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WWII Begins Review Questions? What were Martin Luther’s biggest issues with the Catholic Church? What is Realpolitik? Why was Germany unable to quickly defeat France? What was the War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles? The Rise of Hitler: Collapse of the American stock exchange led to economic disaster in Germany Germans still felt anger and humiliation about their defeat in WWI Germans doubted their democratic government These conditions provided a chance for the rise of a new leader, Adolf Hitler, and his party, the Nazis He promised the disenchanted a better life, jobs, and a new glorious Germany The Rise of Hitler: The Nazis appealed to the unemployed, young people, and members of the lower middle class In 1932, the Nazis won 33 percent of the votes, more than any other party In January of 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government Many Germans believed that they had found a savior for their nation Hitler’s War Machine: Hitler long dreamed of revenge for WWI Revenge: Stationed troops in the Rhineland Two years later re-united Austria with Germany Hitler’s War Machine: Why did the world do nothing? Many countries still concerned with their own economic problems during the Great Depression Thus, ignored In 1938, situation escalated when Hitler called for Czechoslovakia to hand over the Sudetenland Why did the world do nothing? The Great Depression and their poor economic situation Good Job! Hitler’s War Machine: Why? Many ethnic Germans lived there Goal of Hitler taking this land was to create Lebensraum (German Living Space) Give space for Hitler’s new master race to expand The Master Race? https://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/onli ne-exhibitions/deadly-medicine-creating-the-masterrace/overview-of-exhibition Questions: 1.) What was Germany’s goal to dominate Europe? 2.) Who did they have support and involvement from? 3.) Who were the initial targets of eugenics? 4.) Who was this expanded to? 5.) Using WWII, how did the Nazis racial hygiene radicalize? What was a reason for Hitler creating this Third Reich? Lebensraum for a master race Hitler’s War Machine: Germany threatens war if Czechs do not give it up Czechs refuse To prevent war, British and France met with Germany and agreed to hand over Sudetenland to Germany to avoid war These meetings were called the Munich Conference Hitler’s War Machine: Giving into Hitler was an act of appeasement Appeasement The act of giving into an aggressor to preserve peace The Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill, was outraged by this act of appeasement “The government had to choose between shame and war. They have chosen shame and they will get war” Hitler’s War Machine: Hitler’s War Machine: Churchill is right Hitler does not stop, he takes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 Then demands the port of Danzig in Poland, which had been part of Germany until WWI Great Britain and France had enough We will defend Poland Map of Germany: After WWI 1939 What is it called giving into an aggressor for peace? Appeasement The Fighting Begins: Germany invades Poland on September 1, 1939 Britain and France form the Allied powers and declare war on Germany, WWII begins Germany introduces new fighting style Blitzkrieg (Lightening War) Concentrated tanks and airplanes in strategic positions to break through enemy lines Poland is defeated Germany’s Message to the Public: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbhIeZsNqg Consider two questions while watching 1.) According to the Nazis, what has the outside world and Poland done to Germans? 2.) Why would the Nazis make a video like this? What was the name of Germany’s new war tactic? Blitzkrieg The Death of France: Germany goes around Maginot Line, French defense on German border They invade through the Ardennes Forrest taking Holland, Belgium, and Luxemburg They then invade Northern France, weakly defended In June of 1940, France falls (forced to surrender in same place Germany surrendered at Versailles) The Maginot Line: The French Surrender: What was the name of the French fortification? Maginot Line