unit 7 chapter 37: new conflagrations world war ii
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AP World History - Zerbst
UNIT 7 CHAPTER 37: NEW
CONFLAGRATIONS WORLD WAR II
Road to warNew technology & tacticsEuropean theater of warPacific theater of war1942War crimesThe HolocaustAtomic bomb – Hiroshima & NagasakiGlobal economic & political shift – age of the
superpowers
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
1939-194561 nations involvedAxis (Germany,
Italy, JapanAllies (GB, France,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, USSR, USA)
Waged over 2/3 of earth
Cost $1.6 trillion (4-5 trillion today)
55 to 60 million killed
6 million in genocide
Changed the balance of power
WWII JUST THE FACTS
1933Hitler withdrew from
League of Nations
1935RearmamentItaly invaded EthiopiaFrance begins
collective security agreements
ROAD TO WORLD WAR 2: STAGE 1 – AGGRESSION AND APPEASEMENT
1936Troops into the
RhinelandSpanish Civil War
(1936-1939) Franco – fascist Spanish Govt. – Soviet
assistance
AGGRESSION & APPEASEMENT: CONTINUED
1937Tojo takeoverAxis alliance
formalizedRape of Nanjing
AGGRESSION & APPEASEMENT CONT.
1938Anschluss (union)Sudetenland
announcementMunich agreement
Peace in our time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO725Hbzfls
AGGRESSION & APPEASEMENT CONT.
ANSCHLUSS: POINT OF VIEW
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAB
Name of the policy that allowed Hitler to make land grabs
What was the conceptual ideology behind Hitler’s acquisition of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and later Poland?
Name the British politician that signed the Munich Pact?
Why did most Germans love Hitler in the 1930’s?
What was the attitude of Great Britain, France, and Russia toward Hitler in the 1930’s?
CFU – ON WHITEBOARDS
1939CzechoslovakiaLithuaniaItaly invaded
AlbaniaSept. 1, PolandNazi-Soviet pact
PROPER WAR
Sept. 1, 1939 Poland 36 days
Denmark (April 1940) 6 hours
Norway (April 1940) 62 days
Belgium (May 1940) 3 days
The Netherlands (May 1940) 4 days
Luxembourg (May 1940) 1 day
France (May 1940) 17 days
Yugoslavia (April 1941) 11 days
Greece (April 1941) 14 days
BLITZKRIEG TIMELINE
PROPER WAR 1942
RadarSonarJetsSynthetic
materialsRocketsAtomic energyComputer science
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Maginot LineVichy FranceBattle of Britain
(1940-1941)Lend-Lease
programOperation
Barbarossa (June 22, 1941)
STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW…
Pearl Harbor(1941)
Turning points 1942Midway – JuneEl Alamein – July-November
Stalingrad – August-February 1943
D-Day June 1944Strategic
bombingHiroshima
MORE STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW…
What year was the turning point for WWII?Was blitzkrieg successful? Why?How did new technology make total war more
destructive than in WWI?What new group of people were actively
targeted in WWII?Where did WWII begin?What was the US’s role in WWII prior to Pearl
Harbor?What KIND of battle was the Battle of Britain?List all the causes of WWII.
CFU - WHITEBOARDS
Who wrote it?How could the date it
was written change the meaning or value of the document?
What is the point of view of the author?
What does your document say?
Why is your document an important source of information?
How would you use your document to prove the following?
Examine the documents that follow and analyze the impacts of World War Two on world societies. What political, cultural, and economic conditions contributed to this situation? Was the Cold War inevitable? What additional documents could you use to assist you in answering this question?
STALINGRAD: SEARCHING THE SOURCES
JapaneseCivilians
Comfort womenPOW’s
Bataan Death MarchGermans
GestapoNuremberg LawsPOW’s
WAR CRIMES
6,000,000 deadGhettosLebensraumDeath/labor
camps
HOLOCAUST
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.” Martin Niemoller (1892-1984)
STRATEGIC BOMBING
HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI
Who wrote this?Is this a reliable
source?What bias does this
source contain?What does this source
tell us about war crimes?
How would you use this document to answer the following prompt?
Describe the political, moral, and military rationale used by the United States to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
BATAAN DEATH MARCH-APPLYING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL
Super powersEnd of British
empireNuclear powerIndustrial
capacityPent-up demand
ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SHIFT
Road to warNew technology & tacticsEuropean theater of warPacific theater of war1942War crimesThe HolocaustAtomic bomb – Hiroshima & NagasakiGlobal economic & political shift – age of the
superpowers
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