1. Warm Up!  Why did countries go to war during WWI and WWII?  ACT: Fastidious (adj.) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards.

2. Warm Up!! Why were countries hesitant to accuse Hitler? Do you think this was justified? ACT Word: Vindicate (V): To clear from blame

3. Goal!  SWBAT explain the significant events of WWII by creating a concept map  EQ: Why do countries go to war?

4. HW: Reading  Who declared war first?

5. The Players Allied Powers  USA  United Kingdom (UK)  Soviet Union (USSR)  China  France  …and more Axis Powers  Germany  Italy  Japan

6. Lend-Lease Even though the USA was following a period of neutrality after WWI. In 1941, FDR signed the Lend-Lease Act, which sold the United Kingdom, the USSR, China, Free France, and other Allied powers weapons.

7. Pearl Harbor, VideoVideo After WWI, the US continued its policy of isolationism as Hitler began to take over Europe. The bombing of Pearl Harbor caused the US to enter WWII.

8. Who was involved? When did it happen What happened?How did this change the war? Pearl Harbor Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Midway and Iwo Gima D-Day Atomic Bomb

9. Describing Historical Event  Write in complete sentences and use visuals.  Event= World War II  Identify the:  Who, when, where, why, how, and significance.  OR create a Timeline with each of the major wars on it and a visual for each war.

10. Stalingrad, VideoVideo Hitler invaded the Soviet Union because he wanted control of the country's oil and wheat fields. 1. What is this picture about?

11. Battle of Midway, VideoVideo The US Navy defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting severe damage on the Japanese fleet. Military historian John Keegan has called it "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare."

12. Victories Turning points of Axis conquests to Allied victories: The Battles of Midway and Guadilcanal in the Pacific The Battle for Stalingrad in Soviet Russia Operation Torch in North Africa Operation D-Day (Video)Video

13. USA

14. CFU’s 1.What did Japan hope to accomplish by attacking Pearl Harbor? 2.What did the Japanese targets target? 3.How could this effect the United States?

15. Stalingrad Stalingrad resulted in large casualties from both Germany and Russia. When Soviet soldiers moved back from the German army they burned everything behind them. Even though Russia lost thousands of men, they ended up winning the battle.

16. CFUs 1. What started WWII? 2. How did the US get into WWII? 3. Why did Hitler invade the Soviet Union? 4. Who won the Battle of Stalingrad?

17. Stalingrad The Battle at Stalingrad was important because it was a battle where the German losses were so severe that it gave the Allied Powers an advantage.

18. Possible Quiz Questions:  In the USA, what were some effects of The Great Depression?  Who is Hitler?  Why was he able to come to power?  What form of government did Hitler and Mussolini have?  Be able to define that government.  What started WWII?  What policy did the US follow?  What form of government did the USSR have? Be able to define it.  How did the US get into the war?  What was Lend-Lease?  Who were the Allied Powers?

19. Matching Game

20. Match Countries:  Germany  Italy  Russia  Japan  USA Concepts:  Communism  Democratic- Republic  Fascism  FDR  Empire  Hirohito  Stalin  Mussolini  Hitler

21. Answer these…  What did the USSR and Germany agree to in 1939?  Did this work out?  What policy England and France follow regarding Hitler in 1939?  What event started WWII?  Why was the Smoot-Hawley Act bad? (Optional)  Before 1941, what did policy did the USA follow?

22. Answer these…  Who were the Axis Powers?  Who were the Allied Powers?  What was the Lend-Lease Act?  How did the US get into the war?  Why was Stalingrad important?

23. Throwback Mind Rewind…  What three religions believe in the same God?  What religion originally had no gods?  What religion has multiple gods?  What religion prays 5 times a day?  What separates Judaism and Christianity?  Who is important in Christianity?  Who is the prophet of Islam?

24. Throwback Mind Rewind…  What did the death of Julius Caesar signify?  What type of government did Rome have?  What does “Renaissance” mean?  How was Renaissance art different from the art of the Middle Ages?  Describe the Middle Ages.