3.1 War in Europe (1)

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For today

Causes en start of WW2

Some more time

Read 2.3 'The Rise of Hitler & National Socialism' & 'Dictatorship in Germany'

Make assignment 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 10

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.

Name one characteristic of National Socialism.

Name an event that helps Hitler come to power

What do you see here?

German expansion

• 1938: Anschluss with Austria
• 1938: Munich Agreement → Britain and France followed appeasement → Allowed Hitler to take Sudetenland in exchange for peace

What do you see here?

Why would people have been positive about the appeasement policy?

How were appeasement policies a danger to peace?

Get to work!

Read 3.1 'Causes of the war'

Make assignments 1 & 2

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.

What was Hitler’s primary goal for expanding Germany?

1. To create a better economy
2. To acquire Lebensraum (living space)
3. To form alliances with other countries
4. To defeat the United States

Which policy did British Prime Minister Chamberlain use to try to avoid war with Germany?

1. Isolationism
2. Mobilization
3. Military alliances
4. Appeasement

What was the secret agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union in August 1939?

1. To divide Poland between them
2. To share economic resources
3. To support each other in war against the West
4. To form a military alliance