Create a KWL for Hitler
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Fold a piece of notebook paper into
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Label the columns
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WWI Refresher
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How did WWI end?
 Germany was forced to claim full
responsibility for the war
 Germany was forced to pay war
reparations (pay for the damage)
 How do you think Germany felt after
the Treaty of Versailles?
Objectives:
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Content: Predict how Germany felt after
World War I.
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Learning: List the countries each leader
was from and which alliance they were
on.
Causes of World War II
1. Political instability and
economic devastation in
Europe resulting from
World War I
 Worldwide depression
 High war debt owed
by Germany
 Massive
unemployment
 High inflation
The value of money decreased because
so much was being printed
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In 1914:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Marks
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In 1923:
1 US dollar = 4.2 Rentenmarks
Which is =
4,200,000,000,000 Marks
http://safeshare.tv/v/IiSFXt-Ogm4
2.
Rise of Fascism
 Fascism is a
political
philosophy in
which total
power is given to
a dictator and
individual
freedoms are
denied
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Fascist dictators
included Adolf
Hitler, Benito
Mussolini, and
Hideki Tojo
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These dictators
led the countries
that became
known as the
Axis Powers
Axis Powers
Country
Leader
Germany
Italy
Japan
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Jump to Mussolini in your notes!!
Benito Mussolini Italian Dictator 1922 - 1943
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Fascist Italian dictator.
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The King of Italy
placed him into a
power position in 1922
and Mussolini took
over
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Banned all other
political parties.
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Believed Italy needed
to restore glory and
territory of the Roman
Empire.
What do you
think of these
paintings?
Adolf Hitler German Dictator 1933-1945
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Became leader of a
fascist group
commonly called the
Nazi Party.
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Chancellor of Germany
in 1933 then takes title
of “Der Fuhrer”
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Totalitarian leader
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Blamed Jews for
world’s problems
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Believed Germany
needed to expand and
create a better society at
all costs.
Hideki Tojo Japanese Prime Minister
1941-1944
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Was appointed Prime
Minister during the
war by the Emperor of
Japan, Emperor
Hirohito.
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Prior to his
appointment, he was
the General of the
Japanese Imperial
Army.
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Wanted to expand the
Japanese Empire.
The Allies
Country
France
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Soviet Union
(In 1941)
Leader
Albert François Lebrun
Winston Churchill
William Lyon
Mackenzie King
Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
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The Democratic
nations (United States,
Great Britain, and
Canada) were known
as the Allies
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The Soviet Union was
not a democratic
country but they joined
the Allies after they
were invaded by
Germany.
United States Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933-1945
Harry Truman
1945-1953
U.S. Presidents
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FDR was President of the United
States throughout the war until his
death on April 12, 1945
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FDR’s successor was Vice President
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill British Prime Minister
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1940-1945 & 1951-1955
Became Prime Minister
during WWII.
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He was chosen based on
his strong stance against
Germany and belief in
Britain fighting back.
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Was one of the most
popular Prime Ministers
ever in Great Britain.
https://youtu.be/MkTw3_PmKtc
Joseph Stalin Soviet Union Dictator 1928-1953
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Participated in the
Russian Revolution of
1917
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After Lenin's death, he
conspired against all of
his own political
comrades until he gained
complete power.
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Totalitarian leader who
used terror to accomplish
goals.
Just so you
know
Totalitarian regimes, in contrast to a
dictatorship, establish complete
political, social, and cultural control
over their subjects, and are usually
headed by a charismatic
leader. Fascism is a form of rightwing totalitarianism which
emphasizes the subordination of the
individual to advance the interests of
the state.
The War Begins…
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Germany had been expanding and breaking
the Treaty of Versailles during the 1930s.
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Germany signed the Munich Agreement,
which gave them a part of Czechoslovakia as
long as Hitler stopped trying to take any more
territory.
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In August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union
signed a nonaggression pact. In the pact, they
agreed not to declare war on each other.
Brainpop WWII
But it didn’t work…
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Hitler broke his
promise! On September
1, 1939 Germany
invaded Poland. The
Soviet Union also
invaded Poland and the
Baltic nations.
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Two days later, Great
Britain and France
declared war on
Germany. World War II
had begun!
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http://youtu.be/G1HDuqAU5U4
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http://youtu.be/EV65XRN1lU0
What do you think about
this cartoon?
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Take 20-30 seconds to
discuss this with your
partner
This one?
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if we listened to the AmericaFirst-isms of Charles Lindbergh
and Senators Wheeler and Nye,"
said Seuss. "I, probably, was
intemperate in my attacks on
them. But they almost disarmed
this country at the time it was
obviously about to be destroyed.
"The first person to fly solo
across the Atlantic, Lindbergh,
an international hero, spoke
highly of Hitler's regime.
America First was an antiinterventionist organization
against the Roosevelt
administration's plans for
intervention. Seuss used the
ostrich as a symbol of
isolationism in many of his
cartoons.
What about this one?
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Take 20-30 seconds to
discuss this with your
partner
Theater
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During a time of
war, the military
uses the term
“theater” to refer
to a specific
geographical
area.
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WWII had two
theaters:
European and
Pacific.
Fronts
The European
Theater was
broken up into
the Western and
Eastern Front
because the
European
Theater was so
big.
Germany Invades
Poland
September 1, 1939
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1st
What
happened?
use of “Blitzkrieg” –
coordinated air and tank
attack.
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Polish Army was
defeated in a matter of
weeks by Germans and
Soviets.
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Britain and France
declared War on
Germany to honor their
agreement to protect
Poland’s borders
Importance
Beginning of
WWII
Germany invades
France
May 10-22 1940
What happened?
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Days after
Germany invades
France, the
German Army
captures Paris
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French
government agrees
to disband
Importance
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Britain is now
the only member
of the Allies in
Europe
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The invasion also
helped
strengthen the
Nazi hold over
Europe
Battle of Britain
Started July 1940
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What
happened?
Air Raids by Germany
against London & other
major cities
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Germany wanted to
destroy the Royal Air
Force (RAF) & force Great
Britain to surrender
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Germany believed they
couldn’t carry out an
invasion of Great Britain
until the RAF was taken
down
Importance
First defeat of
Hitler’s military
forces