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World War II
Unit 5
RMS IB 2013-2014
Mr. Nazak
Agenda: Tuesday March 11th, 2014
• OBJ: Students will be able to explain the events
from WWII by taking notes as well as analyzing
documents and their importance to
understanding WWII.
• Warm Up
• Guided Notes- World War II
• Text Document Analysis
• Check: Dictator / Agent of Explosion organizers
• HW: Red Scarf Girl Chapters 9-11 Due!
• Missing Work Due March 12th !
CNN / Student News
• What do you think can be done to further verify the
passports of airline passengers? If it turns out that
there is a link between stolen passports and the
disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, do you
think more countries will take this course of action?
Why or why not?
• What is your opinion of Edward Snowden's leaking of
classified information about NSA activities? Do you
think his actions protected personal privacy rights,
do you think they jeopardized national security, or do
you think they did both? Explain.
What Lead Japan to War
1) Militarism Japan had been becoming a major naval power in
the pacific, they wanted to be the biggest.
2) Friction between the U.S. and Japan –
• Japan resented the U.S. immigration act of 1924 – which
barred Japanese immigration to America
• in 1940, the U.S. and Britain instituted a trade embargo with
Japan
3) Lack of natural resources –
• Japan had to import 88 percent of their oil.
• no trade concessions they would be forced to go to war
• Japan needed the oil rich Dutch east indies and the rubber
plantations of British Malaya
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U.S. vs. Japan
• The U.S. refused to cooperate and negotiate
• The U.S. had broken the secret Japanese diplomatic
codes in late 1941
• U.S. deciphering program was codenamed “magic”
Stop N Jot
The U.S. had broken the secret Japanese
diplomatic codes
• Explain how this could be a benefit to the
U.S.?
VS.
U.S. Enters World War II
• December 7th, 1941- Japan leads the attack on
Pearl Harbor
– Resulted in the U.S. declaring war on Japan, soon
after Germany declared war on the U.S.
*Allies Powers- Britain, France, United States,
Russia
*Axis Powers- Germany, Italy, Japan
WORLD WAR II
THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
• On December 8, congress declared war on
Japan
• President Roosevelt declared December 7th as
“a day that would live in infamy.”
Theaters of War
War in the Pacific
• Island Hopping- strategy of
quickly capturing islands
throughout the Pacific
territory
• Used to gain dominance in
area
War in the Pacific- The Battle of the
Coral Sea
The Tide Turns Against Japan
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May 7 1942
The first naval battle in history where
the two opposing forces never saw each
other.
All the fighting was done by carrier based
aircraft.
No one won.
Result:
Japanese abandon their plans to set up
future bases in the area.
Allies gained the momentum.
THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC- Battle of Midway
June 4-June 7, 1942
The most important battle in the Pacific.
• The Japanese attempt to draw out and
destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet
• The Americans destroyed all four of
the Japanese heavy aircraft carriers
• The Japanese navy never recovered
from these losses or regained the
offensive initiative again.
The War in the Pacific- Battle of Iwo Jima
February 19, 1945
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American Marines land on
the volcanic island of Iwo
Jima.
• strategically important as
an air base for long-range
bombing missions
• Success!!
• The American’s established
an airfield on the island for
future air raids against
Japan.
Theaters of War
War in Europe
• Also included North Africa
• No Trench Warfare- Air Power
• New Technology
– Fighter Planes
– Aircraft carriers
Battle of the Bulge- December 1944
• December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempts to split the Allied
armies in northwest Europe
• Used surprise blitzkrieg tactic thrust
• Blitzkrieg- “Lighting warfare” based on speed and
surprise!
• American units fight a desperate battle to stop the German
advance
• The U.S. Third Army is moved to Bastogne to provide support
for the Allied defense.
• Result: A crucial shortage of fuel for the Germany Army
proved fatal , Hitler stops his pursuit of the U.S. Army
THE WAR IN EUROPE- Operation Barbarossa
June 22, 1941 – Germany launches a surprise attack against Russia
• Was Stalin ready?- no!
