3.1 War in Europe (1)

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Causes of WW2
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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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For today
Causes of WW2

Slide 1 - Slide

HW
Read 2.3 'The Rise of Hitler & National Socialism' & 'Dictatorship in Germany'
Make assignment 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 10

Slide 2 - Slide

Goals
  • In this paragraph you will learn why and how Hitler caused the war.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how Germany expanded its power during the war.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how Germany lost in Eastern Europe.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how Germany lost in Western Europe.

Slide 3 - Slide

Name one characteristic of National Socialism.

Slide 4 - Open question

Name an event that helps Hitler come to power

Slide 5 - Open question

What do you see here?

Slide 6 - Slide

What do you see here?

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

German expansion
  • 1938: Anschluss with Austria → Hitler pressured Austria to join Germany
  • 1938: Sudetenland Crisis → Hitler demanded the German-speaking region of Czechoslovakia
  • Munich Agreement → Britain and France followed appeasement → Allowed Hitler to take Sudetenland in exchange for peace

Slide 9 - Slide

What do you see here?

Slide 10 - Slide

Why would people have been positive about the appeasement policy?

Slide 11 - Open question

How were appeasement policies a danger to peace?

Slide 12 - Open question

Get to work!
Read 3.1 'Causes of the war'
Make assignments 1 & 2

Slide 13 - Slide

Goals
  • In this paragraph you will learn why and how Hitler caused the war.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how Germany expanded its power during the war.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how Germany lost in Eastern Europe.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how Germany lost in Western Europe.

Slide 14 - Slide

What was Hitler’s primary goal for expanding Germany?
A
To create a better economy
B
To acquire Lebensraum (living space)
C
To form alliances with other countries
D
To defeat the United States

Slide 15 - Quiz

Which policy did British Prime Minister Chamberlain use to try to avoid war with Germany?
A
Isolationism
B
Mobilization
C
Military alliances
D
Appeasement

Slide 16 - Quiz

What was the secret agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union in August 1939?
A
To divide Poland between them
B
To share economic resources
C
To support each other in war against the West
D
To form a military alliance

Slide 17 - Quiz