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Warm-Up #1 (4/12/16)
Based on the article on Germany’s debt from WWI, answer
the following questions…
1. What did the allies (especially France) want to
ensure after WWI?
2. What problems did the Weimar Republic (Germany’s
government) have to deal with after WWI?
3. How did Hitler feel about the Treaty of Versailles?
4. How did the 1953 Treaty of London affect repayment
of war debt?
5. What was the final agreement about repaying the
debt?
Warm-Up #2 (4/14/16)
CANDIDATE A
• Remember Germany’s long &
glorious past
• Replace our present indecisive
leadership with a strong,
effective leader
• Rebuild the army to protect
against enemies
• Regain the lands taken unfairly
from us
• Make sacrifices to return to
economic health
• Put the welfare of the state
above all & our country will be
a great power again!
CANDIDATE B
• Realize that there are no quick
solutions to problems
• Put people back to work, but
economic recovery will be slow
• Provide for the poor, elderly, and
the sick
• Avoid reckless military spending
• Act responsibly to safeguard
democracy!
• Be a good neighbor country;
honor our debts & treaty
obligations
Imagine you are a German citizen in 1930 during the Great Depression.
You are unemployed and your country is suffering. Which candidate
would you vote for? Why?
Warm-Up #3 (4/16/15)
For each of the following put F if it applies to FASCISM, C if it
applies to COMMUNISM (in practice), or B if it applies to BOTH!
1. Adolf Hitler
2. Extreme militarism
3. Joseph Stalin
4. One political party
5. Strict obedience to the state
6. Youth indoctrination
7. Heavy censorship
8. Benito Mussolini
9. No private property
10.Totalitarian government
11.A theoretically classless society
12.Excessive use of propaganda
13.Francisco Franco
14.Extreme nationalism
15.Loss of civil liberties
Warm-Up #4 (4/17/15)
Answer the questions based on your viewing of “The Wave”:
1. Identify the symbols used by the
teacher/students. How were they similar to the
German Nazi symbols?
2. What was the slogan of The Wave? How did it
contribute to students believing in the
experiment?
3. How did the experiment end? Explain why you
felt it was either effective or not effective.
4. What does the experiment say about human
nature?
Warm-Up #5 (4/20/15)
Answer the questions based on your WWII Map:
1. Identify each of the following as part of the Allied Powers
or Axis Powers:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Germany
Italy
U.S.
Japan
Soviet Union
Great Britain
China
2. Write the name of the country each of the leaders below
represented:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mussolini
Churchill
Stalin
Hitler
Warm-Up #6 (4/19/16)
Copy down the definition, then answer the questions that follow:
Appeasement (n.) - the policy of giving in to the demands of a
potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace
Have you ever given in to someone’s
demands to avoid conflict? What
happened? Did they leave you alone after
that or did they continue to make
demands?
Warm-Up #7 (4/23/15)
Based on Tuesday’s Path to WWII notes, answer the
following questions:
1. Which countries were engaging in aggressive
behavior?
2. What pattern emerged with the international
response to the aggression?
3. Why do you think countries responded that way?
Warm-Up #8 (4/27/15)
Listen to the rap song Kenji by Fort Minor and read the
lyrics. Then answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHgxb5kQYGg
1. What happened to Kenji (Ken)?
Why?
2. Do you think the American
government was right to do what
they did? Why or why not?
3. What other groups have been
treated like this in history?
Warm-Up #9 (4/26/16)
Axis Aggression Review:
1. Identify the allied country that became occupied by
the Germans.
2. Explain the significance of the Battle of Britain.
3. What role did the U.S. play at the beginning of
WWII?
4. What region did Italy try to take over with German
help?
5. Why did Japan attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor?
Warm-Up #10 (4/29/15)
Allied Advance Review:
1.
If the Allies had not stopped Japan at the Battle of the Coral
Sea, which country would have most likely been invaded by
Japan?
2.
After liberating North Africa, which German-held territory in
Europe did the Allies attack?
3.
In which battle did the Allies beat the Germans with a little
help from mother nature?
4.
Why was Stalin happy when the Allies finally launched the DDay invasion at Normandy?
5.
By 1943, what desperate strategy did Japan start to employ?
Warm-Up #11 (4/30/15)
The Holocaust: A Personal Connection
Before the lesson: (write this on the space below
warm up #10)
Describe your holocaust victim, including their name
and location, and give a brief background about
their life.
After the Lesson:
Check the board to see his/her fate. What
happened to your person?