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Unit 5 Road to War Lesson Plan Expansion and Appeasement Date Thursday, November 12, 2009 Teacher: Jim Hicks Subject and Grade: 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, US History and Geography Content (Primary Inquiry Question/Essential Understanding): Students will learn about the expansion of the Axis powers before World War II as well as the policy of appeasement and how it failed to prevent the outbreak of war. Length of Class: 80 minutes PLANNING___________________________________________________________________ I. Rationale This is an important lesson in the unit because it demonstrates the desire of German fascists and Japanese nationalists to expand their empires to restore their nations’ glory. This lesson also reflects efforts made to avoid war, such as the Washington Naval Conference and the failed policy of appeasement. It is important for students to understand that world leaders attempted to avoid another war, even if it meant abandoning people to live under the rule of ruthless dictators. This is important for students to know because it shows that sometimes war is unavoidable if one side is determined to fight. European leaders tried to prevent World War II but were unsuccessful. Students should know that some wars have just causes, such as stopping Hitler, especially today when the United States is involved in two controversial wars. II. Goals and Objectives 1.d. Students will critique the policy of appeasement and its role in the beginning of the war. III. Alignment with State Standards USGH 7.2.1. Causes of WWII IV. Instructional Methods and Setting The classroom is set up in traditional rows and columns with students facing the whiteboard in the front of the room. In some blocks there are more students than there are desks, and some students are seated at a table against one of the walls in the classroom. Class will begin with a bellringer activity, followed by a short discussion on student responses. After the bellringer students will finish discussing a worksheet that they worked on in class on Tuesday. Students will then engage in a discussion about German and Japanese expansion and correct maps that were assigned as homework. Next, the students will be introduced to the concept of appeasement through a simulation where I will “annex” their desks to relieve the crowding on my desk. Students will then watch a video called “Why Appeasement?” and take notes and a discussion of the topics in the video will follow. V. Materials Needed “Why Appeasement?” video VCR and TV Notebook, paper, pen/pencil Handouts from previous classes (Rise of Militarism worksheet, German and Japanese Expansion Maps) VI. Previous Knowledge Student will have already learned about how dictators in Europe came to power as well as the actions of the Japanese government during the 1930s. SPECIFIC LESSON DESIGN_(all time limits are approximations, some activities may run shorter or longer than expected)__________________________________________________ I. Anticipatory Set/Opening Activity/Guided Inquiry (5 min) On the board I will write the question “How far will you go to avoid a fight?” Students will answer the question in their notebooks, and then as a class we will discuss some responses. This activity will help students think about the difficulties faced European leaders in the days before World War II in order to avoid war with Hitler. II. Lesson Outline (70 min) Rise of Militarism Worksheet (10 min) o Students will retrieve their worksheets from Tuesday and we will finish the worksheet by having a short discussion on how the U.S. reacted to the following events: Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia, Kristallnacht, and the Spanish Civil War. o Finishing this activity because we ran out of time on Tuesday and Wednesday the class went down to the lecture hall for a Veteran’s Day observance. Discussion of German and Japanese Expansion (20 min) o Students will correct maps of German and Japanese expansion by using completed maps displayed on the television. o After corrections have been made, I will ask students questions about why Germany and Japan wanted to expand their countries, and steps taken by the U.S. government to limit expansion through the Washington Naval Conference. Appeasement (40 min) o I will begin our discussion on appeasement by “annexing” students’ desks to relieve the crowding of materials on my own desk. Students will be told they can go sit over by the table on the side of the classroom. I will continue to add desks to my own until students begin to question me and stand up for themselves, or until I have collected three or four desks. I will then ask students why they did or did not question my taking of their desks. I will then explain to my students the similarity between my actions and Hitler’s in the years leading up to World War II. o Students will watch a twenty minute video titled “Why Appeasement?” and take notes on the video. Students will be required to write at least four lines of notes that address each of the major topics mentioned in the video (not just the first four things the video talks about). Most students in the class have done this enough times to know what is expected of them. At the end of class, students will turn in their notes for five points. o After the video, I will engage students in a discussion about the events depicted in the video, particularly Hitler’s annexation of Austria (Anschluss) and the Sudetenland. We will also discuss Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s attempts to appease Hitler at the Munich Conference and Hitler’s agreement to stop expansion with Czech territory. The discussion will end with Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. III. Closure (5 min) For the last few minutes of class I will review the main point of the lesson: why Germany and Japan wished to expand their empires and how European leaders tried to avoid war by appeasing Hitler’s expansion in Europe. Any remaining class time will be for students to work on homework that is due on Monday November 16.