Section 1-Paths to War Do Now 1.Write down the learning goal. How did the ambitions of Japan and Germany pave the way for the outbreak of World War II? 2.What event led to the United States entering into the war?

German Path to War  Adolf Hitler- Chancellor of Germany, he believed that Germans belonged to a so-called Aryan race that was superior to all other races and nationalities.  Rhineland- Western part of Germany  Demilitarized- No weapons or fortifications permitted  Appeasement- Policy of satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace.

German Path to War  Why was Hitler confident he could break the Treaty of Versailles?  What event distracted France, Great Britain, and Italy while Hitler was breaking the Treaty?  What demilitarized area did Hitler send troops?

German Path to War  Why was Hitler confident he could break the Treaty of Versailles? He knew that they would not use force to maintain it.  What event distracted France, Great Britain, and Italy while Hitler was breaking the Treaty?  What demilitarized area did Hitler send troops?

German Path to War  Why was Hitler confident he could break the Treaty of Versailles? He knew that they would not use force to maintain it.  What event distracted France, Great Britain, and Italy while Hitler was breaking the Treaty? The Great Depression  What demilitarized area did Hitler send troops?

German Path to War  Why was Hitler confident he could break the Treaty of Versailles? He knew that they would not use force to maintain it.  What event distracted France, Great Britain, and Italy while Hitler was breaking the Treaty? The Great Depression  What demilitarized area did Hitler send troops? The Rhineland

German Path to War  Benito Mussolini- the Italian Prime Minister had long dreamed of creating a new Roman Empire, he welcomed Hitler ’s support. Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.  Sudetenland-  Joseph Stalin- The soviet dictator

German Path to War  What was the alliance between Mussolini and Hitler?  What was the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and how did Hitler get it?  What was the result of Germany invading Poland?

German Path to War  What was the alliance between Mussolini and Hitler? The Rome-Berlin Axis  What was the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and how did Hitler get it?  What was the result of Germany invading Poland?

German Path to War  What was the alliance between Mussolini and Hitler? The Rome-Berlin Axis  What was the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and how did Hitler get it? Germany and the Soviet Union both promised not to attack each other. Hitler offered Stalin control of eastern Poland and the Baltic states.  What was the result of Germany invading Poland?

German Path to War  What was the alliance between Mussolini and Hitler? The Rome-Berlin Axis  What was the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and how did Hitler get it? Germany and the Soviet Union both promised not to attack each other. Hitler offered Stalin control of eastern Poland and the Baltic states.  What was the result of Germany invading Poland? Britain and France declared war on Germany.

The Japanese Path to War  Manchukuo- City formally known as Manchuria  Chiang Kai-shek- served as the leader of the Republic of China between  New Order- East Asia, comprising Japan, Manchuria, and China. Japan would attempt to establish a new system of control in Asia with Japan guiding its Asian neighbors to prosperity.  Sanctions- restrictions

The Japanese Path to War  Why did Japanese soldiers, disguised as Chinese, blow up a small section of the Manchurian Railway near the city of Mukden?  In December 1936, what did Chiang Kai-shek do in addition to ending his military efforts against the Communists?  What did Japan have to decide between in 1940?

The Japanese Path to War  Why did Japanese soldiers, disguised as Chinese, blow up a small section of the Manchurian Railway near the city of Mukden? Japan owned this area, and the Japanese soldiers wanted to blame the “Mukden incident” on the Chinese.  In December 1936, what did Chiang Kai-shek do in addition to ending his military efforts against the Communists?  What did Japan have to decide between in 1940?

The Japanese Path to War  Why did Japanese soldiers, disguised as Chinese, blow up a small section of the Manchurian Railway near the city of Mukden? Japan owned this area, and the Japanese soldiers wanted to blame the “Mukden incident” on the Chinese.  In December 1936, what did Chiang Kai-shek do in addition to ending his military efforts against the Communists? He formed a new united front against the Japanese.  What did Japan have to decide between in 1940?

