HITLER & APPEASEMENT Europe hopes for the Best but Gets the Worst!!!
HITLER TAKES CHARGE O Hitler bombs Guernica Spain to test his Luftwaffe air strength = thumbs up! O France and Great Britain do NOTHING. O Austria should be Germany’s O 1938 Hitler takes power of Austria. O France and Great Britain do NOTHING AGAIN…. O WHY?
Appeasement DEFINITION: to buy off (an aggressor) by concessions usually at the sacrifice of principles Merriam Webster Dictionary Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer of Germany and Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Munich 1938
Munich Agreement O Czechoslovakia created as new country after WWI. O Many German speaking citizens. O Who thinks it should be part of Germany in 1938? O (AH)!!!!
MUNICH AGREEMENT 1939 O Chamberlain (GB), Hitler (GER), Mussolini (ITL), Daladier (FR), Ciano (ITL) O Agree to give Germany Czechoslovakia! O HITLER AGREES NO MORE AGRESSION. O Do you believe him? “ A PEACE FOR OUR TIME.”
Student Learning Activity “Move the Teacher With Critical Thinking!!! 2 Groups (Support vs. Against) 1. Read position paper on Appeasement. 2. With a partner identify top 3 Arguments to support your position. 3. Meet with Full Group and Identify top 5 arguments for your position. 4. Debate the opposing position and move the teacher to your side!
What Happens Next???