The Origins of World War II

Standard 11.7 Students analyze America’s participation in WWII

What’s going on in the world in the 1930s?

HOT ROC – Group Concept Map

►Each group will have a different color white board marker

►We will go around the class one group at a time and add new information to the white board.

►The last group to add information will be the winner

Reviewing 4 Leaders: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Tojo

► Reading--origins of the war 436-438.

► Dictator Resumes Each group will read and prepare the for

a job interview, titled: World Dictator You will present this information to a

panel of judges who will determine the most qualified dictator.

Reviewing 4 Leaders: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Tojo

► Review What are three commonalities

between Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler and Tojo?

Europe After WWI

►The Versailles Treaty Germany forced

to sign “war guilt” clause and pay reparations (32 billion)

Limitations on Germany’s military

Loss of all colonies

The Rise of Hitler► 1920: The Nazi Party (National Socialist German

Workers' Party) founded► Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), a WWI veteran *don’t write down

1923: Attempts a coup, spends year in jail►Writes Mein Kampf

1930: Nazi party second largest in Germany—appeals to middle class, farmers, veterans

1933: Hitler elected Chancellor of Germany 1934: Uses people’s desperation during the

Depression to end democracy in Germany and become appointed Führer by his cabinet

Alliance System- *See Map►Allies:

Great Britain and France.

Later:►U.S.►U.S.S.R.►Australia►China►Canada, etc

►Axis: Nazi Germany,

Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan

On August 23, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

British, July 1936 - by Sir David Low

Germany invades Poland► On September 1, 1939,

Germany invaded Poland, using the false pretext of a faked "Polish attack" on a German border post.

► 1940, the Germans invaded Belgium, the Netherlands, and France using “blitzkrieg” (lightning war).

Germany occupies Paris

► June 22, 1940. French sign armistice.

Summer of 1940: Battle of Britain

Summer of 1941:Germany attacks the Soviet Union

*London

The War- Ken Burns►Introduction:

“A Necessary War” Episode 1

►Netflix- Instant Streaming, start at 3:10

►Is there ever such a thing as a necessary war?

►How can a war bring out “the best and the worst in a generation?”

Homework

►Use p. 444-445 to create diary or story from British person’s pov about Germany’s invasions, Dunkirk and Battle of Britain.

►1 page.

HOT ROC, 1/8/10- What is Dr Seuss’ Message?

U.S. Response► Isolationism vs Interventionism

1936 Congress passes Neutrality Acts (prohibits selling of weapons to nations at war).

► FDR’s position Sees Germany and Japan as threats

► FDR Actions Timeline 1938 Asks Congress for $300 million 1940 Selective Service (Draft) 1941 (January) Lend-Lease program to aid allies 1941 Embargo against Japan

►scrap metal sales, aviation fuel, all metals, chemicals, machine parts and anything that could be used for military means

Japanese militarism►Read pgs 439-440 and find 2 similarities and 2

differences to Hitler and Germany’s aggression►Review:► Imperial Japan in the 1930s was looking to

become a world power.►1931 Japan invaded Manchuria and China in

1937.►The United States and the United Kingdom

reacted by making loans to China. providing covert military assistance, pilots and

fighter aircraft to Kuomintang China. instituting increasingly broad embargoes of raw

materials and oil against Japan.

Japanese Militaris

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Pearl Harbor

►December 7, 1941►At 6am, 6 Japanese

carriers launched a first wave of 183 planes.

► Overall, 21 ships of the U.S. Pacific fleet were damaged and the death toll reached 2,403.

►Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LlbQCmj8nk&feature=related

►Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpqm0KT9MJA&NR=1

U.S. Enters War► December 8, 1941 FDR asks Congress for

Declaration of war against Japan.► Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.► After Pearl Harbor, a new selective service act

made men between 18 and 45 liable for military service.

► Army increases from 1.8 million in 1941 to 3.9 million by 1942

What was the U.S. fighting for?

►Revenge?►Ideals?►A way out of the Great Depression?►To defeat totalitarianism and fascism?

FDR’s 4 FreedomsSpeech to Congress on January 6, 1941

►The first is freedom of speech and expression

►The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way

►The third is freedom from want ►The fourth is freedom from fear

►Audio Clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iHKtrirjlY

Ours…to fight for

Norman Rockwell, 1943

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Freedom from Fear

Freedom from Want

Homework for Monday

►2 options – 1 paragraph for either Compare/Contrast Pearl Harbor and 9/11 Compare/Contrast trench warfare of WWI

with Germany’s blitzkrieg of WWII. Use p.443 to help understand details of blitzkrieg.