3.2 Europe at War (lesson III)

3.2 Europe at war (lesson III)


The Second World War
Time of World Wars 1900-1950
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3.2 Europe at war (lesson III)


The Second World War
Time of World Wars 1900-1950

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The decisive moment of the Second World War in Europe was....

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Which of these two moments came first in the war?
A
Pearl Harbor
B
Start Operation Barbarossa

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Which country was attacked first by the Germans?
A
Norway
B
Netherlands
C
England
D
France

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Homework
study 3.2, do 8 + 9

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Is there anything we need to discuss right now before moving on?

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Lesson goals
- To gain insight in end of World War II and get an overview of it

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D-Day
6 June 1944




  • With the landing of allied forces in Normandy (France), the Germans are attacked from the west as well as the east
  • D-Day means Decision Day.

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Market Garden/Battle of Arnhem
September 1944




  • The Allies want to cross the Rhine to liberate the rest of the Netherlands, but more importantly, to enter Germany (Ruhr area: industrial heart of Germany.
  • The attack fails: the Germans are stronger than expected. 
  • It was, literally, a Bridge to Far

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Would you want to go and see this movie?
A
For sure
B
Absolutely not
C
I would definitely consider it
D
Probably not

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Why is 'Stalingrad' more important in the defeat of the Nazi's than 'D-Day'?

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Conference of Yalta
February 1945





  • The Allies meet in Yalta (Soviet Union) to discuss post-war issues concerning Europe: e.g. what to do with Germany. 
  • The Big Three present: Churchill (GB), Roosevelt (VS) and Stalin (Soviet Union). 

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President of the United States
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Brittain

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Hitler defeated 
April 1945




  • In April the Red Army (of the Soviet Union) attacks Berlin, Hitler's capital.
  • Hitler commits suicide

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If you were a German in May 1945, how would you look at the future? Write it down in a sentence.

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the Netherlands liberated
5 May 1945






  • The actual liberation depends, of course, on local circumstances

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If you were alive in the Netherlands in 1945, how would you feel about the future? Please give a balanced answer.

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Germany capitulates
8 May 1945

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Atomic Bomb hits Hiroshima
6 August 1945





  • The Americans have developed a nucleair weapon. 
  • The first city to be hit is Hiroshima. There is great devastation. 
  • On the 9th of August, Nagasaki is hit as well

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Japan surrenders
15 August 1945

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Did the Japanese have any other option? Please explain briefly.

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Video
Histoclips: World War II

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In which other European country were the fascists in power?
A
the Netherlands
B
Italy
C
France
D
Soviet Union

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What's the name (in German) for this unification between Austria and Germany?

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What is the name of the area in Tsjechoslovakia the Germans wanted?

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Who is the leader of the Soviet Union?
A
Mussolini
B
Chamberlain
C
Roosevelt
D
Stalin

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What is the name of the Russian/German pact?

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When did the Second World War start in Europe?
A
1939
B
1940
C
1941
D
I don't know

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D-Day was in....
A
1940
B
1942
C
1944
D
1945

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Homework
- work on digital + vertical timeline = very helpful for working on this chapter
- study 3.2
- Do 8-9

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