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World War II:
War Around the World
Social Studies 10
Ms. Rebecca
Do Now:
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What were the causes of WWII?
How did they compare with the causes of WWI?
You must use the following terms in your answer:
Fascism/Dictatorship
Imperialism
Arms Race
Nationalism
The Great Depression
The Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Joseph Stalin – Soviet Union
Benito Mussolini – Italy
Hideki Tojo - Japan
Axis Powers
Popcorn reading!
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Get out your textbook and turn to
page 447
We will popcorn read as a class to
review what we have learned about
the causes of WWII.
I. Causes of WWII (venn diagram)
Causes of WWI
Causes of WWII
II. Road to War (1932-1939)
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B.
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D.
Election of 1932
Remilitarize (1935)
Invasion of
Rhineland (1936)
Union with Austria
(1938)
II. Road to War (1932-1939)
Czechoslovakia and
Munich Conference
(1938)
1. Appeasement
Policy
F. Non-Aggression Pact
(1939)
G. Invasion of Poland
(1939)
E.
1. The war begins
III. World War II Basics
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B.
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Axis Powers:
Italy, Germany,
Japan
Allied Powers:
Great Britain,
France….later USA,
China, Russia and
more!
Neutral
countries:
Switzerland
Japan
Germany
Italy
USSR
World War II
USA
G.B.
France
China
What was the battlefield like?
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No trenches
New weapons
New strategy
– “blitzkrieg”
High
causalities
IV. The Western Front
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Sept 1, 1939- Hitler attacked Poland
- 2 days later, Great Britain and
France declared war on Germany
V. Lightning Attacks
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Germans fought much faster than
they had in WWI.
Blitzkrieg: lightning war
Poland, Denmark, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Belgium and Norway
lost to Germany fast!
V. Lightning Attacks
Even France lost to Germany!
Some French soldiers escaped to Great
Britain and some stayed in the
country and tried to resist German
rule.
The Battle for Britain
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Battle of Britain
Aug-Nov 1940
Germany sent 1000s of aircrafts over
the English Channel to try to bomb
and destroy the British Royal air
force so he could easily take over
Problem
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British had radar
They to see German air attacks
before German planes were visible so
they could defend themselves
London Blitz
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Germans were frustrated that they
couldn’t defeat British Air Force so
they began to bomb British ports and
cities.
Goal: Scare people and break will to
fight.
III. Battle of Britain
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B.
C.
D.
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Who, when,
where?
Last Allied Power
Daylight battle
Night time battle?
Victory?
BACK
British hold out!
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Although thousands of people died
and much of London was destroyed,
the British never gave in.
1941-Germany was forced to leave
Britain because they had lost too
many planes and supplies during the
attack on Britain.
IV. Eastern Front
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1939- Hitler made a nonaggression treaty with Stalin which
said that he would not go to war with
Russia.
Surprising because Russia was
Communist and Hitler did NOT like
communism.
Why would Hitler want Russia?
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Vast open spaces
Natural resources
A. Hitler breaks treaty with Russia
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June 1941- Hitler sent 3 million
troops to the Soviet Union (Russia)
German soldiers killed many people
with tanks and soldiers with
bitzkrieg strategy
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Soviet Union did not collapse.
Germans couldn’t deal with the
harsh, cold Soviet winter.
Soviets fought back
B. Battle of Stalingrad
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Results of battle:
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Estimates that 10s of thousands of
German soldiers died. Hitler would
not allow them to surrender.
No food
Freezing cold
Survivors from Germany were
captured and taken to Prisoner
camps where many more died
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Over 1 million Soviet soldiers died
but they won the battle
BIG turning point in the War.
Homework:
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Before you leave answer the following questions on a piece
of paper to be turned in:
Who was on the Axis side?
Who were part of the Allied powers?
How was battle different in WWII than it was in WWI?
Make Vocabulary note cards for the following terms:
Blitzkrieg
non-aggression
Battle of Britain
radar
London Blitz
Battle of Stalingrad