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Day 1: The Rise of the Dictators
Prior to this unit, we learned about the economic
devastation of the Great Depression and the
leadership of President Roosevelt. In this unit we
will study about the rise of dictatorships in Europe
and how that contributed to the cause of a second
world war. We will examine the reasons for the
United States’ entry into the war, and the
response on the home front, including Executive
Order 9066 and the economic and social changes
brought about by U.S. involvement in the war.
With your
shoulder
partners discuss
the following:
Identify the
causes of
World War I
and reasons
for US entry.
 How did WWI
end?
 What we
already know
about Hitler?
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Totalitarianism- a
government in which the state
holds total authority over the
society and seeks to control all
aspects of public and private
life wherever possible.
Alliances- Germany, Italy, and
Japan agreed to an alliance
which afterwards they were
known as the Axis powers.
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler in Munich,
June 1940.
1.) Dictatorships and their aggression
 Nazism in Germany under Adolph Hitler (1933)
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How Hitler Came to Power
 Watch video clip entitled: “Hitler Comes to Power”
 What it was like for Germans during the Nazi
rule.
 Watch video clip entitled: “Social Control”
 Watch video clip entitled: “The Dark Side of Nazi
Rule
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Fascism in Italy under Benito Mussolini (1922)
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Communism (Stalinism) in the Soviet Union
under Joseph Stalin (1928) (also in Spain,
Poland, and most of eastern Europe)
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German expansion into Austria, Czechoslovakia
and, finally, Poland (1939) bring Europe into
a second world war.
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Japan: Japan embarks on a campaign of expansion
into Manchuria and China (1930s)
With your shoulder partners discuss the question:
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What similar actions did Nazi Germany and
Imperial Japan do that made the United States and
the rest of the world very nervous?
2.) Attack on Pearl Harbor
 A result of economic sanctions hindering their
expansion campaign, Japan attacks the US at
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, “a date which will
live in infamy” (President Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Allies Powers
Britain
France
USA
Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
Extension on the attack of Pearl Harbor next class period.
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Why did the United States enter WWII?
1. Rise of Aggressive Dictators in Europe and Japan
2. Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
If time permits
Mothers fight for your
children.
Nazi propaganda.
Translation: "Long Live
Germany"
English translation
Caption
We will ruthlessly defeat and
destroy the enemy!
The paper
Nonaggression Treaty Between
the USSR and Germany
"The Red Army fighter, save
us!"
Nazi poster inviting
Netherlanders (Dutch) to join SS.
“O soldier, save me from
slavery!"