The Japanese Path to War  Why did Japanese soldiers, disguised as Chinese, blow up a small section of the Manchurian Railway near the city of Mukden? Japan owned this area, and the Japanese soldiers wanted to blame the “Mukden incident” on the Chinese.  In December 1936, what did Chiang Kai-shek do in addition to ending his military efforts against the Communists? He formed a new united front against the Japanese.  What did Japan have to decide between in 1940? Indochina’s raw materials or U.S. oil and scrap iron

Section 2-The Course of World War II Do-Now  Devastation of War Allied perseverance, effective military operations, and Axis miscalculations brought the devastation of World War II to an end.  Have you ever known two people who were fighting, but you refused to take sides?  Read how the United States remained neutral even though the British asked for help.

Europe at War  Blitzkrieg -lightning war  Franklin D. Roosevelt-was President of the United States during World War II  Isolationism- a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.  Neutrality acts- A series of acts, passed in the 1930s, prevented the United States from taking sides or becoming involved in any European wars.

The Allies Advance  Stalingrad- a major industrial center on the Volga River.  Battle of Midway -The turning point of the war in Asia came on June 4, U.S. planes destroyed four attacking Japanese aircraft carriers. The United States defeated the Japanese navy and established naval superiority in the Pacific.  Douglas MacArthur-A U.S. general commanded an operation that would move into the Philippines through New Guinea and the South Pacific Islands.

Last Years of the War  Winston Churchill- An officer in then British Army. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century,  Normandy- history’s greatest naval invasion, it was an invasion of France from Great Britain, across the English Channel. On June 6, 1944 (D-Day), Allied forces under U.S. general Dwight D. Eisenhower landed in Normandy.  Partisans- resistance fighters  Harry S. Truman- had become president after Roosevelt died in April  Hiroshima- Japanese city where the first atomic bomb was used on August 6.

Section 3-The New Order and the Holocaust  Millions of people were forced to labor for the German and Japanese war machines. The Holocaust claimed the lives of six million Jews.

The New Order in Europe  Poland  Heinrich Himmler- the leader of the SS, was in charge of Ger- man resettlement plans in the east. Himmler’s task was to move the Slavic peoples out and replace them with Germans.

The Holocaust  Genocide-The Final Solution, physical extermination of the Jewish people.  Reinhard Heydrich- head of the SS’s Secu- rity Service, had the task of administering the Final Solution.  Auschwitz- The largest of six extermination centers where Jews from countries occupied by Germany (or sympathetic to Germany) were rounded up, packed like cattle into freight trains, and shipped to Poland.  Holocaust- The mass slaughter of European Jews.  Collaborators- people who assisted the enemy helped the Nazis hunt down Jews.

Section 4- Home Front and Aftermath of War  Do-Now  After World War II, a new set of Cold War problems faced the international community.  Do you believe that all citizens should cooperate during a national crisis?  Read on to understand the feelings of sacrifice during the crisis of World War II.

The Mobilization of Four Nations  Mobilization- the act of assembling and preparing for war  Albert Speer- was made minister for armaments and munitions in 1942  Kamikaze- (divine wind) The young Japanese pilots who were encouraged to volunteer to serve as pilots in suicide missions against U.S. fighting ships at sea  General Hideki Toˉ joˉ - prime minister from 1941 to 1944, opposed female employment. He argued that “the weakening of the family system would be the weakening of the nation

The Mobilization of Four Nations  How did World War II contribute to racial tensions in the United States?

The Mobilization of Four Nations  How did World War II contribute to racial tensions in the United States?  Many African Americans moved from the South to the North for jobs; troops were segregated in the military; Japanese Americans were interned.

The Bombing of Cities  London  Blitz -what the British called the German air raids  Dresden

The Bombing of Cities  Why were civilian populations bombed?

The Bombing of Cities  Why were civilian populations bombed?  To try to force governments to make peace.

Peace and a New War  Cold War- An ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War dominated world affairs until the end of the 1980s  What caused the major split between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II?

Peace and a New War  Cold War- An ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War dominated world affairs until the end of the 1980s  What caused the major split between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II?  The United States supported free elections in Eastern Europe; the Soviets did not.