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Chapter 15
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World War II – Introduction (Writing Assignment)
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The Rise of Dictators – introduction to Hitler and Mussolini
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Hitler Founds the Nazi Party and Building the Third Reich
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Cooperative Learning Activity – The Axis Tests Its Strength
Nonneutral Neutrality
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World War II Battle Brochure – Online Activity (no link)
“Every great movement on
this globe owes its rise to the
great speakers.”
Hitler
Mussolini
Hitler has been making
speeches throughout the
1930s.
Adolf Hitler recognized the power of the spoken word. He had
killed, he declared, from the highest motives – his love for the
German People and the German State.
After all, concentration camps had
already been established and
murders were happenings.
The first concentration camp opened in
Dachau, Germany (near Munich) in
March 1933.
Hitler’s bold justification of the
murders swept millions of Germans
off their feet and united them behind
his government.
American President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt’s foreign
policy was most concentrated
on the U.S. being “good
neighbors” to other countries
(not making war).
This included
NONINTERVENTION
of other countries issues.
Assignment: Read the handout on Adolf
Hitler’s early years. Upon completion of the
reading, you will watch one of Adolf Hitler’s
early speeches to the German people.
NOTE: As you read the article and watch the
video, imagine you are struggling German
citizen looking for solutions.
Mussolini’s Rise in Italy
Italy after World War I faced:
- poverty
- destruction
- no jobs
- destroyed economy
- looking for answers
Even though Italy was
one of the Allies during
WWI (won the war),
their economy was
destroyed.
There were no jobs.
Returning soldiers had
no options.
Benito Mussolini was one
of these soldiers. He
entered Italian politics and
promised CHANGE.
He called himself Il Duce
which means “leader”.
He challenged Italians
to join him in rebuilding
the economy and
restoring Italy’s power
in the region.
He gained followers…after
all, people who are
desperate will follow
anyone who claims to have
a “plan”.
His political followers
were known as fascists.
Fascists follow a political
philosophy that preached
that the nation and race are
more important than
individuals.
Fascists began winning
elections by frightening
people into supporting
them.
Mussolini quickly
became a totalitarian
dictator, completely
controlling all aspects of
human life.
Assignment
Compare/Contrast Venn Diagram
Understanding Adolf Hitler and Benito
Mussolini requires one to compare the
similarities and differences between these
two infamous political figures. Please
review your notes and consider the video
clip(s) when completing the
compare/contrast.
Assignment
Hitler Founds the Nazi Party
and
Building the Third Reich
Reading Comprehension and 10% Summary
Cooperative Learning Activity
The Axis Tests Its Strength
Expectations
1.
Professional work environment – please stay on task and working in the best
interest of your group
2.
Your role is important! You will share your information with your classmates.
Make sure you understand your section well and have correct answers to key
questions.
3.
You may be asked to share your topic with the entire class. Again, make sure
you can clearly communicate your topic and explain its impact and/or
significance on World War II.
Nonneutral Neutrality
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Hostility was spreading across Europe and
Asia.
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Congress DID NOT want the U.S. to get
involved.
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In 1936, Congress passed the Neutrality
Acts.
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These laws prohibited (outlawed) the sale of
weapons to warring nations and tried to
keep American citizens from travelling on
ships belonging to warring nations.
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It also required warring nations to pay cash
for nonmilitary goods they were buying
from the U.S. like cotton or wheat.
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FDR signed the Neutrality Acts although he
didn’t really want to.
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But most Americans DID NOT favor war
and he needed to keep his voters happy.
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But, at the same time, he asked Congress for a
$1.3 billion military budget.
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FDR described Mussolini and Hitler as “two
madmen” who respect “force and force alone”.
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He began building up the U.S. military though the
U.S. was still officially “neutral”.