Transcript World War II Terms - Parkway C-2

World War II Ch. 13-1
Lesson 1: World War II Terms
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Activity 1: With your group, create a 1-3
minute skit which that demonstrates the
meaning of your assigned term. (Act it
out) Each member of the group should
write the script for your skit in their
notebook.
Intro to World War II
• What do you What are unsure
know?
of?
What do
you want
to know?
World War II Ch. 13-1
• Lesson 1: From Versailles to Pearl Harbor
• The little girl story
• Activity 1: As we view the following
slides, take notes under each one as we
discuss the information that pertains to it.
Rise of Fascist Italy
• Italians were bitter after WWI because they
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were left out of the “spoils of war”
Benito Mussolini became dictator of Italy in 1922
and established a fascist state
Allowed no other political parties and crushed
opponents
His government controlled newspapers, schools,
and businesses
Modernized agriculture and industry
Looked to expand its country by conquering
Ethiopia in 1935
League of Nation did nothing to stop the
invasion
World War II Ch. 13-1
Lesson 1: Europe Moves Towards
War
• Activity 1: For each event, read the explanation
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on your handout as you do the following:
**With your partner, brainstorm answers to the
two questions for each event and answer in your
notebook. (1-4)
• You will add additional notes under activity 1 in
your notebook when we discuss each event (14)
Event A: Treaty of Versailles
• Germany Faces Economic Collapse
• - Germany was forced to pay for the war
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(32 billion dollars in reparations)
- the Great Depression compounded its
economic problems
- there were food shortages and riots in the
streets for food and jobs
- political upheaval
- severe inflation (took one billion
marks to make one dollar)
U.S. favored isolationism at this time (did not
join the League of Nations, focus on economy)
U.S. insisted on repayment of its debts
Event B: Rise of Hitler and Nazi
Threat
• - Hitler believed Germany had been sold out by
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the Weimar Republic and became an extreme
nationalist
- Joined a political party known as the National
Socialists, or Nazis
- Organized a revolt in 1923 that failed and he
was sent to prison
- Hitler outlined his plans in a book called Mein
Kampf “My Struggle”
- blamed intellectuals, Communists, and Jews
for Germany’s defeat and postwar problems
- wanted to unite all Germans in Europe into his
empire consisting of the “Aryan” race.
Event B
• 1933 National Socialistic Party (Nazis) won
37 percent of the vote in national elections
• - Hitler seized absolute power and
became a fascist dictator
• 1933-1934 Hitler reduced unemployment
by 2 million through state spending
• - highways were built, farmers were
guaranteed prices, weapons factories built
along with the German military (which was
a violation of the Versailles treaty)
Event C: Rise of Japanese
Imperialism
• Japan had desires to become a world
power in the 1920s but lacked natural
resources and territory
• 1931 Japanese army invades Manchuria
without approval of the government
• League of Nations condemned this move
so Japan withdrew from the League
World War II Ch. 13-1/2
Lesson 2: The War Begins
• Activity 1: Listen to the following story and then
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answer the following questions:
1. What do you think will happen next?
2. Why do you think the father gives in to his
daughter?
3. Who is to blame for the child’s selfishness?
Why?
4. How would you have dealt with the
daughter?
5. How does this story relate to the events
evolving in Europe?
• Activity 2: Using pg 392 “Hitler Takes
Action” and continuing through Section 2
“Hitler Attacks Poland”, create a time-line
of the early military actions and beginning
events of the war.
Date
Explanation of the event
Activity 2:
• Create a skit which demonstrates the
meeting that took place between Adolph
Hitler and Neville Chamberlain. Write the
dialogue in your notebook and be
prepared to act it out!
WWII Ch 14-4
• Lesson 3: The U.S. Enters the War
Events leading
Up to attack
Missed
Attack
Opportunities itself
Lesson 4: Mobilizing for War
• Activity 1: With your partners, read the
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information about your assigned WWII group.
Write down five significant points that the class
should understand about the role or experience
of your group in WWII
Your group will then explain two significant facts
that you think the class should know
Lesson 4: Major World War II
Events
• For each event, do the following in your
notebook:
• Name of Major events Person Significance
• Exhibit of battle
honored of battle
Lesson : Japanese American
Internment
• Activity 1: With your partner, read
concern A and take notes under activity 1.
Then, choose A-E and explain your choice
in a paragraph.
