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1. Read page 1601. What is the significance of the St. Louis?

2. Read 163 – 1661. List some attitudes that prevented Canada from going to war in

the face of Nazi aggression2. What did King think of Hitler after their meeting in 1937?3. Describe some of Canada’s motivations for keeping Jews out.4. Would YOU want to go to war in 1937? Why/ why not?

OPENING MOVES

Hitler’s Aims1. Abolish the Treaty of Versailles

a. Germans split among neighboring countriesb. Tiny armed forces

2. Expand German Territorya. Unite with Austriab. Gain lebensraum

3. Defeat Communism a. Bolsheviks the cause of defeat in WWIb. Communists plot to take over the world

CRAMCUP and AppeasementCRAMCUP - acronym used to describe Hitler’s pre-war movements that led to war

Policy of Appeasement (put in your own words)“the policy of settling international quarrels by admitting and satisfying grievances through rational negotiation and compromise, thereby avoiding the resort to an armed conflict which would be expensive, bloody, and possibly dangerous”

C RAMCUPConscription and Rearmament

• Began in secret• 1935

• Conscription introduced (illegal under Versailles)• Increased spending on arms• Naval Agreement with Britain – Germany allowed to have navy 35% the size of

Britain (APPEASEMENT)• Luftwaffe will grow to 8,250 planes by 1939

CRAMCUPRhineland7 March 1936: moved troops into the Rhineland breaking Treaty of Versailles• 22 000 German troops with orders to withdraw if opposed(APPEASEMENT)

CRAMCUPAnschluss – (Unification with Austria)1938Feb: Austrian Chancellor seeks help from British and French after Austrian Nazis begin stirring troubleMarch: Hitler sends in troops and holds a plebisciteApril: 99.7% of population votes for unification(APPEASEMENT)

CRAMCUPMunichSept. 1938: Hitler demands control of the Sudetenland (including Munich) but promises Czechoslovakia is safe(APPEASEMENT)

30 Sept. British PM Chamberlin returns from talks granting Hitler his demand and makes “peace for our time” speech

CRAMCUPCzechoslovakia15 March 1939: German troops take the remainder of the country – no resistance

France and Britain declare there will be no more appeasement

CRAMCUPUSSR-Nazi Pact23 August 1939Hitler and Stalin sign a Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact

Nazis• wanted Brits to back down over

Poland• Fear a two front war

Soviets• Wanted Germany and the west to

wear themselves out • Pact gives Stalin time to prepare for

war

CRAMCUPPoland1 September 1939: Hitler invades Poland – Britain and France Declare War

Blitzkrieg“Lightning War”Use of overwhelming force and speed to encircle, confuse and cut of enemy reinforcement

• Tanks, trucks, planes and artillery rapidly punch through enemy lines

• Vehicles continue behind enemy positions interrupting resupply and communications

• Infantry and heavy artillery advance

Canada Declares War!

Many Canadians were isolationists, not wishing to be drawn into world events

Although Prime Minister Mackenzie King hated the idea of going to war again, he gave a powerful speech about how this would be Canada’s opportunity to show the world its worth

September 10, 1939 the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly to join the conflict.

Video “Century of Warfare”Take note of:

• Germany’s fear

• The polish military

• The timelines for advancement of the German army