Bell Ringer
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Complete the 1st page of the handout.
You may work with a partner.
You have 15 minutes!
World War II
We will…
Today in class…
Identify the key events, people and locations of WWII.
You will be able to…
Social Studies
• Describe the impact of the
worldwide depression on Japan,
Italy and Germany.
• Describe the actions of Germany,
Italy and Japan that led to WWII.
• Identify key people of WWII and
their importance.
NEXT TIME/SOON:
Language
Define: Appeasement, Blitzkrieg
Axis Powers
• Analyze a political cartoon.
Appeasement - Giving in to a more
aggressive country in order to avoid war
Germany’s war strategy of intense bombing followed
quickly by waves of tanks and infantry
Axis Powers
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Countries that fought on the same side as
Germany in WWII
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Government was blamed when the Great
Depression hit.
Military then took over the country
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Extreme nationalists
Believed they could solve economic problems
through expansion
Decided to create a Pacific Empire
Japan Expands
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Manchuria: Taken by Japan in 1931
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China: Attacked by Japan in 1937
Mussolini sees
Japan’s success
and takes Ethiopia
in order to
expand.
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Goes against the
Treaty of Versailles
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Beginning in March
1935
Rebuilds armed forces
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Starts in 1934!
Germany moves troops
into the Rhineland
League of Nations
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Condemns
actions of Japan,
Italy and
Germany
But … they could
not back it up!
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No army
USA did not join
Tripartite Pact
Alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan
 Became known as the Axis Powers
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October 1936:
Germany & Italy form
an alliance
November 1936:
Japan joins
Appeasement
Britain and France practiced appeasement
prior to the start of World War II.
Britain & France allowed Germany to do
what it wanted (appeasement).
To appease is to please.
Appeasement
1936: Germany reoccupies the Rhineland > Britain
condemns Germany.
1938: Germany takes over Austria > Britain allows it,
but makes Germany promise not to take over
anymore territory.
1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia > Britain &
France condemn Germany’s actions.
Munich Conference
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September 29, 1938: Meeting between France,
Britain, Germany, & Italy
Germany was given land & Germany promised not
to take anymore land
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Hitler is given the
Sudetenland
6 months later Hitler
takes the rest of
Czechoslovakia
Non-Aggression Pact
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Agreement
between Hitler &
Stalin
Germany & USSR
become allies
Agreed that they
would split
Poland
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland
The invasion of Poland caused Britain
and France to declare war.
World War II officially starts.
Blitzkrieg!
Atonement - Elegy For Dunkirk - YouTube
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June 10: Italy
joins Germany &
attacks France
from the south
June 14: Paris
falls
June 22: France
surrenders
On June 16, 1940, the French cabinet voted
to ask Germany for armistice terms. In order
to completely humiliate the French, Hitler
insisted on receiving their surrender inside
the same railroad car in which the Germans
had surrendered to the Allies at the end of
World War I.
Economic & Political Causes of WWII
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Aggression by totalitarian powers
(Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Nationalism
Failures of the Treaty of Versailles
Weakness of the League of Nations
Appeasement
Tendencies towards isolationism and
pacifism (peace loving) in Europe and the
U.S.
Partner Work
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Battles and Events chart - Use your notes to fill
in 1 and 2
Label the map (1-9) and color code it for Axis
powers, Axis control, Allied nations, Neutral
nations – Purple textbook, pg. 438
Complete the Exit Ticket (political cartoon) and
turn in before you leave
Complete Good Guys/Bad Guys chart using
pictures in the hall (can be done in Pride)