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BOCA – 4/6 Please take out a blank sheet of paper and title it “Lesson 7.2 – WWII Begins” and your learning target sheet. Agenda Good Things This day in history/brain teaser Begin Lesson 7.2 – WWII Begins Rise of Dictators Quiz Review WWII game group work Homework: Study for quiz and pick WWII topic This day in history… On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. Brain Teaser What is deaf and blind but always tells the truth? Answer: A mirror World War II Begins Lesson 7.2 - Objective: Students will explain how World War II began. Vocabulary Third Reich - the name given by the Nazis to their government in Germany. Reich means empire in German. Anschluss - a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938) Appeasement – giving a person what they want hoping they will leave you alone Maginot Line - a line of fortifications built by France to defend its border with Germany prior to World War II; it proved ineffective against the German invasion Hitler’s First Moves 1936 – Hitler sends soldiers into the Rhineland March 1938 – Hitler annexes Austria – known as Anschluss Sept. 1938 – Hitler is given Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. Hitler’s Main Goal: He wants to create an empire/country of a pure German race and have a 1,000 year reign of the Third Reich. Munich Conference Peace conference among the major powers of Europe in Sept. 1938. Neville Chamberlin Prime Minister of Great Britain “There will be peace in our time” – Wants peace at all costs He decides to appease Germany Results of Munich Conference Hitler was given the Sudetenland Hitler promised not to take rest of Czechoslovakia Hitler’s First Moves March, 1939 – Hitler invades all of Czechoslovakia Invasion of Poland March 31st, 1939 - France and G.B. promise to defend Poland. Hitler did not believe them. September 1st, 1939 - Hitler invades Poland September 3rd, G.B. and France declare war on Germany Germany’s Quick Victories Germany takes over Poland in less than a month Germany then invades the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in less than a month. By June 22nd, 1940, Germany had invaded all of France Hitler now controls all of central Europe How did this happen? Germany uses blitzkrieg – brand new form of warfare France and Great Britain lacked enthusiasm for the war and felt safe behind Maginot Line. Assignment In a 10-12 sentence paragraph, please explain how World War II began.