1) The document contains notes and assignments from a World History class covering WWII in Europe. It includes sections on key events like the invasion of Poland, Dunkirk evacuation, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Stalingrad, D-Day, and the fall of Berlin. 2) Students are prompted to complete activities analyzing primary sources and debates on historical decisions like invading the USSR and firebombing German cities. 3) The teacher provides instructions on grading policies, assignments due, and outlines learning objectives like understanding the causes of the Cold War.

1. RIGHT CORNER >: 1) Write: Name: _, Period: _,
Date: 03/30/12, Topic: WWII - Europe
LEFT CORNER <: Write “Opener #20” and then:
1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours
2) Rate your comprehension for this
week’s material so far: lost<1-5>easy
3) Respond to the Opener by writing
at least 1 sentences about:
Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND
Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND
Summary of the clip OR/AND
Announcements: None

2. Opener # Misc Notes Name
1)Hi & Lo…………………………………………. Period
2) # Rating Past Understanding……………… Date
3) Opinion, Question or Summary…………… Topic
Navigation Notes
Section Notes Here
Titles:
Notes or
Activ #A
Activity Write Ups
“Title”
+ SOMETIMES SIGNATURES + STAMPS
Memory
Cues
+
Questions
REFLECTION #: CLOSER HERE

4. Opener 1 Permission Slip Due Fri Bruce Lee
1)Hi-talked with friends, Lo-Feeling tired Period 2
2) 2
3) Why was Japan’s military modernization
8/25/12
turn out better than China’s? Asian Imperialism
Notes #1a Meiji Emperor more symbol than power
Meiji Young, handsome, wore Western clothes
Emperor
Activ #1a 1) 3 because tradition is important
Debate 2) 5 because survival is most important
Activ #1b
1) The reason students returned was nationalism.
Reading
2) I think people are more individualistic today.
Military #1
Ruso War?
Reflection #1: Closing your country to threats can weaken you.

6. Agenda
1) WWII Europe
Why am I learning this?
1) To understand what leads to the
Cold War
Reminder
1) Field trip forms due next week ($8)
2) Reading quiz Monday

7. WHAP Grading Policies
Quizzes: you can earn back points by doing a
paragraph write up on each question you miss.
Daily Notes Quizzes: Unannounced quizzes on
class notes from day before (same retake policy)
Unit Test: Same below 60% retake policy
No More Weighting: If something is worth 10
points, and something else is worth 100, you
know that’s 10x more than the first.
Participation: 10 Points/Wk (-- for off task)
Writing Practice: 10 Points Each Time
Class Notes: Same (if you don’t write class
notes, you must print nightly). “Activ” must have
Reading Notes: Only collecting if you are getting

9. Notes #20a, Title: “WWII, Part 1”
1) 8/1939: Hitler + Stalin ally to split up E. Europe

10. 2) 9/01/1939: Ger. invades Poland, UK+France
decl. war. WWII Eur. has started (WWII Asia 37)

11. 4) 5/1940: Churchill becomes UK Prime Minister:
Chamberlain replaced with warhawk Winston
Churchill.
“These are not dark
days: these are great
days - the greatest days
our country has ever
lived.”
- Winston Churchill

12. 5) 6/1940: France Falls: Nazi set up puppet gov
(new captiol: Vichy). Fr. fight guerrilla war.

13. 6) 6/1940: Dunkirk Evacuation: Remaining UK +
Fr. Troops evacuate to UK (300,000)

14. 7) 6/1940: Battle of Britain: Nazi bomb UK
prepping for UK invasion (UK all that’s left)
a) Ger’s 2,500 airplanes vs. UK’s 700
b) UK used radar to help maximize planes
c) UK refuse to give up (inspired by Churchill)
Plans for Operation Sea Lion

15. Review
1) Joseph Stalin (1879-1953): Ambition CPSU
leader, outmaneuvers (later kills) Trotsky after Lenin
a) Thought focus need be on USSR, not global re
b) Power hungry, ruthless, paranoid leader
2) State Terrorism: Stalin would use secret police
to monitor, arrest/kill opposition (never knew if
being watched or who would report you)
3) Great Purge (1934): Stalin paranoid of internal
threats, arrest/kills ¾ CPSU officials, ½ military
officers, well known writers and scientists
(destruction of leadership will be costly in WW2)

16. Notes #20a, Title: “WWII, Part 2”
1) Russia’s Lure: UK failed, USSR had land + raw
materials, USSR’s military looked weak
2) 7/1940: Tripartite (Axis) Pact: Alliance between
Germany, Italy + Japan (leaving USSR out)

