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Chapter 5 Early Years of WW2 (pg 45) Date:
Objective Make clear the importance of WW2, what was fought for and how it was fought for. Warm-up – answer this question into your exercise copy. What are human rights? Name one. What happens if this right is taken away?
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Notes in Notes copy, Questions in Exercise copy.
‘Blitzkrieg’ or Lightning War: A tactic where you use the airforce to bomb and then tanks and soldiers to overwhelm the enemy. ‘The Phoney War’: Refers to a period of calm in Europe following the defeat of Poland in September 1939 and the invasion of western Europe in the spring of 1940. Maginot Line: A defensive line built by the French alongside their border with Germany. Fails. Questions 2,3,5,6,7 page 49. Read pages 45-49
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Questions 2,3,5,6,7 page 49. Read pages 45-49
Notes in Notes copy, Questions in Exercise copy. Operation Dynamo: a rescue mission where EVERY available ship crossed the English Channel to rescue troops from Dunkirk. Vichy France: A Nazi puppet state in Southern France. The Battle of Britain: the battle for Air Supremacy between the RAF and the Lutwaffe (Germans) during 1940 and 1941. The Blitz: The heavy bombing of British cities during 1940 and 1941. Questions 2,3,5,6,7 page 49. Read pages 45-49
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Cooldown I think.... Write one I know.... sentence with
I wonder.... these at the start
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