Bell Ringer Complete the 1st page of the handout. You may work with a partner. You have 15 minutes!

World War II

Today in class… We will… You will be able to… Language Social Studies Identify the key events, people and locations of WWII. You will be able to… Social Studies Language Define: Appeasement, Blitzkrieg Axis Powers Analyze a political cartoon. 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:

Appeasement - Giving in to a more aggressive country in order to avoid war

Blitzkrieg "Lightning War" Germany’s war strategy of intense bombing followed quickly by waves of tanks and infantry

Axis Powers Countries that fought on the same side as Germany in WWII

Effects of the Worldwide Depression Japan, Italy, & Germany 1930’s

Japan Government was blamed when the Great Depression hit. Military then took over the country Extreme nationalists Believed they could solve economic problems through expansion Decided to create a Pacific Empire This way they could get raw materials, have markets for its goods, and new homes for its people as the population was growing

Japan Expands Manchuria: Taken by Japan in 1931 China: Attacked by Japan in 1937 Treaty of Portsmouth, (Sept. 5 [Aug. 23, Old Style], 1905), peace settlement signed at Kittery, Maine, U.S., ending the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. According to the terms of the treaty, which was mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, the defeated Russians recognized Japan as the dominant power in Korea and turned over their leases of Port Arthur and the Liaotung Peninsula, as well as the southern half of Sakhalin Island, to Japan. Both powers agreed to restore Manchuria to China. This way they could get raw materials, have markets for its goods, and new homes for its people as the population was growing

Italy Mussolini sees Japan’s success and takes Ethiopia in order to expand.

Germany Goes against the Treaty of Versailles Rebuilds armed forces Beginning in March 1935 Rebuilds armed forces Starts in 1934! Germany moves troops into the Rhineland

League of Nations Condemns actions of Japan, Italy and Germany But … they could not back it up! No army USA did not join

Tripartite Pact Alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan Became known as the Axis Powers 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 September 29, 1938: Meeting between France, Britain, Germany, & Italy Germany was given land & Germany promised not to take anymore land Hitler is given the Sudetenland 6 months later Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia

Non-Aggression Pact Agreement between Hitler & Stalin Germany & USSR become allies Agreed that they would split Poland

Germany invades Poland September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland German planes came in and bombed while the infantry attacked from the ground. Warsaw, the capital of Poland was bombed relentlessly. The city was destroyed. Two days later, France and Britain decided to declare war on Germany once they invaded Poland. But Poland still fell within a few weeks, because Britain and France were not ready to respond militarily.

The invasion of Poland caused Britain and France to declare war The invasion of Poland caused Britain and France to declare war. World War II officially starts. YouTube - Germany Invades Poland-France and Britain Declares War

Blitzkrieg! YouTube - Germany Invades Poland-France and Britain Declares War

On April 9th, 1940, Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway. Denmark was defeated in 4 hours. Norway was defeated after a couple of months. Hitler used these lands so that he could build bases along the coast from which he could attack Britain.

Invasion of France on June 3, 1940 Signed treaty in same place as TOV Invasion of France on June 3, 1940

Atonement - Elegy For Dunkirk - YouTube May 26-June 4 Dunkirk evacuation, code named Operation Dynamo it took place from may 26 to June 4 1940. In nine days, more than three hundred thousand (338,226) soldiers — 218,226 British and 120,000 French were rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of about seven hundred boats. These craft included the famous "Little Ships of Dunkirk These small craft ferried troops from the beaches to larger ships waiting offshore.

June 10: Italy joins Germany & attacks France from the south June 14: Paris falls June 22: France surrenders The Germans took control of the Northern part of the country and let the southern part be ruled by a puppet government.

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 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 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) Axis Control: Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece. Axis Powers: Germany, Italy Allied Nations: Great Britain, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt Neutral Nations: Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Ireland

Axis Control: Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece. Axis Powers: Germany, Italy Allied Nations: Great Britain, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt Neutral Nations: Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Ireland