Hitler invades the Soviet Union
Hitler’s Lightning War
1.
Aug 1939: Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact
Hitler: removal of threat of attack from the east, division of Poland
Stalin: Division of Poland, takeover of Finland and Baltic Countries, safety
from German attack
2.
Sept 1939: Hitler invades Poland
Blitzkrieg: “lightning war”, using fast-moving mechanized weapons and
overwhelming force
3.
April 1940: Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
pave a way to France and distract Allies by invading Holland, Belgium,
and Luxembourg, then send massive forces through the Ardennes
4.
June 1940: France surrenders
Britain rescued Allied soldiers stranded at Dunkirk and ferried them to
safety across the English channel
5.
Sept 1940: German Luftwaffe begins bombing Brit cities
RAF fighters and British resistance forced Germany to call off the attack
6.
Feb 1941: Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops seize Egypt
and the Suez Canal
By beginning of 1942, Brit forced Rommel to retreat. By middle of the
year, Rommel pushed Brit back and seized Torbuk
7.
June 1941: Hitler invades the Soviet Union
In both invasions, Russia’s terrible winter and its scorched earth strategy
created severe hardships for the invaders.