英语话题之第二次世界大战课件

Whydowarsoccur?Nationscompeteovernaturalresources.Individualsdemandgreaterpoliticalandeconomicfreedom.Wewillstudy3aspectsofWWIIThewarinEuropeagainstGermanyandItalyThewarinAsiawithJapanThehomefrontWhatcausedWWIIinEurope?GermanywantedbackwhatshelostfromWWI,andrevengeAppeasement–GreatBritainandFrancegaveHitlerlandw/ofightingforit.Hitlerwasracist;heinvadedcountriessimplytokilltheJewslivingthere.TreatyofVersailles–endofWWIThemainpointsoftheTreaty[BRAT]

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GermanyhadtoaccepttheBlameforstartingthewar2.

GermanypaidReparationsforthedamagedoneduringthewar.Versaillescont..3.

Germanywasforbiddentohavesubmarinesoranairforce.

Shecouldhaveanavyofonlysixbattleships,andanArmyofjust100,000men.

Versailles4.

GermanylostTerritory(land)inEurope(seemap).Germany’scoloniesweregiventoBritainandFrance.ReviewQuestionsHowdidWWIhelpcauseWWII?Depressionin1920sEuropeEconomywasbadinEuropeWWIkilledalotofworkersandcustomersAfteryearsofhumiliationandstarvation,Germanslookedforastrongleader.NAZIselectedtopower!NazispromisedtobuilduptheirarmyandgetrevengefortheWWIThisisAdolfHitler1933.Totalitarianism

Mussolini (Italy) Hitler(Germany)Germanylate1930sGermanyescapedtheDepressionbymilitarizing.ThisisBerlin1936Appeasement–Hitlerwantedland,BritainandFrancelethimhaveitwithoutwarWWIIstartedwhenHitlerinvadedPoland1939.FortressEuropaInnotime,GermanyconqueredmostofEuropewithtanks,planes,railroads.HitlerinParisBattleofBritainBattleofBritainToughcoldwinterskilledmanyNAZItroopsinUSSR.Russianpeoplearetough!21milliondead,yetnosurrender!InvasionofNormandy,FranceTank!Anti-tankweaponryEnglishChannelprotectedEnglandBritainresistedGermanairforceGermany’sendGermanyinvadedtheSovietUnionandlostamilliontroopsduetothecoldandRussianbravery.GermanyspenttoomanyresourcestryingtokillJewsandnotsupportinghistroopsGermansfoughtRussiansintheeastandAmericansandBritsintheWest.GermanysurrendersApril‘45Quiz(Europeanfront)1.HowwasWWIacauseofWW2?2.Definetotalitarianism3.Defineappeasement4.Name2countriesthatGermanyinvaded.Meanwhile,intheUSA...USIsolationismAmericanswantedtostayoutofEurope’swars.FDRwantedtohelpBritainanywayUSAhad2oceanstoprotectthem(sortof).

LendLeaseActFDRsentwarmaterialstoBritainandtheUSSR.ThisisaShermantankJapanattacksPearlHarbor.AmericaentersWWII.

December7,1941AxisPowersGermanyandItalydeclaredwarimmediatelyafterPearlHarbor.Germany,ItalyandJapanmadeadealtohelpeachotherincaseonwasattacked.AlliedPowersTheAlliesweretheUSA,GreatBritain,andtheSovietUnion(USSR).Thesearecalledthe“bigthree.”Inadditionwerethecoloniesandterritoriesofthesecountries.TheseincludeChina,Canada,Australia,France,Polandandothers.USA’scontributionwasproduction,notblood.WomeninworkforceRosietheRiveterPeoplerationedgoodsforwaruse.TheArmywassegregated,butAfricanAmericansserved.TuskegeeAirmenWomenintheForcesWomeninForcesHowdidUSApayforthiswar?InternmentofJapaneseAmericansUSAwasafraidifJapanweretoattackthePacificcoast,JapaneseAmericanswouldhelpthem.TheGovernmentorderedthemtomovetocamps.InternmentcampStrangely,JapaneseAmericansservedintheArmyAnyquestionsbeforethequiz?HomeFrontQuiz1.HowdidUSApayforWW2?2.WhoweretheAlliedpowersbesidestheUSA?3.WhydidtheUSAinterntheJapaneseAmericans?4.WhatwastheLendLeaseAct?5.WhenwasthePearlHarborattack?Meanwhile,inAsia...JapanwantedChinaandtheUSSR.Japanisanisland,andnotabigone.Theywantedmorelivingspaceandresourcesfortheir“superior”people.JapanwantedoilreservesJapanwantedmoreoiltoinvadeChina.AmericaembargoedtheiroilinIndonesiaJapanconsideredthisanactofwar.JapanjoinsAxisPowersGermanywassickoftheU.S.helpingBritainwithits

lendleaseprogram.JapanagreedtoattackPearlHarboranddistracttheU.S.fromEuropewar.

BattleforMidwayIslandIfwon,JapanesecouldhavebombedHawaiimorefromhere.MajorturningpointIslandHopping–USfoughttograduallyreachJapanBattleforIwoJimaIslandhopping

becamefactofthewarwithJapan.Died:6800US20000Japanese.Thisflagraisingwasaseriousmoraleboosttosoldiersontheisland.KamikazeattacksThisplanedroppedanatombombonHiroshimaAtomicbombHiroshimaandNagasaki1945VictimsinHiroshimaWhydroptheAtomicBomb?TheJapanesehadshowntheywouldfighttothelastman,womanandchild.Theatomicbombsavedasmanyas1millionU.S.lives,andpossiblymanyJapanese.HarryTrumansaidhedroppedthebombtoendthewar.Japansurrenders1945WorldWarIIdeathsUSSR 22millionChina 11millionGermany 7millionPoland 7million