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Students will demonstrate that they can synthesize causes of
world war 2 and the United states role by speaking aloud in
response to probing questions during our PowerPoint lecture.
While going through the presentation students will be given the
opportunity to share their thoughts, questions and comments
aloud with the rest of the classroom. How well they can take note
of and evaluate the conditions leading up to the war which
contributed to its outbreak will be obvious in the connections they
make to previous lessons. They will also write in response to the
essential question and ticket out the door to demonstrate their
ability to synthesize the overarching causes that lead to WW2. I
will direct students to include their background knowledge from
the units that covered the years leading up to WW2 to make their
response stronger in their ticket out the door.
otalitarian state
country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of
people's lives
Fascism
rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, and blind loyalty to the state;
dictators vowed to create new empires
aggression
warlike act by one country against another without a just cause
scapegoat
a person or group of people on whom is blamed for others' problems (like in
WWII, Jews for Germany)
Nazis
member of the National Socialist German Worker's Party; under Hitler's
command
concentration camp
prison camp for civilians who are considered enemies of the state
appeasement
practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
Nazi-Soviet Pack
agreement signed between Hitler and Stalin in 1939 in which the two
dictators agreed not to attack each other
blitzkrieg
"lightning war"; swift attacks launched by Germany in WWII during the
night
Axis
WWII military alliance of Italy, Japan, Germany, and 6 other countries
Allies
WWII military alliance of Britain, France, Soviet Union, China, the U.S.,
and 45 other countries
Battle of Britain
Germany's failed attempt to subdue Britain in 1940 in preparation for
invasion (Germans bombed Britain continuously but Britain resisted with
fighter pilots and Hitler gave up invasion)
Battle of Midway
a 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sank 4 Japanese
aircraft carriers (protected Hawaii)
Operation Overlord
code name for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944
D-Day
day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces-June 6, 1944 (Allied
forces landed at France, freed Paris; slowly advanced to Germany)
Battle of the Bulge
German counter-attack in December 1944 that temporarily slowed the allied
invasion of Germany (Audie Murphy was the hero)
island hopping
during WWII, Allied strategy of capturing Japanese-held islands to gain
control of the Pacific Ocean (American ships shelled an island; troops
waded ashore; hand-to-hand fighting occurred until island was captured)
Navajo code-talkers
during WWII, Navajo soldiers who used their own language to radio vital
messages during the island-hopping campaign
kamikaze
WWII Japanese pilots trained to make a suicidal crash attack, usually upon
a ship
Potsdam Declaration
message sent by the Allies in July 1945 calling for the Japanese to surrender
Nuremberg Trials
Nazi war crime trials held in 1945 and 1946