3.2 Europe at War (lesson III)

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3.2 Europe at war (lesson III)

The Second World War

Time of World Wars 1900-1950

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

study 3.2, do 8 + 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

D-Day

6 June 1944

• With the landing of allied forces in Normandy (France), the Germans are attacked from the west as well as the east
• D-Day means Decision Day.

Market Garden/Battle of Arnhem

September 1944

• The Allies want to cross the Rhine to liberate the rest of the Netherlands, but more importantly, to enter Germany (Ruhr area: industrial heart of Germany.
• The attack fails: the Germans are stronger than expected. 
• It was, literally, a Bridge to Far

Would you want to go and see this movie?

1. For sure
2. Absolutely not
3. I would definitely consider it
4. Probably not

Why is 'Stalingrad' more important in the defeat of the Nazi's than 'D-Day'?

Conference of Yalta

February 1945

• The Allies meet in Yalta (Soviet Union) to discuss post-war issues concerning Europe: e.g. what to do with Germany. 
• The Big Three present: Churchill (GB), Roosevelt (VS) and Stalin (Soviet Union). 
  

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

President of the United States

Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of Great Brittain

Hitler defeated 

April 1945

• In April the Red Army (of the Soviet Union) attacks Berlin, Hitler's capital.
  
• Hitler commits suicide
  

If you were a German in May 1945, how would you look at the future? Write it down in a sentence.

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? Please give a balanced answer.

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

2.38-12.25

In which other European country were the fascists in power?

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

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

What is the name of the area in Tsjechoslovakia the Germans wanted?

Who is the leader of the Soviet Union?

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

What is the name of the Russian/German pact?

When did the Second World War start in Europe?

1. 1939
2. 1940
3. 1941
4. I don't know

D-Day was in....

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

Homework

- work on digital + vertical timeline = very helpful for working on this chapter

- study 3.2

- Do 8-9