Transcript Today`s PPT
Do Now: Paste the two worksheets into your notebook on pages 189 and 190 Today’s Objective: • I can summarize Germany’s aggression in Europe and how the Allies defeated Germany/Hitler. • I can summarize WWII events such as D-Day, V-E Day, and the liberation of Concentration Camps. Agenda 1.Notes, Videos and “see/feel” charts World War II in Europe (in a nutshell) Class Instructions • Take notes on worksheet- Numbered slides correspond to notes page on 190 1 Allies United States France Britain Soviet Union Axis of Evil Germany Japan Italy These were the Allies’ enemy! 2 Germany’s tactics • Germans engaged in blitzkrieg (lightening war) – Speed and Surprise – Concentration of forces (air,land, artillary, ship – Take Czechoslovakia and Poland quickly – French fell to the Germans 3 D-Day • British Prime Minister Churchill convinced FDR that Hitler was a bigger threat than Japan- Should strike Germany first • After 2 years of fighting, the Allies planned to liberate France – D-Day: June 6, 1944 – 3 million British, American, and Canadian troops – Plan to attack the French beaches and push the Germans back towards Germany D-Day Invasion Video • Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Matt Damon, Tom Hanks – Accuracy of D-Day invasion scene – Instructions: Complete the See/Feel Chart on page 190 What I see Men preparing for battle How it makes me feel I wonder how many and who will survive and am scared for them 4 Allied Gains in Europe Draw these lines on your notes page map! 5 Liberation of Concentration Camps • As allies cross Europe, they find camps • Germans try to hide evidence – Destroy camps – March prisoners into Germany “death marches” – http://vimeo.com/21929056 – 10 mins 6 V-E Day • “Victory in Europe Day” • Germans forced to surrender in Berlin – British/English from the west – Soviets from the east – Hitler kills himself • May 8, 1945 V-E Day – Sadly, FDR had died a month earlier; Harry S. Truman was the new president End of War: Interviews with Soldiers • Interviews with the 101st Airborne Infantry who participated in D-Day and liberated Europe These men were… • Paratroopers (jumped out of planes into enemy territory) • Liberated concentration camps • Took over Hitler’s “Eagles Nest” retreat • http://vimeo.com/21927203