Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byMartina Flynn Modified over 6 years ago
1
Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences among World War I and World War II? CPUSH Agenda for Unit 11.6: No Clicker Questions Today Comparing WWI and WWII activity Unit 11 Review Game Today’s HW: Complete Unit 11 Org Unit 11 Test: Thursday, February 16 Semester Essay: Tuesday, February 21
2
Comparing WWI and WWII Graphic Organizer
Working with a partner, complete the graphic organizer comparing American involvement in World War I & World War II Use your notes and prior knowledge to complete the chart Answer the four discussion questions when finished Be prepared to share your answers
3
Causes of World Wars (4 each)
European rivalries due to imperialism and militarism Nationalism in the Balkans Totalitarian dictators in Italy, Germany, Japan Invasion of Poland Weak League of Nations and use of appeasement by Britain & France Alliances (Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente) Aggressive expansion by Italy, Germany, Japan Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
4
America’s Reaction & Involvement (3 = WWI, 6 = WWII)
Loaning money to Allies Shipping of war equipment to Allies Neutrality Acts, Lend-Lease Act after fall of France (1940) Cash-and-Carry Program after war begins (1939) President Roosevelt declared neutrality Embargo of Japanese oil and iron President Wilson declared neutrality Atlantic Charter agreement
5
Reasons the USA entered the war (3 = WWI, 1 = WWII)
German unrestricted submarine warfare Discovery of Germany’s Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) “To make the world safe for democracy”
6
Battlefront (5 each) Fought in Europe (Eastern and Western Fronts)
Germany, Italy, Japan Britain, France, USA, China, Soviet Union, Canada Trench warfare; 1st tanks, machine guns, airplanes Midway, Iwo Jima, Battle of the Atlantic, Stalingrad, D-Day (Normandy), Bulge Europe, north Africa, Asia (two theaters) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria Britain, France, Russia, USA, Japan Aircraft carriers, firebombs, atomic bombs Battle of Marne; Somme
7
Homefront (5 each) War Production Board, Office of War Information, Office of Price Admin Women worked in factories (“Rosie the Riveter”), Army & Navy (WACs, WAVES) Blacks moved North in Great Migration, segregated units Espionage & Sedition Acts limited free speech Anti-German sentiment, Red Scare, Schenk v US War Industries Board, Food & Fuel Admins, Committee on Public Info Women worked in factories, Red Cross, special army units Blacks moved North & West, segregated units, Tuskegee airmen War Powers Act limited freedom of speech Japanese internment camps
8
End of the War (2 = WWI, 5 = WWII)
USA joined United Nations (1st non-military, international commitment) Economic boom & consumerism in the 1950s “Return to Normalcy”; Economic boom & consumerism in the 1920s German demilitarization, reparations & war guilt; League of Nations created Two superpowers: USA & Soviet Union Nuclear weapons era End of League of Nations; United Nations created
9
Comparing WWI and WWII Graphic Organizer The Answers
10
Causes of World Wars WWII
Weak League of Nations and use of appeasement by Britain & France Totalitarian dictators in Italy, Germany, Japan Aggressive expansion by Italy, Germany, Japan Invasion of Poland WWI Alliances (Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente) European rivalries due to imperialism and militarism Nationalism in the Balkans Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
11
America’s Reaction & Involvement
WWI President Wilson declared neutrality Loaning money to Allies Shipping of war equipment to Allies WWII President Roosevelt declared neutrality Neutrality Acts, Cash-and-Carry Program after war begins (1939) Lend-Lease Act after fall of France (1940) Embargo of Japanese oil and iron Atlantic Charter agreement
12
Reasons the USA entered the war
WWI German unrestricted submarine warfare Discovery of Germany’s Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico “To make the world safe for democracy” WWII Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
13
Battlefront WWI Fought in Europe (Eastern and Western Fronts)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria Britain, France, Russia, USA, Japan Trench warfare; 1st tanks, machine guns, airplanes Battle of Marne; Somme WWII Europe, north Africa, Asia (two theaters) Germany, Italy, Japan Britain, France, USA, China, Soviet Union, Canada Aircraft carriers, firebombs, atomic bombs Midway, Iwo Jima, Battle of the Atlantic, Stalingrad, D-Day (Normandy), Bulge
14
Homefront WWI War Industries Board, Food & Fuel Admins, Committee on Public Info Women worked in factories, Red Cross, special army units Blacks moved North in Great Migration, segregated units Espionage & Sedition Acts limited free speech Anti-German sentiment, Red Scare, Schenk v US WWII War Production Board, Office of War Information, Office of Price Admin Women worked in factories (“Rosie the Riveter”), Army & Navy (WACs, WAVES) Blacks moved North & West, segregated units, Tuskegee airmen War Powers Act limited freedom of speech Japanese internment camps
15
End of the War WWI German demilitarization, reparations & war guilt; League of Nations created “Return to Normalcy”; Economic boom & consumerism in the 1920s WWII End of League of Nations; United Nations created Two superpowers: USA & Soviet Union Nuclear weapons era USA joined United Nations (1st non-military, international commitment) Economic boom & consumerism in the 1950s
Similar presentations
© 2024 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.