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Agenda
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Classroom (Unit 4 day 3-WWII)
2.Complete guided notes
3.WWII storyboard
4.Regents checkpoint quiz
 What are the Causes of WWII
 M- Militarism
 A- Alliance System
 I- Imperialism
 N- Nationalism
 And…..
 C- Communism
 T.V- Treaty of Versailles
WWII
 World War II began in Europe when Hitler invaded Poland
on September 1, 1939 (U.S. enters 12/8/41).
 Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945.
 Victory in Europe (V-E day) May 8, 1945
 Victory over Japan (V-J day) September 2, 1945
Appeasement
Appeasement is the act of
ignoring an enemy’s actions in
hopes of avoiding further conflict
.
In 1938, Hitler demanded that
Czechoslovakia cede the
Sudetenland to Germany. He
claimed that the German
population living there was being
mistreated.
The British and French prime
ministers agreed to Hitler’s
demands without consulting
Czechoslovakian leaders, in the
hopes that this would avoid a war
in Europe. (Munich Agreement)
Hitler
continues his
Imperialism
quest!!
Appeasement
• Germany made an
agreement at the
end of WWI not to
attack Russia.
• Hitler goes against
the agreement and
tries to gain more
land from Russia.
American Isolationism
The U.S. was in a major
depression throughout the 1930s
and was mostly concerned with its
own problems.
Conflict in Europe seemed
distant, and the U.S. tried to remain
neutral. This policy weakened the
European democracies.
The Nye Committee held congressional
hearings in the mid-1930s, concluding
that the U.S. was tricked into entering
WWI by arms manufacturers and Allied
propaganda.
Allied Powers
1. Britain
2. Russia
3. United States
The Grand Alliancealso known as "The
Big Three”
Axis Powers
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
Hitler’s Lightening War
Why did Britain and France declare war?
• Nonaggression pactAgreement that says Soviet
Union and Germany would not
attack one another and also
would spilt Poland.
• Blitzkrieg-“lighting” surprise air
attacks led by Germany.
• Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,
Finland all fell to the Soviets and
Germans.
Hitler’s Lightening War
• Battle of Britain- Battle of British &
German air forces. 1940-41
• Germany forced to call off attacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE_yNPNCflk
U.S. remains “neutral”
• U.S. remains “neutral”
because citizens did not
want to get involved.
• Roosevelt helps allies by
sending ships, guns, and
other supplies with the
Lend Lease Program.
Japan’s Pacific Campaign
• Japan also wants an empire and is
upset with the United States for
freezing their assets in American
banks.
• Japan attacks the naval base at
Pearl Harbor.
• FDR referred to December 7, 1941
as “A date that will live in infamy…”
• U.S. officially declares war on
Japan December 8th 1941 and
officially declares war on Germany
December 11th 1941.
Effects of Pearl Harbor on the American Homefront
• The country was
dramatically altered, food,
gas and clothing were
rationed.
• Communities conducted
scrap metal drives.
• Women found employment
in factories to help the war
effort.
• Many men 21-35 were
drafted into the war.
Effects of Pearl Harbor on Japanese Americans
• Japanese Americans had their rights as citizens
stripped from them with the Executive Order
9066.
• Executive Order 9066- Roosevelt authorized the
removal of any or all Americans of Japanese
ancestry or citizenship to interment camps on the
west coast.
• By June 1942, more than 110,000 Japanese
Americans were relocated to remote internment
camps
• Korematsu v. United States was a Supreme
Court case concerning the constitutionality
of Executive Order 9066, the Court sided with the
government, ruling that the exclusion order
was constitutional.
Battles in the Pacific
• Battle of the Coral Sea
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Guadalcanal
USS Lexington
Complete Storyboard