3.1 World War II (lesson III)

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3.1 Second World War

The world on fire

The decisive moment of the Second World War in Europe was....

Which of these two moments came first in the war?

1. Pearl Harbor
2. Start Operation Barbarossa

Which country was attacked first by the Germans?

1. Norway
2. Netherlands
3. England
4. France

Homework

- work on digital + vertical timeline

- study pages 56-59

- do 6 and 9

Is there anything we need to discuss right now before moving on?

Lesson goals

- To gain insight in end of World War II and get an overview of it

the Netherlands liberated

5 May 1945

• The actual liberation depends, of course, on local circumstances

If you were alive in the Netherlands in 1945, how would you feel about the future?

Germany capitulates

8 May 1945

Atomic Bomb hits Hiroshima

6 August 1945

• The Americans have developed a nucleair weapon. 
• The first city to be hit is Hiroshima. There is great devastation. 
• On the 9th of August, Nagasaki is hit as well

Japan surrenders

15 August 1945

Did the Japanese have any other option? Please explain briefly.

Video

Histoclips: World War II

01:09

Why were people so eager for change?

02:46

In which other European country were the fascists in power?

1. the Netherlands
2. Italy
3. France
4. Soviet Union

03:54

What's the name (in German) for this unification between Austria and Germany?

04:09

What is the name of this area?

09:42

D-Day was in....

1. 1940
2. 1942
3. 1944
4. 1945

06:16

Who is the leader of the Soviet Union?

1. Mussolini
2. Chamberlain
3. Roosevelt
4. Stalin

What is hard to understand about World War II? It could be something we discussed, but also something we haven't (yet).

Homework

- work on digital + vertical timeline + upload the timeline on Itslearning (deadline Monday)

- study 3.1

- do 10