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Name_______________________________________ Date_________________________ Per_____ BACKGROUND & DIRECTIONS: The figh9ng of WWI may have stopped in 1918, but tensions around the world con9nue to simmer just beneath the surface. Few may realize it, but the seeds of the next great global conflict have already been sown. Watch the documentary and complete the handout. WHAT COUNTRIES MADE UP THE ALLIES & AXIS POWERS DURING WWII? USING THE PROVIDED DEFINITION AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THE DOCUMENTARY EXPLAIN THE TERM IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT DURING THE ERA OF WWII TERM DEFINITION FASCISM A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposi9on and cri9cism, regimen9ng all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive na9onalism and o<en racism. NAZI A member of the Na9onal Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, an9-­‐Semi9sm, and Aryan supremacy APPEASEMENT To yield or concede to the aggressive demands of (a na9on, group, person, etc.) in a peacemaking effort, some9mes at the expense of jus9ce or other principles. BLITZKRIEG A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tac9c designed to create disorganiza9on among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. EMBARGO An official ban on trade or other commercial ac9vity with a par9cular country. TERM’S WWII HISTORICAL CONTEXT 1918-­‐ Treaty of Versailles is signed officially ending WWI. 1931-­‐ Japan invades Manchuria China 1933-­‐ Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany and by March will seize complete power 1933-­‐ Dachau, the first concentra9on camp, is established in Germany 1935-­‐ Italy invades Ethiopia 1936-­‐ Hitler takes back the Rhineland by force 1937-­‐ Japan invaded China, Rape of Nanking 1938-­‐ Germans annex Austria-­‐ the Anschluss 1938-­‐ Hitler is appeased and is given the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia 1938-­‐ Appeasement fails as Germany takes the rest of Czechoslovakia 1939-­‐ Germany (& USSR) invade Poland (a<er the Nazi-­‐Soviet Pact) and Britain declares war 1939-­‐ US declares it will remain neutral 1940-­‐ Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and France fall to the Nazis 1940-­‐ The Bagle of Britain begins 1941-­‐ Germany invades USSR 1941-­‐ Japan agacks America at Pearl Harbor Hawaii military base Mrs. Sandoval-­‐ ERHS THE TIMELINE TO THE LEFT NOTES SOME OF THE EARLY EVENTS OF WWII AND ITS LEAD UP. COMPLETE THE TASKS LISTED BELOW: •  Circle the event & year that officially started WWII •  Prior to 1941 underline America's stance toward the events in Europe •  Place a number (1,2,3…) next to all the 9mes that the Axis countries were in viola9on of the Treaty of Versailles OR the commitment made by the League of Na9ons members, and were not met with any resistance from Great Britain or other Western Countries ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS YOU WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY. QUESTIONS ARE IN ORDER. QUESTIONS ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1-­‐a. Which European country took the biggest hit from the Great Depression? b. How many billions of dollars in repara9ons were they struggling to pay off from WWI? a. b. 15-­‐ a. What country does Hitler make an non-­‐
aggression pact with so they invade Poland together? B. And why does he really sign a treaty with this country? a. b. 16-­‐a. What was the name of the German approach to warfare known for speed and surprise movements? b. And what country is the first to experience it? a. b. 2-­‐ In 1923 Hitler agempted a violent overthrow of the German gov’t but was jailed. Explain how the Great Depression allowed him to rise to power? 3-­‐ In the “Night of the Long Knives” how many of Hitler’s poli9cal enemies did he eliminate? 17-­‐ What other countries did Hitler invade shortly a<er? 4-­‐ What similar concern did Britain’s Winston Churchill & American General Douglas MacArthur have in common? 5-­‐ a. Why did Hitler have to rearm in secret? b. What were some of the factories disguised as? 18-­‐ In 1940 who became Prime Minister of Great Britain? a. b. 20-­‐ A<er France what other countries does Hitler take? 6-­‐ Who was the fascist dictator of Italy that Hitler admired? 7-­‐ Why did Italians feel cheated a<er WWI with the Treaty of Versailles? 8-­‐ What country did Benito Mussolini (Italy) agack in 1935? 9-­‐ a. What was Hitler's first target for conquest in 1936? B. Was he met with any resistance? a. b. 10-­‐ How were Japan, Italy, & Germany similar a<er WWI? 1. 2. 11-­‐ Hitler takes Austria in 1938 then looks to the Sudetenland of _______? 12-­‐ Why does Chamberlin of Great Britain appease Hitler by allowing him to take the Sudetenland? 13-­‐ What is the problem with appeasing Hitler? 14-­‐ 6 months a<er promising not to expand any further what does Hitler do? 19-­‐ How many troops does Hitler send to agack France? 21-­‐ a. What % of the city of London is obliterated from the German Blitz? b. And how many Londoners were killed? a. b. 22-­‐ How many Lu<waffe are shot down by the new RAF? 23-­‐ What country does Japan invade in 1941? 24-­‐ a. What area does Japan want as its base of opera9ons to expand its empire? b. Who owns this land in 1941? a. b. 25-­‐ In the summer of 1941 what country does Hitler order a surprise invasion of? 26-­‐ What necessary material does America embargo from Japan? 27-­‐ In Dec. of 1941 where does Japan plan to agack and cripple America’s naval fleet? Mrs. Sandoval-­‐ ERHS