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The Road to World War II Guided Notes
Where Did We Leave Europe?
1. Do you remember what happened in Europe at the end of WWI?
2. Europe was left
up the
from the war.
3. The country of
was in
ruin because they took on the
of the entire war.
4. Germany at this point was very
and
back to
. They needed to bounce
.
Remember This Guy?
1. We briefly learned that
veteran of World War I, would rise to
in
desperately needed a
,a
because the country
.
Adolf Hitler Background Info
1. Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in present day Austria.
2. He had an
life until World War I.
3. One thing that stood out about Hitler was his
of the
race. We’ll come back to this
in a future lesson.
4. He joined World War I and fought in the
army. He even earned some
and being wounded in action.
5. Hitler was
about Germany’s
for bravery
when he learned
in the First World War.
Frustrations
1. Hitler was extremely
after the Treaty of
2. Hitler began to
of Germany’s conditions
.
in pubs about his
. Many people
with him and felt similar
.
3. Hitler would eventually rise to power because of his great public
skills and his
.
4. The Germans would
idea to rid themselves of their
to anyone who had an
.
5. Hitler became that man the German nation would listen to.
6. Hitler would help create the
party.
Nazi
1. We get the word “Nazi” from the German word
“
“ meaning
National Socialist. The “nati” in “nationalsozialist” in German sounds just
like “Nazi.”
2. Get the pronunciation here.
3. Nazi symbol
Nazi Beliefs
1. To put it simply, the Nazis believed in bizzare ideas.
2. They believed:
a. In total
of
Germany and the world.
b. All
should
to the
of the
government.
c. The German
, called
, were
to all other races on the earth.
Aryans are of European ancestry, those who are basically Caucasian.
d. In
people who could not
contribute to society such as the mentally or physically handicapped.
e. People with
ancestry should be
murdered. Don’t forget this fact! We’ll come back to this in a future
lesson.
Hitler in Power
1. By 1933, Adolf Hitler became the
of Germany which meant that he would have a lot of
.
2. Hitler went right to work in order to
from the
Germany
pit it had been in.
3. Check out this short video demonstrating Hitler’s ability to captivate
people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9fEM-MfSiU
Economic Miracle
1. Germany had
without
in 1933. Within
unemployment number dropped down to
people. This was called an “economic
2. Hitler ordered a program to
that the country began building
build a strong
3. This created
people
years, in 1939, the
.”
Germany. This meant
in order to
.
which helped people earn
.
Defiance
1. The German were
of the Treaty of Versailles, to build an
which Hitler
2. Hitler showed the rest of the
to
others.
3. In Hitler’s mind, he was
countries who
, under conditions
.
he was not
against the
Germany after World War I.
Taking Territory and Appeasement
1. Hitler and Germany began to take
that was
previously
by Germany. The land was
taken away from them at the end of World War I.
2. Many countries had no
but to
up this territory as they could not go up against Germany.
3. Other nations, such as
and
, followed a policy of
which meant they were
going to let Hitler do whatever he pleased in order to keep the peace.
4. This would be a
move.
World War II Begins
1. On September 1, 1939, Germany
country of
the
which would officially start the
war.
2. Germany would use what was called “
”
meaning lightning war when translated from the German language.
3. They would
Poland in just one short
.
4. On September 3rd, 1939,
and
finally declared war on
Germany after much time sitting on the sidelines watching.
5. It was too
because Germany would
for the British and the French
most of
over the next two years.
Who Was on Germany’s Side?
1. Germany had two main
2.
the fact that he wanted
3.
during World War II.
and its leader, Benito
, was very much like Hitler in
control and desired to
other countries.
and its leader, Emperor
, desired to conquer other nations
their
.
around and
4. The
nations formed the
Powers.
Where was the United States?
1. The United States during this time remained
from the
2. The people did
raging in Europe again.
want to see America
another world
.
3. However, just like in World War I, we will see if America stays out of the
war.