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World War II
Outcome: The European Theater
EQ: Elaborate on the Conditions of WWII in Europe, including major battles, events and the scope of the
Holocaust.
Content Standard 4: The student will analyze the United States role in international affairs by examining the major causes, events, and effects of the nation's involvement in World War II, 1933 to 1946.
1. Cite specific textual and visual evidence to examine the transformations in American society and government policy as the nation mobilized for entry into World War II.
A.Examine the roles of appeasement and isolationism in the United States' reluctance to respond to Fascist military aggression in Europe and Asia including the Neutrality Actsand the Lend-Lease program.
B. Evaluate the mobilization for war as stated in President Roosevelt's Day Which Will Live in Infamy speech including the role of women and minorities in the war effort, rationing, the internment of Japanese-Americans and the Korematsu v. United States decision, and the internment of Americans of German and Italian descent.
2. Cite specific textual and visual evidence to analyze the series of events affecting the outcome of World War II including major battles, military turning points, and key strategic decisions in both the European and Pacific Theaters of operation including Pearl Harbor, the D-Day Invasion, development and use of the atomic bomb, the island-hopping strategy, the Allied conference at Yalta, and the contributions of Generals MacArthur and Eisenhower.
3. Summarize American reactions to the events of the Holocaust resulting in United States participation in the Nuremburg Trials, which held Nazi leaders accountable for war crimes
The European Theater
1. Aggression in Europe
a. Italy invaded Ethiopia and took control in 1935 b. Spain's Civil War was won by the fascists in 1936 c. Germany
i. 1936: Hitler had rearmed and sent troops to the Rhineland ii. 1938: Hitler annexed Austria & demanded the Sudetenland (W. Czech)
The European Theater
ii. 1938: Munich Conference (Germany, Italy, Britain, & France) 1. Goal: To stop further German aggression in Europe 2. Result: The Munich Pact gave Hitler the Sudetenland if he promised to end territorial demands 3. Policy: "Appeasement"- Giving in to Germany's demands for territory in Europe in exchange for a promise that Germany would not attack any other nations.
iv. March 1939: Germany took rest of Czechoslovakia (appeasement failed) v. France & Britain pledged war if aggression continued vi. 1939: Hitler & Stalin signed a "Non-Aggression Pact"
The Sudetenland
Neville Chamberlain
of Great Britain ? signed Munich Pact of appeasement of Germany
Prime Minister
The European Theater
d. United States' reaction to foreign aggression i. 1935: passed Neutrality Act ? no arms to warring nations ii. 1939: "Cash-n-Carry" policy (purpose to aid the Allies)
The European Theater
2. War in Europe (Early Period)
a. Sept. 1, 1939: Germany invaded Poland with blitzkrieg attack (WWII begins)
i. France & Great Britain declare war the next day ii. The Holocaust intensifies
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