Transcript World War 2 Part 2 - Liberty Union High School District

World War 2 Part 2
Warm Up
 What lessons have we learned from World War 2? Think about…
a. Hitler’s rise to power
b. Germany sending troops to North Africa
c. Germany attacking the Soviet Union
d. Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
e. New weapons in World War 2 (how did this change how wars are
fought)
f. Allies vs. the Axis
Homework
Chapter 16, Section 4 Assessment, Questions
1-4
Looking Ahead
World War 2 Quiz next
Thursday/Friday
Learning Objectives
Enhance public speaking skills by presenting
World War 2 Research
Interpret the Soviet perspective on how
Germany should be punished
Analyze how the US won the war in the
Pacific
Finish Presentations
Defeat of Germany and Italy
1. Italy, 1943:
a. American and British troops invade mainland Italy
b. Mussolini arrested and eventually killed
c. Germans continue to occupy Italy
2. Germany, 1945:
a. Soviet troops attack Germany from the East and American
troops attack Germany from the West
b. Hitler commits suicide as the Soviets take Berlin
Allied Invasion of Italy
Allied Invasion of Germany
Interpreting the Soviet Perspective
•Write a Peace Proposal from the
perspective of a Soviet Diplomat
•Be sure to analyze the graph of how
many Soviets died in the war and
during Stalin’s regime
Check for Understanding
What does the “Pacific Theater” refer
to?
Name two key turning points in the
Pacific and explain why these were
turning points
U.S. Island Hopping Strategy
Island Hopping: Rather than attack every island that
Japan owned, the US chose specific places to attack
Why would the US do this? Why not attack every island
Japan owned?
What have we learned about the Japanese military code
of conduct? How do you think this is going to impact the
war in the Pacific?
Major Battles Fought in the Pacific
Pearl Harbor- Japan destroys US Pacific Fleet and US
enters the war
Coral Sea-First Allied Victory against the Japanese
Midway- Crushing blow to the Japanese Airforce
Guadalcanal- Japanese put on the defensive
Saipán- Huge military and civilian losses for the Japanese
Leyte Gulf- Destruction of the Japanese Navy
US Island Hopping Campaign:1942-1945
World War 2 in Color
Warm Up
Who was the president of the US when the
atomic bombs were dropped on Japan?
Why were atomic bombs dropped on
Japan?
Who was responsible for Japan agreeing to
surrender?
Homework
Chapter 16, Section 4 Assessment, Questions
1-4
Looking Ahead
World War II quiz next
Thursday/Friday
Learning Objectives
Synthesize the end of the war and its
consequences
Interpret the Pros and Cons of the use of the
Atomic Bomb
Analyze how the Allies dealt with Germany,
Italy and Japan after the war
Pros and Cons List-The Use of the Atomic
Bombs
 Make a Pros and Cons List of America using the Atomic Bomb against Japan
 Write 5 Pros and Cons
 Consider the following:
a. Japan’s unwillingness to surrender
b. How this impacted the US’s international reputation
c. The amount of people that were killed and destruction caused by the bombs
d. The alternative solution: An assault on mainland Japan
World War 2 Review Sheet
Textbook Question and Answer
Read Chapter 16, Section 5 and
answer Question 1-4 in the
Section Assessment
Check for Understanding
What does it mean to have a power vacuum?
Which countries, before World War 2, were the
international superpowers? Why are they no longer
going to be the superpowers?
Which countries, after World War 2, are going to be
the international superpowers? Why?
Which countries are the modern day superpowers?
Warm Up
 Identify three differences between World War I and World War II
 Think about:
a. Allies and countries fighting in the war
b. Ways the war that was fought
c. New weapons
d. Places and battles of the war
e. Reasons for the war
Looking Ahead
World War II quiz next
Thursday/Friday
Learning Objectives
Synthesize the course of World War 2
Decipher Holocaust vocabulary
Analyze and Interpret the Holocaust
reading
Make a Flow Chart to show how the
following events connect to one another
1. Invasion of Poland
6. Invasion of France
2. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
7. Battle of Dunkirk
3. Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
8. Battle of Stalingrad
4. Battle of Britain
9. Battle of Normandy
5. Invasion of the Soviet Union
10. Battle of Midway
Transitioning: The Holocaust
1. What is a genocide?
2. Where did we already learn about two
different genocides?
3. What kind of people did Hitler hate and
why?
Holocaust Vocabulary
 Racial purity: Hitler’s idea that there should be a pure, German
Aryan race
 Final Solution: Hitler’s decision to kill all the Jews, gypsies,
homosexuals, handicapped, etc.
 SS: Special German police who captured, transported, and killed
Jews
 Kristallnacht (1938): “Night of the Broken Glass”-Jewish stores are
broken into and destroyed
 Ghettos: Sections of cities were Jews were forced to live
Check for Understanding
How does the idea of
Lebensraum connect to
the Holocaust???
Holocaust Reading
Read the article about the
Holocaust and then answer the
questions that follow
The Bielski Brothers
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SooANfD9sWc
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrA-i6kOdc
1. In the first clip, how does the Jewish leader say they are going to
get their revenge?
2. Why do you think this movie is called “Defiance”
3. What common misconceptions are shown to be not true, in relation
to Jews in the Holocaust?
The Warsaw Uprising of 1944
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iyxc5EHtrU
1. Where is this taking place?
2. What is going on in the Eastern Front by 1944?
3. What is going on in the Western Front by 1944?
4. What kind of message do you think the Warsaw Uprising
sent to Jews and other people who were oppressed by
the NAZIs?
Finish Study Guides
Take this in-class time to work on next week’s
homework, which is to complete your study
guide
Warm Up
Write down three facts about the
Holocaust that you learned yesterday
Name three major turning points of
World War II and explain why they were
turning points in the war
Homework
Complete Study Guide
Learning Objectives
Retaining Material
 Write one paragraph that explains the following questions:
1. Why did the Holocaust take place?
2. Where did the Holocaust take place?
3. What happened in the Holocaust?
4. When did the Holocaust take place and what else was going on at
this time?
5. Who was involved in the Holocaust?
Echoes of Truth
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtxA5C74Cfk
 How many Jews died in the Holocaust and why is it so important to
remember what happened?
 What kind of laws and regulations were passed against Jews before
being sent to the concentration or death camps?
 How were Jews transported to the death camps and what would
immediately happen to them when they got there
Gallery Walk
Analyze the ten different pictures
and answer the question on the
bottom ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF
PAPER
Check In/Check for Understanding
What questions do you have about the
Holocaust?
What kinds of people died in the Holocaust
and approximately how many died?
Who was doing the killing?
How were they being killed?
Jeopardy
Warm Up
Write out ten questions that you
think will be on the quiz
Homework
Complete Study Guide
Learning Objectives
Synthesize material from World War II
Enhance studying skills
Collaborate with peers to study for quiz
Create your own matching sheet
Pick 15 vocabulary words that you think will be on the quiz
On the left side of the paper, write the vocabulary terms
On the right side of the paper, write the definitions (mix
them up so each definition isn’t directly across from its
corresponding term
Be sure to leave some space next to the vocabulary term
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Study Guides
In-Class time to work on study
guides