Transcript Contemporary - Lesson # 1 WWII

Warm Up
• Is war inevitable? What would it take to avoid
it?
• Give an example of how peace could be
reached between two nations without
fighting.
WWII timeline
• Pre-1938—Pacific: Japan invades China,
Europe: Germany breaks the Treaty of
Versailles
• September 1, 1939—Germany invades
Poland
• September 3, 1939—France, Great
Britain declare war on Germany
• 1940—Germany has conquered most of
Europe, begins bombing Great Britain,
Japan has conquered much of the Pacific
Axis & Allies, take one
• Axis Powers: Japan, Soviet Union, Germany,
Italy
• Allied Powers: Great Britain and her colonies,
China, France
…only Great Britain Remains…
Critical Thinking—War, take 2
• With the war going on
in Europe and the
Pacific, the USA is
remaining neutral (not
committing to fight)…
Should the USA get
involved in the war in
Europe and Asia?
Justify.
WWII –The War Spreads
• June-December 1941—
Germany invades Soviet
Union
• December 7, 1941—Japan
bombs Pearl Harbor, America
enters the war on the side of
the allies
• New Allied Powers: the Soviet Union,
USA, Britain, France, China
• Axis Powers—Japan, Italy, Germany
WWII--The Tide Turns
• 1943—Italy surrenders after
coup d'état
• 1944—D-Day, USA attacks
German army in France, Japan in
the Pacific
• August 6,
• Aprill-May 1945—Hitler
commits suicide, Germany 1945—Atomic
bomb, Hiroshima
surrenders
• August 9,
• September 1945—Japan
1945—Atomic
surrenders
bomb, Nagasaki
Critical Thinking—PEACE, take 2
• Now that peace
has been
reached for a
second time, the
remaining allies
need to decide
on terms. What
can they learn
from the past?
What should be different about the peace treaty after WWII
compared to the Treaty of Versailles? Explain.
A New Peace
• After WWII,
Germany is
divided into two
halves
• The Soviet Union
is responsible for
the Eastern half
• The other allies
(and the USA) are
responsible for
the Western half
But wait, what about that whole
atomic-bomb thing?
Hiroshima today
Atomic Bomb
• Atomic bomb test
Should the bombs have fallen?
You decide.
• Use the documents, the textbook, and other
information to fill out the for and against
graphic organizer with your partner.