• Stalin was warned that the Germans might be planning an attack
• Stalin refused to believe his generals advice
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German invades Russia under the idea of lebensraum
• lebensraum-a belief by Nazis it was necessary for national existence or
economic self-sufficiency to take land
• the Germans intend to enslave or wipeout the Russian population
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Stalin utilized his plan of scorched earth during the German Invasion- WIN!
THE NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN
• Army leaders:
• the British 8th army and the
German Africa corps will wage • Field Marshal Erwin
armored warfare across north
Rommel command the
Africa.
German Africa corps
• why Africa?– imperialism! who
• General Bernard
will control the most territory
Montgomery
• the Africa corps finally
commands the British
surrenders to British and
8th Army
American forces in may 1943.
Reflection
• Explain how the United States was able to
achieve victory in World War II?
Event Text Document Analysis
• Teacher will Model for students Text Analysis
• Students will be read or listen to an audio clip.
• Each student will be responsible for analyzing the
document or audio clip and demonstrating how it helps
us to understand WWII.
• Each student will use the Text Document Analysis
Worksheet to help in their analysis.
• Documents / Audio Clips
– Attack on Pearl Harbor
– Churchill This was their finest hour
– Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat
– Storytelling Political Cartoon
– Countries for Food Political Cartoon
Modeling Event Text Analysis
• Pencils Down!
• Listen to Audio Clip of speech(FDR- Pearl
Harbor / Churchill- Their Finest Hour)
• Read along as you listen to audio clip
• Pencils Down!
• Listen and Watch Mr. Nazak “Model” the steps
for text analysis.
• Pencils Up!
• Your turn!
• Work on remaining texts/ political cartoon on
analysis worksheet
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Event Text Document Analysis Worksheet
How is this important to World War II?
Text Passage
Yesterday, December
7, 1941-a day which
will live in infamy- the
United States of
America was suddenly
and deliberately
attacked by naval and
air forces of the Empire
of Japan”.
"
FDR-White House
1941
http://app.discoveryedu
cation.com/search?Ntt=
wwii++audio+speeches
What does the
quote mean?
Justify Your Answer- 2 complete sentences
Their Finest Hour
Event Text Document Analysis Worksheet
How is this important to World War II?
Text Passage
What does the quote mean?
Justify Your Answer- 2 complete sentences
Let us therefore brace
ourselves to our duty and
so bear ourselves that, if
the British Empire and its
Commonwealth last for a
thousand years, men will
still say: This was their
finest hour”.
“
Audio clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lea
rning/schoolradio/subject
s/history/ww2clips/speec
hes/churchill_finest_hour
June 1940
Event Text Document Analysis Worksheet
Text Passage
What does the quote
mean?
How is this important to World War II?
Justify Your Answer- 2 complete sentences
Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat
Event Text Analysis Document
Text Passage
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a day
which will live in infamy- the United
States of America was suddenly and
deliberately attacked by naval and air
forces of the Empire of Japan”.
FDR-W 1941
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/searc
h?Ntt=wwii++audio+speeches
“I would say to the House, as I said to
those who've joined this government: "I
have nothing to offer but blood, toil,
tears and sweat."
Winston Churchill, 1941
Text
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our
duty and so bear ourselves that, if the
British Empire and its Commonwealth
last for a thousand years, men will still
say: This was their finest hour”.
Audio clip June 1940
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolr
adio/subjects/history/ww2clips/speech
es/churchill_finest_hour
What does the quote mean?
What is the author/ speaker
trying to convey (express) to
the reader?
How is this important to World War II?
Justify Your Answer- 2 complete sentences
Event Text Analysis Document
Text Passage
What does the quote
mean? What is the
author/ speaker trying to
convey (express) to the
reader?
How is this important to World War II?
Justify Your Answer- 2 complete sentences
Countries for Food Political Cartoon
Storytelling Political Cartoon