1. World History 12/12/13

2. Warm-up List the 6 events from the Interwar Years (not the two Russian Revolutions) and write 1 or 2 sentences explaining what each was. 1.Hint: end of WWI 2.Hint: economy 3.Hint: India 4.Hint: Italy 5.Hint: Russia 6.Hint: Germany

3. Intro to WWII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTw T7nE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTw T7nE Background info!! Write down anything interesting you didn’t know.

4. Factors leading to WWII Write down the 4 factors leading to WWI. Read about the beginning of WWII. Write down a summary of each paragraph. Finished? Compare and contrast the factors leading to WWI & WWII in a Venn Diagram. Explain why they are similar or different for everything you write. Are they more similar or different? Why?

5. Europe, 1939

6. Axis Aggression: Poland September 1, 1939 Germans fight with “Blitzkrieg” Allied Forces form September 3, 1939 Poland taken over in weeks

7. Poland Poland never surrendered Polish Underground State

8. Axis Aggression Hitler proposes a peace treaty after Poland is conquered in 1939. Britain & France decline (ABOUT FREAKING TIME). Both sides wait until April 1940 to attack. “Phoney War” & “Sitzkrieg” Germany invades Denmark & Norway. Britain is fed up with Neville Chamberlain & replaces him with Winston Churchill.

9. Axis Aggression: France The Battle of France began in May of 1940. 1. German tanks hit Belgium & Ardennes—French leave at Dunkirk 2. Germans outflank Maginot Line & then take Paris 3. France surrenders June 22, 1940. Didn’t take long…

10. France after surrender Two parts: Vichy France & resistance within Vichy France was an authoritarian government that helped Hitler & Nazis in south France Resistance fighters within France oppose Germany and Vichy France

11. Axis Aggression: Britain Germany is rolling over Europe Britain is separated from Europe by the English Channel “…the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin.” -Churchill August-October 1940: Battle of Britain  Only planes! RAF vs. Luftwaffe  Use of radar helped Britain  German bombs on London: “London blitz” Britain does not give in & Germany gives up. This is Germany’s first loss (1941).

12. Axis Aggression: Soviet Union Failure in West? Hitler then turns his attention to the East Breaks pact with Stalin (don’t trust Hitler!) & invades in June 1941. “Operation Barbarossa” Germany wins at first (Russia’s army sucks), but they slow down because of the winter (remember Napoleon??). Hitler orders the Siege of Leningrad (1941): thousands starve daily in Leningrad.

13. Axis Aggression: America Japanese General Hideki Tojo orders surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt13c3olXkU EQ: Why was the attack so destructive to America? Complete surprise…though we suspected it. Destroys all eight battleships and about 200 aircraft. America at first had followed a policy of isolationism December 8: join the Allies

14. Axis Aggression: Soviet Union In 1942, part 2 of Soviet invasion. “Case Blue” At Stalingrad, it was important to both sides (manufacturing center & named after Stalin). Bombing destroys city…building to building combat. Very brutal…Soviets pushed back. “Operation Uranus” - Germans surrounded but Hitler refuses to surrender. German forces are destroyed & then captured…huge loss for Germany. Over 2 million killed, wounded, or missing on both sides.

15. Essential Question What are the most important events early in WWII? Why? Pick three events. Write a short description of what happened in each and explain why it was particularly important.

16. Homework Read pages 844-846. “Early American Involvement” & “War in North Africa & Italy” 1.What happened in the Battle of the Atlantic? 2.What happened in North Africa & Italy from 1940-1943? 3.Why were these two sections of the war important for the Allies?