World War II Internet Lesson

 

Use this site to complete the fill in time – line below.

http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/ww2notes2.htm

1914-1918: _____________ leaves Europe in ruins.

1919: _________  ________ leaves Germany powerless. Democracy is attempted in Germany under the ___________  _________. Kaiser Wilhelm flees to Holland. 
1920: ADOLPH HITLER forms N.S.D.A.P. or _________  __________ ___________.  Its leader forms the political ____________ of NATIONAL SOCIALISM or ________________. 


1921-33: Severe economic ____________ grips Europe. __________________ devalues German Mark. 


1923: Hitler is jailed for treason. He writes _____________   _______________ (My Struggle) while in Landsberg Prison. 

1932: Nazis make a strong showing in Parliamentary elections. They gain a near majority in the German _________________. Nazis gain popularity among people. 

1933: Hitler appointed ______________ by the aging President __________  ___________. The ________________  ________ is passed by the Reichstag making him total ruler of Germany (rule by decree). 

1934: Rearmament begins against restrictions of the Versailles Treaty. 
1936: Hitler reoccupies the ___________________ without opposition .
1936-1937: __________________ is tested in _____________ CIVIL WAR. 
GEN. FRANCISCO _______________ becomes dictator of Spain. 
1938: ____________ is annexed by Germany. All opposition is silenced, including the assassination of the prime minister.
The ___________   ________________ gives Hitler the __________________.
__________________________ declares "We have peace in our time." Czechoslovakia falls to Germany. 
1939: Invasion of  _______________ by Germany & USSR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112601/ph_story/phs_frameset1.html

Click on Animated Gif Text Version then the right arrows to advance.

 

1. Describe Japan in the 1930’s.

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2. What did Japan’s militarist believe?

 

  1. What did Japan do in 1931?

 

  1. What was Japan’s plan?

 

  1. How did the U.S. respond to Japanese aggression?

 

  1. When did WWII begin in Europe?

 

  1. Who were the Axis Powers?

 

  1. What economic sanction did the U.S. impose on Japan?

 

  1. How did Japan respond?

 

  1. Were the U.S. military aware of a possible Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor?

 

  1. How did the U.S. make their aircraft easier to guard?

 

  1. What was the Japanese code word?

 

  1. What happened to the USS Arizona?

 

  1. How could you recognize Japanese airplanes?

 

  1. Why was it important for the USS Nevada not to sink in the harbor?

 

  1.  How many Americans were killed, missing, or wounded at Pearl Harbor?

 

  1. How many Japanese were killed?

 

  1. What is a kamikaze?

  2. How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect American?

 

  1. What happened to Japanese-Americans?

 

  1. Who was Admiral Chester W. Nimitz?

 

  1.  What happened on Monday, December 8, 1941?

  2. How did the U.S. get involved in the war in Europe?

 

  1. Who was Benito Mussolini?

 

 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/pact.htm

  1. What two countries signed a non-aggression pact August 23, 1939?

 

24.  How did the world respond?

 

 

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/blitzkrieg.htm

  1. Define blitzkrieg.

 

  1. What were the three parts of a blitzkrieg attack?

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/attack_on_poland.htm

  1. What country did Germany use the blitzkrieg on first?

 

  1. How long did it take for that country to surrender and for Germany to occupy it?

 

  http://www.dva.gov.au/images/commem/2005/VE_mission/ve_map.gif

  1. What countries border this country?

 

http://www.ask.com/reference/dictionary/wordnet/94794/Maginot%20Line

  1. What was the Majinot Line?

 

    http://www.dva.gov.au/images/commem/2005/VE_mission/ve_map.gif

  1. What countries bordered France on the east?

 

 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/euthanasia.htm

  1. What program was begun by the Nazis?

 

 

  1. What did a red plus mark mean?

 

 

  1. When a Catholic bishop criticized the program, how did the Nazis respond?

 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

  1. Between August 9 and May 10 of 1940, what countries were invaded by Germany?

 

  1. Who became the Prime Minister of Great Britain that same year?

 

 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/paris.htm

  1. Where is Adolf Hitler in this picture?

 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

then click on German Blitz against England begins.  Read about the Battle of Britain and answer the following.

  1. What was happening at the railway station?

 

  1. When was the first mass air strike?

 

  1. Where did many people in London sleep during the blitzkrieg?

 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/about-blitz.htm

  1. What was the Luftwaffe?

 

  1. What was the RAF?

 

  1.  Failure to achieve air supremacy eventually led Hitler to indefinitely postpone _________________________, the Nazi invasion of England, in favor of an attack on the _________________.

 

http://www.britannica.com/dday/browse?browseId=237157

  1. Choose one to listen to and tell about it.

 

 

 

   http://www.britannica.com/dday/art-40670

  1. What two enemies did the Allied forces face at Omaha Beach, Normandy?

 

http://www.maginot-line.com/ang/c_sommaire.htm

  1. Click on the arrow to visit the Majinot Line.  What did the Majinot Line include? Give as many as you can find.