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World War II Unit Outline Mr. Alexandre Advanced World History THS All terms must be defined and connected to a theme in history unless otherwise noted. I. Art, Music, and Philosophy after World War I (650-653) i. Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche ii. Salvador Dali & the Surrealist movement TERMS: Dadaism Surrealism Document: Hesse and the Unconscious Pg. 652. How does Hesse’s interest in the unconscious appear in this excerpt? Why was a dislike of mechanized society particularly intense after WWI? II. World Economic Situation after World War I (646-649) i. Weimar Republic ii. Economic Crisis in Germany iii. Great Depression TERMS: Weimar Republic (define) Unemployment & Inflation in Germany (define) Franklin Roosevelt New Deal Document: The Great Depression: Unemployed and Homeless in Germany Pg. 648. Why did Hauser compare the scene he describes from 1932 with the years of 1917 and 1918? Why does he compare the hungry men with animals? III. Russian Revolution (page 638-642) TERMS: Provisional Government (define) Soviets (define) Vladimir Lenin Leon Trotsky War Communism (define) Bolsheviks/Mensheviks Document: Soldier and Peasant Voices pg. 640. What arguments do both the writers of these letters use against Lenin and the Bolsheviks? Why do they feel so betrayed by the Bolsheviks? IV. Rise of Totalitarian Dictators (685-691) i. Benito Mussolini & Fascism ii. Adolf Hitler 1. Emergence of Nazi Party 2. Hitler’s Imprisonment 3. Seizure of power iii. Joseph Stalin & Communism TERMS: Totalitarianism Benito Mussolini Fascism Adolf Hitler NSDAP Beer Hall Putsch (define) Mein Kampf (define) Hermann Goering (define) Joseph Goebbels (define) Enabling Act (define) Joseph Stalin Collectivization (define) Great Purge (define) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. How is the concept of totalitarianism shown in the dictatorships of Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler? Be sure to use specific examples. 2. How did the Nazi Party seize control of Germany? What methods or tactics did they use? How did the appointments of Goering and Goebbels contribute to the seizure of power? Documents: Propaganda and Mass Meetings in Nazi Germany pg. 689. In Hitler’s view, what do mass meetings accomplish for his movement? How do mass rallies further the development of nationalism? V. Moving Towards War (691-696) i. Re-militarizing the Rhineland ii. Invasion of Austria & Czechoslovakia iii. Munich Conference & Appeasement iv. Invasion of Poland TERMS: Anti-Comintern Pact (define) Occupation of Austria (define) Invasion of Czechoslovakia (define) Munich Conference Appeasement Invasion of Poland (define) Documents: The Munich Conference pg. 693 What were the opposing views of Churchill and Chamberlain on the Munich Conference? Who do you support? Why? Japan’s Justification for Expansion pg. 695 What arguments does Hashimoto Kingoro make in favor of territorial expansion? What is his reaction to the condemnation of western European nations? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. Did the Western allies make a mistake in adopting appeasement as their strategy in dealing with Hitler? Why or why not? WORLD WAR II BEGINS VI. European Conflict (1939-1941) {696-698} v. Germany and Russia become allies vi. German invasion of France vii. Attempted German invasion of Britain viii. German Invasion of Russia TERMS: Blitzkrieg (define) Vichy France (define) Non-aggression pact (define) Operation Barbarossa (define) VII. Pacific Conflict (1939-1942) {698} ix. Japanese expansion x. Pearl Harbor & U.S. entry TERMS: Pearl Harbor (define) VIII. Turning Point & End of the War (1942-1945) {698-702} xi. Significant Battles 1. Europe: Stalingrad, D-Day, Bulge 2. Pacific: Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa xii. Allied Invasion of Germany xiii. Downfall of Hitler xiv. Surrender of Germany xv. Atom Bomb & Defeat of Japan TERMS: Battle of Stalingrad (define) Tehran Conference D-Day (define) Island-hopping (define) Battle of Midway (define) Yalta Conference (define) U.S. defeat of Japan (define) Atom Bomb Document: A German Soldier at Stalingrad pg. 700 What does this soldier believe about the Fuhrer? Why? Why is the Battle of Stalingrad considered a major turning point in WWII? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. Why was D-Day such a dangerous invasion? What kind of conditions made it so dangerous for the invading forces? IX. The Holocaust xvi. Origins of Anti-Semitism xvii. Government Persecution of Jews xviii. Isolation of Jews xix. Final Solution TERMS: Nuremberg Laws of 1935 Kristallnacht: ‘Night of Broken Glass’ Wannsee Conference Heinrich Himmler Final Solution Auschwitz Joseph Mengele DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. How did the Final Solution come into being? What events led up to the Final Solution occurring? 2. Who was Joseph Mengele? Why is Mengele regarded as such a notable figure in the Holocaust?