Vwo 3 tto: -isms - lesson 10

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Vwo 3 tto: -isms

Lesson 10

Start of the lesson

Phone NOT in classroom

Chewing gum in bin

Books, laptop + notebook on table

Sit in your spot

Menu of the day

Recap

Introduction

War in Europe

War in Asia

This country was not invited to the Conference of Munich (although decisions were made about them)

1. Austria
2. Czechoslovakia
3. Germany
4. Poland

What happened to Poland in WW2?

Intro

What do you think about this?

Goal

You can name the important events from WW2

War in Europe

After Hitler takes (half of) Poland he focuses on Western-Europe

• The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway and even France are taken quickly by the German blitzkrieg

War in Europe

The Nazis tried to bomb Britain so that they would surrender

The German army then prepated to invade the Soviet Union:

• Hitler wanted lebensraum for the German people
• Hitler wanted to defeat communism
• Hitler needed oil

The Germans move fast but come to a standstill near Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad

War in Asia

In the meantime Japan is fighting for an Asian empire

• They were already fighting China since 1937
• They conquered western colonies like Vietnam and the Dutch East Indies
• Fearing that the USA will get involved they decide to strike first

The Allied counterattack

The USA helps both Britain and the Soviet Union with goods --> after Pearl Harbor they join the fight against Germany and Japan

• They land in Normandy in june 1944: D-day

The Allied counterattack

The USA helps both Britain and the Soviet Union with goods --> after Pearl Harbor they join the fight against Germany and Japan

• They land in Normandy in june 1944: D-day
  
• In 1945 the Americans and Soviets meet in Berlin --> Hitler commits suicide
  
• Japan surrenders after two atom bombs

Score the goal: what are the important events from WW2?