World War II Ppt - Bibb County Schools

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World War II:
1939-1945
Brain Jogger
Read and answer the questions below.
“Fine specimens of humanity those Germans, and to think I’m
actually one of them! No, that’s not true, Hitler took away our
nationality long ago. And besides, there are no greater enemies
on earth than the Germans and Jew.” -Anne
1. Why does Anne dislike the Germans even though she is
German herself?
2. What does Anne mean when she says that Hitler “took away
our nationality long ago?”
The Sides
Allies
– Britain
– France
– U.S.
• December 7, 1941
• Pearl Harbor
– Soviet Union
– China
Axis
– Japan
– Germany
– Italy
Rise of Dictators
Germany- Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union- Joseph Stalin
Hitler
• 1930s- unite the
German race
• Builds up military and
weapons
• 1938-German soldiers
march on Austria
• September 1, 1939Invasion of Poland
Brain Jogger
• What is a dictator?
• Explain the political
cartoon (2 sentences):
The Soviet Union
• Joseph Stalin takes over in the 1920s and
Russia is now known as the Soviet Union.
Question to Ponder
• Although Stalin killed millions of his own
people, he fought with the United States
during World War II.
• Who was worse Hitler or Stalin? Why?
The Holocaust
• The mass killing of about 6 million Jewish
people, along with other “unwanted” people
classified by the Nazi Government in
Germany.
• Occurred in World War II
• Jews Fled, many to the United States, others
to Palestine (Canaan).
Brain Jogger
1. During what war did the Holocaust occur?
2. What country/government started the
Holocaust?
3. What impact do you think the Holocaust
had on the Jewish people?
Anti-Semitism
• The belief or behavior hostile toward Jews
just because they are Jewish.
• This happens in much of Europe
• Many Jew flee Europe and head to U.S. and
Palestine.
Germany
• The Way to Victory of
Germanicism over
Judaism.
France
Russia
Even Today…
Zionism
• Movement that supported the creation/ or
recreation of a Jewish Homeland.
Israel
UN controlled
Palestinian
Refugees
Never Again
Brain POP
• Hitler
• World War II
Brain Jogger
1. Why do you think this period was called the
"Cold War"? (educated guess)
2. What's a hot war?
The End of World War II
• 1940: France Surrenders
• 1942: Germany tries to
capture the Soviet City of
Stalingrad and fails
• 1944: D-Day: Invasion of
Normandy in France.
Russia Advances to
Germany
• April 30th: Hitler Commits
suicide
• 1945:U.S. drops atomic
bomb over Japan
The Beginning of
the end of the
WAR!!!