1. Appeasement Blitzkrieg Bellword:Cross-word Puzzle
Wednesday , February 25
Bellword:Cross-word Puzzle
Totalitarian
Fascism
Purge
Nazism
Axis Powers
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg

3. C A U S E S of:
World War 2
“Appeasement”

4. Bloodiest Conflict in History
WORLD WAR II

5. What was WWII? Largest war in human history.
Involved countries, colonies, and territories around the entire world.
By the end, over 70 million were dead.
It lasted from 1939 until 1945.

6. Who was on each side? Axis Powers Germany Italy Japan Allied Powers
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
France
Surrendered to Germany in 1940 after 6 weeks

7. Main CAUSES of WW2: Treaty of Versaillies Rise of Totalitarianism
Hitler’s Actions
Failure of Appeasement
Failure of the League of Nations

8. Cause #1
Treaty of Versailles

9. The Treaty of Versailles
CAUSE#1
The Treaty of Versailles
Lloyd George
England
Vittor Orlando
Italy
Georges Clemenceau
France
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
In 1919, these men met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused.

11. voted to POWER People a man who promised to rip up the
The German people were
very unhappy about the treaty
and thought that it was too harsh.
People
were dissatisfied with the government and
voted to POWER
a man who promised to rip up the
Treaty of Versailles.

12. Adolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
January 1933 –
Adolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
A strong leader declared to the German people that he would restore German pride, rebuild their shattered country and have vengeance for the Treaty of Versailles.

13. Rise of Totalitarianism
Cause #2
Rise of Totalitarianism

14. Rise of Totalitarianism
A system in which the state and its leader have nearly TOTAL control.
Individual rights are not viewed as important as the needs of the nation.
No right to vote
No free speech
Government controlled economy
Often a police state

15. Totalitarianism
USSR:
Communist
Dictatorship
Germany & Italy:
Fascist
Japan:
Military

16. Collaboration Resistance Bellword:Cross-word Puzzle
Thursday , February 26
Bellword:Cross-word Puzzle
Totalitarian
Fascism
Purge
Nazism
Axis Powers
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Collaboration
Resistance

17. 4th- finish video Adolf Hitler-Germany Hideki Tojo - Japan (Hirohito)
Benito Mussolini-Italy
Josef Stalin-USSR
4th- finish video

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19. What is Fascism?
Political belief that says the individual is less important than the nation.
Glorifies violence, believes it is needed to “prove” strength of a people.
Uses nationalism and racism.
Dictatorships.
Italy and then Germany became fascist.

22. Video Clip #2 “The Clouds of War” Watch this clip and look for:
Mussolini’s Actions in Ethiopia
Hitler’s Actions
Munich Agreement

23. Cause#3
Hitler’s Actions

24. Hitler's Actions Adolf Hitler became
Adolf Hitler became
Chancellor of Germany in Jan.1933.
Almost immediately he began
Secretly building up Germany's
army & weapons.
In 1934, he increased the size of the army, began building warships and created a German air force. Compulsory military service was also introduced.

26. Compare Europe… 26 26 26

27. HITLER'S FIRST MOVE???
German expansion in Europe before the outbreak of World War II 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

28. Although Britain and France were aware of Hitler's actions, they were also concerned about the rise of Communism They believed that a stronger Germany might help to prevent the spread of Communism to the West.
Appeasement

29. Consider this…
Your 5 year old cousin is very hungry and has stolen a few cookies already. He is now trying to take another one. What would you do?
#1 – severely punish him, spank him, lock him up, make him pay for it
#2 – tell him it’s wrong and make him pay for it
#3 – immediately stop him and make sure he takes no more
#4 – tell him he could have this last piece and promise not to take any more

30. Cause #4 Failure of Appeasement
*Appeasement means giving in to someone provided their demands are seen as reasonable. During the 1930s, many politicians in both Britain and France came to see that the terms of the Treaty of Versailles had placed restrictions on Germany that were unfair. For some, Hitler's actions were seen as understandable and justifiable.

31. British Prime Minister, Chamberlain adopted appeasement31 31 31 31
British Prime Minister, Chamberlain adopted appeasement
(trying to satisfy someone by giving him what he wants )
Munich Agreement 1938
Chamberlain agreed to give Hitler parts of Czechoslovakia. Hitler agreed not to expand more. 31 31 31 31

32. WHY?!?! believed that Germany was unfairly treated.32 32 32 32
believed that Germany was unfairly treated.
Britain had not recovered from the Great Depression.
hoped that Nazi Germany could work against communism.
France followed Britain. She also faced the same problems in the 1930s. 32 32 32 32

33. So Far.. Clip #3 (1-2) We have seen: Next we will see:
Cause 1- Treaty of Versailles
Cause 2- Rise of Totalitarianism
Cause 3- Hitler’s Actions
Cause 4- Failure of Appeasement
Clip #2
Next we will see:
Hitler invades Poland
Cause 5- League of Nations fails
WAR!  invades France, Battle of Dunkirk, Lend-Lease
Clip #3 (1-2)

34. Hitler launched the Blitzkrieg of Poland on September 1, 1939.34 34 34

35. How did Hitler conquer France?
Clip #3 (3-5)

36. Great Britain now stood alone, held together only by the iron will of her Bulldog Prime Minister,
Winston Churchill. 36 36 36

37. British Spitfires German Messerschmitt
The Battle of Britain
Clip #3 (6) 37 37 37

38. Clip #3 (7-8)

39. To prevent the mistake of another two front war, the Germany signed a Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Dictator, Stalin and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for the division of Poland on August 23, 1939. 39 39 39

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41. Wednesday American Isolationism Path to Infamy Pearl Harbor Scene
Notebook review file
Explain Facebook

42. What about the Pacific War?
The US (mostly) fought the Japanese.
December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii to sink US ships there.
Two hours = most US navy destroyed and 2,000 sailors killed
Japan surrenders after US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.