This document provides an overview of key events in World War II in Europe. It discusses Germany expanding its military in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and taking over areas around its borders like the Rhineland. It describes the policy of appeasement by France and Britain as Hitler continued expanding. It then outlines Germany's quick conquest of Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands using blitzkrieg tactics. Germany is also described as defeating France in June 1940. The document ends by mentioning the US providing aid to the Allies through the Lend-Lease Act despite not wanting to officially join the war at that point.

1. WWII Project
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Use today to gain a general
idea about your topic.
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Cover the Who? What?
Where? Why?

2. Jig Saw Activity
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On your work sheet there are 4 different sections
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You are going to use your book and find the
answers to your assigned section
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You will then teach the others in your group of four
about your topic. They will then take turns teaching
their section.

3. DAILY SPEAK 1-25-10
How are the causes of
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WWI and the causes of
WWII similar? How are
they Different?

5. Germany Expands
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“The land lost will never be won back by appeals to
God... but only by force of arms.”
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Hitler starts rebuilding Germany's military-
anything wrong with that?...(think end of WWI)
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Germany starts taking over small areas around
Germany (Rhineland, Sudetenland and parts of
Czechoslovakia.)
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1936- Axis Powers, Germany and Italy

10. Appeasement
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Hitler keeps on violating the Treaty of Versailles,
but no one tries to stop him = appeasement
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Germany takes over all of Czechoslovakia and
France and Great Britain do nothing.
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Germany demands land from Poland, September
of 1939 German tanks invade Poland.
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Realizing that appeasement isn’t working France
and Great Britain declare war on Germany

11. Hitlers March through Europe
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Using “blitzkrieg” or “lightning war” Germany takes
down Poland easily
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Spring 1940- Germany take Denmark, Norway,
Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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Germany marches through France- June 22 1940,
France surrenders.
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Germany quickly captures a significant part of
Europe

12. Helping the Allies
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Early 1940s- U.S. does not want to officially join
the war (Europes Problem…  heard this before!)
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The only problem is that FDR and other gov’t
officials really do want to help out
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Lend-Lease Act- give the British: planes, tanks,
weapons, food  anything to help them out.

13. 
Bad news is brewing
in Pacific Asia