Transcript Europe Erupts in War

Chapter 23 Section 2
Morning Work
Write questions
1. What was the
Anschluss?
2. What race did Hitler
consider superior?
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1st Period
September 27, 2016
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 Lecture: Europe Erupts
in War
 WWII in HD: Episode 1
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Agenda
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Write questions
1. What was the
Anschluss?
2. What race did Hitler
consider superior?
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2nd/3rd Period
September 26, 2016
Morning work
 Lecture: Europe Erupts
in War
 WWII in HD: Episode 1
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Agenda
Hitler’s Action in 1939
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Czechoslovakia
 In March 14-15, 1939
Hitler sent troops
remainder of
Czechoslovakia.
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Alliances
 Established a pact w/
Italy.
 August 23 1939:
established a
nonaggression pact w/
USSR
Hitler’s Actions in 1939
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Poland
 September 1, 1939
Hitler invaded Poland.
 German military used
blitzkrieg, or “lightning
war.”
 9/27/39- Poland
surrenders
Hitler’s Actions
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland
Central Historical Question
Was Appeasement the right policy
for England to pursue in 1938?
German Forces Turn to the West
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9/3/39: GB/ FR declared war on GR
 Allied Powers
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GR did not attack in the winter of 19391940
 This period became known as the sitzkrieg.
Germany Turns to the West
GR made plans to invade FR through
the Ardennes Forest.
 FR concentrated their forces elsewhere
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 Stationed to the north of the Ardennes
 Maginot Line was to the south of the
Ardennes
German Forces Turn to the West
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April 9,1940
 GR invaded
Denmark/Norway
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May10,1940
 GR invade FR
GR conquered the
Netherlands/ stormed
into Belgium.
 Early June the GR had
trapped Allied soldiers
at Dunkirk.
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German Forces Turn to the West
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GR forces attacked
FR through the
Ardennes
June 22, 1940
 FR surrenders
 The unoccupied part
of France was known
as Vichy France.
Battle of Britain
Hitler’s plan to
defeat GB: (August
1940)
Destroy the RAF
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1.
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RAF had radar
Bomb London
2.
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Goal : terrorize the
public so they would
lose the will to fight.
Battle of Britain
Scanning Skies of London
Spitfire Plane
Increasing Tensions in East Asia
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Japan invaded China’s
northern region of
Manchuria in 1931
 Area was rich with iron and
coal
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July 7, 1937: Japan began
a war against China
Nanking was China’s
capital
Japan invaded Nanking in
December 1937
U.S. –send aid to China
Increasing Tensions in East Asia
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September 27, 1940: Japan
formed a military alliance w/
Germany/Italy.
 Axis Powers
July 21,1941: Japan moved to
take control of French
Indochina.
 U.S. places oil embargo on
Japan
 October 17, 1941: Tojo
becomes prime minister of
Japan
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 Hideki Tojo wouldn’t settle for any
compromises
Indochina
3-2-1
Start of World War II
 3 countries Hitler invaded
 2 countries that made up the Axis
Powers
 1 country Japan invaded
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Exit Slip
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WRITE QUESTIONS
Why did Stalin sign the nonaggression
pact with Hitler in 1939?
What was the blitzkrieg?
What was Germany planning during the
sitzkrieg?
What is appeasement?
What was Vichy France?
Central Historical Question
What happened during the invasion
of Nanking?
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October 10, 2014

Write questions
1. What was the
Anschluss?
2. What race did Hitler
consider superior?

Morning work
 Lecture: Europe Erupts
in War
 WWII in HD: Episode 1
3rd/4th Period
Agenda
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October 10, 2014
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Write questions
1. What is fascism?
2. How did the aftermath of
WWI contribute to
political problems in
Europe?
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 Lecture: Europe Erupts
in War
 WWII Timeline
1st Period
Agenda
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October 13, 2014
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Write questions
1. What is fascism?
2. How did the aftermath of
WWI contribute to
political problems in
Europe?

Morning work
 Lecture: Europe Erupts
in War
 WWII Timeline
3rd/4th Period
Agenda
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WRITE QUESTIONS
Why did Stalin sign a
non-aggression pact
with Germany?
2. When did Hitler invade
Poland?
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1.
10/25/2010
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