1. Copy the diagram below on page 6 of your notebook.
Action
Reaction
Germany remilitarizes
1935 Italy invades Ethiopia
Germany & Italy aid nationalists in Spain
1940 Germany attacks Britain
1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

2. Copy the diagram below on page 7 of your notebook.
Action
Reaction
1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia
1939 Germany invades Poland
1940 Germany invades Low Countries & France
1937 Japanese troops massacre civilians in Nanjing
1939 German union w/ Austria

3. Essential Question: Could WWII have been prevented?
Read the text. Then write a summary for each event in the “Action” column.
In the “Reaction” column, write a brief summary of how Britain, France, or the U.S. reacted to each action.

4. 3. When you have completed all the boxes, color code them to organize your notes AND the notes I provided for you.
-Outline in RED ACTION boxes that you would categorize as aggressive
-Outline in BLUE REACTION boxes that you would categorize as weak or demonstrating appeasement.
- Outline in GREEN REACTION boxes that you would categorize as strong.

5. Turn and Talk: Discus the essential question - Could WWII have been prevented?

6. Review page ___ of your notebook.
Write a short answer response answering the essential question; Could WWII have been prevented?
R – restate the question in your topic sentence.
A – answer the question in your topic sentence.
C – cite evidence, include at least two actions or reactions from your notes that support your topic sentence.
E – explain your evidence. Be sure to explain how each action or reaction supports your answer.
S – summarize in your concluding sentence