1. Lesson 3a – WW2 Essential Question Why did Germany lose WW2? Learning Outcomes - Students will:  Preview – Why listen to Hitler  Learn why it happened  Learn which reason this falls under Success Criteria I can add to my table discussing the impact of the Blitz

2. Preview  Hitler was not a military general, so why listen to him?

3. Vocab  Blitzkrieg

4. Battle of France  Blitzkrieg – lightening war  Speed and Surprise How do you think Hitler got was able to defeat France’s Maginot Line? Where would you invade?

8. Reasons for German Defeat  Soviet War strategy  Germany overstretched  Economic superiority of the Allies  Economic Dislocation of the Third Reich  Superior military of the Allies  Hitler

9. Questions to Answer  Topic to research 1.Battle of Britain 2.Operation Barbarossa 3.Germany declares war on the US 4.Battle of Stalingrad 5.Battle of Kursk 6.Battle of El Alamein 7.Normandy Landings/D-Day 8.Holocaust 9.Hitler’s stubbornness What to Include? What happened? Which reason/reasons does this event fall under explaining the reasons why Germany lost WW2? Impact on Germany?

10. Why did Germany lose WW2? Essential Question Why did Germany lose WW2? Learning Outcomes - Students will:  Learn what happens  Learn why it happened  Learn which reason this falls under Success Criteria I can explain the significance of the Battle of Britain for Germany’s lose

11. Vocab  Battle of Britain  Operation Sea Lion

12. Battle of Britain – What Happened?  After the defeat of France in 1940, Hitler turned his attention to England  The Plan: To defeat Britain, Hitler needed to control the skies  Once he controlled the sky, a German invasion force would be launched along the English Channel  Operation Sea Lion  Strategy: Destroy British air fields so they could not repair their planes quick enough  Problem: Germany changed its strategy and began to bomb cities, allowing Britain to repair their planes and defeat the German air force

13. Battle of Britain – Why?  Soviet War strategy  Germany overstretched  Economic superiority of the Allies  Economic Dislocation of the Third Reich  Superior military of the Allies  Hitler Superior military of the Allies Hitler – change in strategy

14. Battle of Britain – Impact on the Third Reich?  If Hitler had defeated Britain  Normandy landing would not of happened  He could focus more troops for the invasion of Russia