• Activity 2: Concern B
• Activity 3: Concern C
Group 1: U.S. Alliance with Great
Britain and the Soviet Union
The U.S. had supported Great Britain before
the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Soviet Union joined the Allies after
Hitler broke his non-aggression pact and
attacked on June 22, 1941
Soviet Union wanted allies to open second front
but Churchill advised attacking the softunderbelly through North Africa and Italy in July
1942
Meanwhile millions of Soviets were dying
Group 2: The Allied Invasion of
Northwestern Europe
• Attack was planned for a 60 mile stretch along the Normandy coast
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in France across the English Channel from Great Britain
June 6, 1944 Operation Overlord (D-Day)
- June 5th was supposed to be the day, however bad weather
set in
- Goal was to drive the Germans out of France and defeat the
Nazis
- largest amphibious invasion in history
- More than 150,000 Allied soldiers in 600 warships and
4,000 other vessels crossed the English channel
- 822 aircraft, carrying parachutists
- came ashore along 60 miles of the Normandy coast in
northern France
Germans expected an attack but though it was coming at
Calais
- Calais was the where the English Channel was most narrow
Group 3: The Battle of the Bulge
• - After liberating Paris, the Allies began to push
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through Belgium
and France toward Germany itself
- Hitler refused to give up, and launched a
desperate attempt to split the advancing Allied
armies
- 25 divisions of the German army attacked and
almost broke through Allied lines
- Americans were surprised and outnumbered,
without air support, losses were heavy but the
Allies held. 77, 000 deaths
- last offensive move from Germans
Group 4: Allied Victory in Europe
Hitler was obsessed with defeating the Allies in the
west and refused to send reinforcements to the
east
The “Big Three” met and agreed that Soviets
would control the east and U.S./Britain the west.
Hitler commits suicide as Allies close in
May 8th, 1945 known as V-E Day
Celebrations were combined with the horror of the
the Nazi concentration camps.
Group 5.: U.S. Strategy in the
Pacific War
• Japan attacked Pacific territories controlled by
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the U.S. as they bombed Pearl Harbor
Many areas fell but American forces in
Philippines fought back under Gen MacArthur.
MacArthur was ordered to leave and U.S.
surrenders
Bataan Death March- 70,000 U.S. and Filipinos
march 60 miles….14,000 die
Island hopping strategy- attack certain islands
and hop over others where forces were stronger
Doolittle Raid- attack on Tokyo…..raised
American morale and shocked Japan
Group 6: Turning Points of the
Pacific War
• Battle of the Coral Sea- battle of aircraft
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carriers, fighters bombers. Both sides inflicted
heavy damage. U.S. forced a Japanese retreat
Battle of Midway- Japan devised a complex plan
to attack Midway Island. Japan hoped to draw
U.S. fleet away from Pearl Harbor. U.S.
intercepted Japanese code and were able to
decode secret plans. Japan was taken by
surprise.
U.S. gained a victory and upper hand in the
Pacific for the first time.
Group 7: Battle of Iwo Jima
• 1943-1944 U.S. gain many island victories. Fighting
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filled with danger such as monsoons, malaria, high
temps, and even an earthquake.
Iwo Jima- Early 1945 fighting entered its final phase.
U.S. needed an airbase to launch attacks on Japanese
mainland.
Island was volcanic and 4 mile long, 2 mile wide
23,000 well entrenched and concealed Japanese troops
protected the island (underground tunnel system and
caves)
Japanese were committed to no surrender. U.S. suffer
22, 000 casualties and 5300 deaths.
Islands of Okinawa and the Philippines fall soon after
Iwo Jima
Group 8: The End of World War II
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to weaken their defenses in preparation for an attack on
the mainland
March 1945 raid killed 80,000 people
U.S. Navy cut off Japan’s food and other supplies
Japan counters with suicide missions called kamikaze
(dive bombing of American warships)
Total costs: 300,000 Americans died and 700,000
wounded
50 million lives overall were lost
U.S. played a major role in stopping Hitler and his
horrific genocide.
U.S. stopped Japan’s conquest of the Pacific
Lesson: 5 The decision to drop the
atomic bomb
• Activity 1:
• Read each decision and take notes. Then,
answer the critical-thinking question in a
paragraph explaining your point of view.
Activity 2:
• Read the Documents Based Investigation
on pp 458-459. Then, answer the
questions in your notebook.