Thursday, Feb. 26 “Blitzkrieg”

Essential Question How was Europe affected by the actions of major countries before war broke out? Objective I will create a Facebook profile for one country to analyze their perspective on the build up to WWII.

Visualize it… Watch this presentation about the first actions of WWII… What do you notice? Why is Hitler so successful early on?

Facebook Activity We are starting a new activity today where you will analyze ONE country’s perspective and create a facebook profile to represent them Materials Needed: Book turn to page 566 “ROAD TO WAR” Blank Template

All Countries Germany Austria You will be assigned ONE of these: Italy Soviet Union Great Britain France Poland United States You will be assigned ONE of these:

Facebook Template

REQUIRMENTS Draw the FLAG of the country you ARE in the first box. Record all the information about YOUR country in the box beneath your flag. Draw the flags of your ALLIES beside the name of each country. Now you are ready to begin your dialogue on Facebook. You may chat w/ your allies OR other countries involved. However, be sure to “unfriend” them after you are done with that conversation. You will have 8 topics to converse about. Draw the flag representing the country “chatting” In your “conversation” box...be sure to have a conversation showing an understanding of each concept, who it pertains to and why it’s relevant to WWII. Keep the 8 topics IN ORDER as they are on the template!

Germany France Austria Soviet Union Italy: until 1944 Poland Great Britain: until 1939 (Appeasement only with Germany) United States

Sample: Germany Information Friends Conversation Notice all parts Think about your country’s perspective Conversation Different countries respond for these topics

Sample: France Information Friends Conversation Notice all parts Think about your country’s perspective Conversation Different countries respond for these topics

Your Task: Color your flag in the big square Fill in the “information” and “friends” boxes first Star the conversation Follow the topics All flags must be colored correctly

The Future Allied Powers The Future Axis Powers The Future Allied Powers Lend Lease?