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World War II Overview.notebook November 26, 2012 BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY ~ World War II ~ What do you know about World War II? Overview Title Brainstorming VIDEO GET READY Watch the following video to find new information about the causes and events of World War II Video Intro Video Nazi Persecution of the Jews The Nazi Party started as a political movement shortly after World War I. Becuse of the war and a worldwide depression, Germany was in a desperate situation. Many Germans believed the promises made by the Nazis: jobs, prosperity, and glory for their humiliated country. Adolf Hitler became the leader of the Nazi party in 1919. There were other political parties in Germany, but the Nazis managed to eliminate the opposition. They convinced the german people that the Jews were to blame for their problems. in 1939, Hitler invaded Poland, officially starting World War II. In less than four weeks, Poland collapsed. Germany's military conquest put it in a position to establish the New Order, a plan to abuse and eliminate socalled undesirables, notably Jews and Slavs. Jews lost rights as tenants and were relocated into Jewish houses. Jews were forbidden to be outdoors after 8 p.m. in winter and 9 p.m. in summer. Nov 2410:11 PM Nov 2410:51 PM 1 World War II Overview.notebook November 26, 2012 QUESTION REVEAL Click on a button to reveal a question. Discuss with your partner. Share with the class. TIMELINE ACTIVITY Identify the event that corresponds with each date on the timeline. Question Reveal Timeline Activity QUIZ SORTING ACTIVITY 1 What year did the war in Europe begin? A 1933 B 1938 C 1939 D 1945 Sort the participants into Allied and Axis powers Sorting Activity Quiz 1 QUIZ What event finally brought the United States 2 into the war? QUIZ What political party was Hitler the leader of? 3 A DDay A The Nazi Party B The Battle of Britain B The Fascist Party The German invasion of Poland C The Hitler Party C D The German Party D The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour Quiz 2 Quiz 3 2 World War II Overview.notebook November 26, 2012 QUIZ 4 What event caused the Japanese to surrender, thus ending World War II? A B C D Hitler and the Holocaust have you ever heard of the term, "The holocaust?" They lost a major naval battle The United States dropped the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities They surrendered when Germany surrendered jot down some brief notes and ideas that you associate with the event. if you do not know much about it, think of yesterday's lesson and what you learned about world war ii and the causes that started it all... The Japanese Emperor was killed in battle Quiz 3 Nov 252:35 PM VIDEO GET READY Watch the following video to find new information about the Holocaust Get Ready 1 Loss of rights Video loss of rights continued 1933The Nazi regime passed civil laws that barred Jews from holding public office or positions in civil service. They were also forbidden to be employed by press and radio. 1933The Nazis encouraged boycotts of Jewishowned shops and businesses and began book burnings of writings by Jews, pacifists, communists, and others not approved by the Reich. 1935 Hitler announced the Nuremberg Laws that stripped Jews of their civil rights as German citizens and separated them from Germans legally, socially, and politically. Jews were defined as a separate race under "The Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor." This law forbade marriages or sexual relations between Jews and Germans. Open antisemitism (hatred or discrimination against jews) became increasingly accepted, climaxing in the "Night of Broken Glass" (Kristallnacht) on November 9, 1938, when nearly 1,000 synagogues were set on fire and 76 were destroyed. nazi leaders soon recommended that jews wear identification badges, those who failed to do so risked death by forcing jews to wear badges and then confining all who wore them to ghettos, was a tactic aimed at isolation It further enabled the German government to identify, deprive, starve, and ultimately murder the Jews of Europe More than 7,000 Jewish businesses and homes were looted, about 100 Jews were killed and as many as 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Within days, the Nazis forced the Jews to transfer their businesses to Aryan hands and expelled all Jewish pupils from public schools. Nov 2410:40 PM Nov 2410:46 PM 3 World War II Overview.notebook November 26, 2012 The Holocaust Romania poland Parts of Bulgaria When World war ii began in 1939, nazi germany had conquered most of europe. jews in the conquered area came under nazi control. adolf hitler wanted to rid the word of the jews, whom he blamed for for germany's problems. he gave the order to round up and exterminate the jews; which he called the "final solution" germany belgium France This genocide of european jews and other minorities is known as the holocaust. Altogether about 12 million civilians were killed by the nazis. About 6 million of them were jews, with catholic and gypsies also being targeted. Holland Nov 252:54 PM Nov 2410:23 PM in 1933 the nazis began to imprison jews and their political enemies in concentration camps. by the start of world war ii in 1939, there were twentytwo such camps. prisoners were treated with brutality They were subjected to horrible experiments, both medical and scientific in some camps gas chambers were used to kill the prisoners. Some of the most infamous concentration camps were Auschwitz, buchenwald, and belsen. about one and a half million were exterminated at Auschwitz alone Nov 2410:19 PM Nov 253:06 PM QUIZ the nazis under hitler ruled germany until the allies successfully defeated them, bringing world war ii to an end. after the war, many nazi leaders were brought to trial and imprisoned for their horrible crimes against humanity. the nazi party was outlawed in germany. Nov 2410:28 PM 5 Hitler blamed the Jewish people for A Trying to take over the German government B Germany's social and economic problems C Germany's defeat in World War I D Not speaking German Quiz 1 4 World War II Overview.notebook November 26, 2012 QUIZ 6 The symbol on the badges that the Jewish people were forced to wear was A A swastika symbol B The Star of David C The word "Jew" D A serial number QUIZ 7 The Nazis persecuted other ethnic groups as well as the Jewish people. True False Quiz 2 Quiz 3 QUIZ 8 Hitler's "final solution" to the "Jewish Question" was QUIZ 9 The estimated number of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust is A Deportation A 60 thousand B Propaganda B 600 thousand C Genocide C 6 million D Prisons D 60 million Quiz 4 Quiz 5 5
