Germany, Pre-World War II:

•Hitler’s vision

•Hitler’s plan to fulfill this vision

•Violation of the Treaty of Versailles- reaction of the world, appeasement?

•Land annexed to Germany between 1935-1939. Did anyone try to stop Hitler? Why/why not?

German Offensives•When/why/where did World War II begin?

•Alliances Germany made in the beginning

•Germany’s tactic for quick victory

•Land occupied by June 1940

•http://www.history.com/videos/strange-nazi-sabotage#strange-nazi-sabotage

•http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad/videos/how-close-was-hitler-to-the-a-bomb?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

German and Italian Downfall

•Battle of Britain (Turning Point)http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/inventions-of-war-radar#inventions-of-war-radar

•Invasion of the U.S.S.Rhttp://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad

•Defeats suffered by 1943http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad/videos/world_war_ii_in_north_africa?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

•Liberation of the French + U.S. commander of operation•http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/wwii-spy-strategy

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day/videos/d-day-invasion-of-normandy?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad/videos/adolf-hitlers-parkinsons?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

•German surrender- when/where/how?

•http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd/videos/battle-bulge#battle-bulge

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad/videos/hitlers-remains?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

Japanese Offensives

•Aggression

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad/videos/kamikaze-pilots

•U.S. objection to Japanese expansion

•U.S. entry into WWII- when/why? Did the U.S. aid the Allies in any way before the formal declaration of war?http://www.history.com/topics/pearl-harbor/videos#attack-pearl-harbor

•Japanese vs. American naval fleet- who had the greatest advantage? Element of surprise?

Japanese Downfall •Allied offensives and resultshttp://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-okinawa/videos#battle-okinawa

•U.S. commander in the Pacific

•Japanese surrender-when/where/how? Atomic bombs- names, planes, devastation, ethical argument. •http://www.history.com/videos/atomic-bomb-ends-wwII#atomic-bomb-ends-wwII

•http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad/videos/atomic-bomb?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

Overview of World War II•World War II as a product of World War I?

•Two main alliances? By 1942, who was on each side?

•Aggressors at beginning, versus end of World War II.

•3 main fronts of World War II

•Leader/s of Great Britain, U.S., U.S.S.R, Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II. Which leaders survived World War II? Those that didn’t, what was their fate?

Stalin

http://www.history.com/videos/fdr-the-war-years#fdrs-fourth-term-and-

legacy

World War IICauses Significant

events/people/inventionsImmediate Effects Reverberations