Download World War II Unit Outline

World War II Unit Outline
Mr. Alexandre
Advanced World History
THS
All terms must be defined and connected to a theme in history unless otherwise noted.
I.
Art, Music, and Philosophy after World War I (650-653)
i. Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche
ii. Salvador Dali & the Surrealist movement
TERMS:
Dadaism
Surrealism
Document: Hesse and the Unconscious Pg. 652.
How does Hesse’s interest in the unconscious appear in this excerpt? Why was a dislike of mechanized society particularly intense
after WWI?
II.
World Economic Situation after World War I (646-649)
i. Weimar Republic
ii. Economic Crisis in Germany
iii. Great Depression
TERMS:
Weimar Republic (define)
Unemployment & Inflation in Germany (define)
Franklin Roosevelt
New Deal
Document: The Great Depression: Unemployed and Homeless in Germany Pg. 648.
Why did Hauser compare the scene he describes from 1932 with the years of 1917 and 1918? Why does he compare the hungry men
with animals?
III.
Russian Revolution (page 638-642)
TERMS:
Provisional Government (define)
Soviets (define)
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
War Communism (define)
Bolsheviks/Mensheviks
Document: Soldier and Peasant Voices pg. 640.
What arguments do both the writers of these letters use against Lenin and the Bolsheviks? Why do they feel so betrayed by the
Bolsheviks?
IV.
Rise of Totalitarian Dictators (685-691)
i. Benito Mussolini & Fascism
ii. Adolf Hitler
1. Emergence of Nazi Party
2. Hitler’s Imprisonment
3. Seizure of power
iii.
Joseph Stalin & Communism
TERMS:
Totalitarianism
Benito Mussolini
Fascism
Adolf Hitler
NSDAP
Beer Hall Putsch (define)
Mein Kampf (define)
Hermann Goering (define)
Joseph Goebbels (define)
Enabling Act (define)
Joseph Stalin
Collectivization (define)
Great Purge (define)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. How is the concept of totalitarianism shown in the dictatorships of Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler? Be sure
to use specific examples.
2. How did the Nazi Party seize control of Germany? What methods or tactics did they use? How did the
appointments of Goering and Goebbels contribute to the seizure of power?
Documents: Propaganda and Mass Meetings in Nazi Germany pg. 689.
In Hitler’s view, what do mass meetings accomplish for his movement? How do mass rallies further the development of
nationalism?
V.
Moving Towards War (691-696)
i. Re-militarizing the Rhineland
ii. Invasion of Austria & Czechoslovakia
iii. Munich Conference & Appeasement
iv. Invasion of Poland
TERMS:
Anti-Comintern Pact (define)
Occupation of Austria (define)
Invasion of Czechoslovakia (define)
Munich Conference
Appeasement
Invasion of Poland (define)
Documents: The Munich Conference pg. 693
What were the opposing views of Churchill and Chamberlain on the Munich Conference? Who do you support? Why?
Japan’s Justification for Expansion pg. 695
What arguments does Hashimoto Kingoro make in favor of territorial expansion?
What is his reaction to the condemnation of western European nations?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Did the Western allies make a mistake in adopting appeasement as their strategy in dealing with Hitler? Why or
why not?
WORLD WAR II BEGINS
VI.
European Conflict (1939-1941) {696-698}
v. Germany and Russia become allies
vi. German invasion of France
vii. Attempted German invasion of Britain
viii. German Invasion of Russia
TERMS:
Blitzkrieg (define)
Vichy France (define)
Non-aggression pact (define)
Operation Barbarossa (define)
VII.
Pacific Conflict (1939-1942) {698}
ix. Japanese expansion
x. Pearl Harbor & U.S. entry
TERMS:
Pearl Harbor (define)
VIII.
Turning Point & End of the War (1942-1945) {698-702}
xi. Significant Battles
1. Europe: Stalingrad, D-Day, Bulge
2. Pacific: Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
xii. Allied Invasion of Germany
xiii. Downfall of Hitler
xiv. Surrender of Germany
xv. Atom Bomb & Defeat of Japan
TERMS:
Battle of Stalingrad (define)
Tehran Conference
D-Day (define)
Island-hopping (define)
Battle of Midway (define)
Yalta Conference (define)
U.S. defeat of Japan (define)
Atom Bomb
Document: A German Soldier at Stalingrad pg. 700
What does this soldier believe about the Fuhrer? Why?
Why is the Battle of Stalingrad considered a major turning point in WWII?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Why was D-Day such a dangerous invasion? What kind of conditions made it so dangerous for the invading
forces?
IX.
The Holocaust
xvi. Origins of Anti-Semitism
xvii. Government Persecution of Jews
xviii. Isolation of Jews
xix. Final Solution
TERMS:
Nuremberg Laws of 1935
Kristallnacht: ‘Night of Broken Glass’
Wannsee Conference
Heinrich Himmler
Final Solution
Auschwitz
Joseph Mengele
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. How did the Final Solution come into being? What events led up to the Final Solution occurring?
2. Who was Joseph Mengele? Why is Mengele regarded as such a notable figure in the Holocaust?