Vwo 3 tto: WW2 - lesson 3

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Vwo 3 tto: WW2

Lesson 3

Start of the lesson

Sit in your spot

Phone (off/silent) in phonebag

Books + laptop on table

Menu of the day

Introduction

Recap

The German Advance

Japan

Exercises

Introduction

Flash-Thunder

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?

The German advance

Let's read together on page 38

The German advance

After Poland and Western Europe were conquered the situation looked like this:

The German advance

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

Exercises

Exercises 1, 2, 6, 7 from section 3 (p. 31-32)

Japan

In the meantime Japan is fighting for an Asian empire

• 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

1974

Exercises

Read text 'Total war: is it or isn't it a war crime?' on page 32 oF workbook

Do exercises 9, 10, 11