17. Activ #20a, “Invade USSR Debate”
1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write
which you choose and explain why.
2) Then write down what your partner thinks
(include their name at the end).
1 2 3 4 5
PRO: Invade the USSR CON: Don’t Invade USSR
1) USSR has farm 1) We have won enough
land, raw materials, + land + labor (slave labor)
labor (slave labor)
2) USSR has a large
2) USSR’s military is weak population that can fight
3) Stalin can’t be trusted. 3) USSR is an ally, focus
Attacking USSR won’t on the fight we already
provoke the USA. started

18. Notes #20b, Title: “WWII, Part 2”
3) 6/1941: Operation Barbarossa: 3 mil Nazi troops
invade USSR (largest invasion in history)
a) General Winter (1941): Stopped 20m from Moscow

20. 4) 8/09/1941: Atlantic Charter: Roosevelt (US) +
Churchill (UK) secretly meet in the Atlantic to plan:
a) Fight for right for ppl to pick own gov (no ambition)
b) Open economic trade and prosperity for all

25. 5) 12/07/1941: Pearl Harbor: Japan decl. war on
US, Ger. decl. war on US (12/11). (US won’t open
Western Front in France, Stalin thinks on purpose)

26. 6) 7/1942: Battle of Stalingrad: Bogged in street
fighting, 2 mil die (deadliest battle in history)
USSR surrounds + captures 500,000. Tides turned.

27. Notes #20c, Title: “Nazi Fall”
1) 9/1943: Invasion of Italy: UK: Rommel + US:
Eisenhower succeed in N Africa, push up into Italy

28. 2) 12/1943: Tehran (Iran) Conference: Big 3:
Churchill (UK), Roosevelt (US), and Stalin (USSR)
agree let USSR keep part of Poland, but no W Front

29. Acitv #20a, Title “Tehran Conference Simulation”
a) Churchill (UK): Wants time to recover from
being the lone fighter.
b) Roosevelt (US): Wants to win the war and
wants to keep USSR weak
c) Stalin (USSR): Wants US/UK to reinvade
France to alleviate the pressures on them, and
wants to keep the land they gained in Poland
d) Chiang (China) Not one of the Big 3: Wants the
allies to help China!
1) Write down your country.
2) Write down the final agreed to plan.
Be ready to present.

30. 2) 1942-1945: Firebombing: Bombers hit Ger.
cities, some civilian to break morale (Dresden: +-
135,000)

32. Activ #20a, “Firebombing Dresden Debate”
1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write
which you choose and explain why.
2) Then write down what your partner thinks
(include their name at the end).
1 2 3 4 5
PRO: Yes, firebomb CON: No, don’t firebomb
German cities German cities
1) Civilians support the 1) Civilians aren’t
war in making weapons, fighting, many are
war will stop if they quit families and children
2) What makes a civilian 2) Would we want US
life worth more, besides civilians attacked when
this will save more if the we fight a war?
war ends sooner.

33. Notes #20d, Title: “Nazi’s End”
1) 6/06/1944: D-Day: 156,000 cross English Channel
retake France (largest amphibious assault in history)

35. Notes #20d, Title: “Nazi’s End”
2) 2/1945: Yalta Conference: Big 3 discuss wars end:
a) USSR promises to E. Europe have elections
b) Join war against Jap. 90 days after Ger. defeat
c) USSR will get temporary control over part of Ger.
(+part of Berlin) + part of Asia

36. 3) 4/1945: Invasion of Berlin:
a) USSR reaches Berlin first, followed by US+UK.
b) Hitler commits suicide 4/30: VE Day: 5/08/1945
c) 100,000 Germans raped by USSR troops
(USSR never punished for this)
d) Capital Berlin divided in 4: US/UK/France/USSR

40. Activity #20b, Title “Primary Source”
1) Write: X & then analyize it.
STEPS
1) What are the
labels? (esp. any
small captions)
2) What can we
guess about the
creator’s intent?
3) What is
happening? (esp.
key words)
4) What can we
guess of the
place+time it

41. Reflection #20 (place at the end of today’s work)
Pick the 1 most important thing you
learned today to share with your partner.
1) Write down the main idea of today.
(include their name).

42. WHAP Grading Policies
Quizzes: you can earn back points by doing a
paragraph write up on each question you miss.
Daily Notes Quizzes: Unannounced quizzes on
class notes from day before (same retake policy)
Unit Test: Same below 60% retake policy
No More Weighting: If something is worth 10
points, and something else is worth 100, you
know that’s 10x more than the first.
Participation: 10 Points/Wk (-- for off task)
Writing Practice: 10 Points Each Time
Class Notes: Same (if you don’t write class
notes, you must print nightly). “Activ” must have
Reading Notes: Only collecting if you are getting