3.2 Europe at War (lesson IV)

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3.2 Europe at war (lesson IV)

The Second World War

Time of World Wars 1900-1950

Lesson goals

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

D-Day was in

1. 1945
2. 1944
3. 1943
4. 1942

What is the most important effect of D-Day?

With 'a bridge too far', we refer to the bridge near which Dutch city?

1. Amsterdam
2. Rotterdam
3. Arnhem
4. Utrecht

the Netherlands liberated

5 May 1945

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

If you were alive in the Netherlands in 1945, how would you feel about the future?

Germany capitulates

8 May 1945

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

Japan surrenders

15 August 1945

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

Video

Histoclips: World War II

2.38-12.25

In which other European country were the fascists in power?

1. the Netherlands
2. Italy
3. France
4. Soviet Union

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

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

Who is the leader of the Soviet Union?

1. Mussolini
2. Chamberlain
3. Roosevelt
4. Stalin

What is the name of the Russian/German pact?

When did the Second World War start in Europe?

1. 1939
2. 1940
3. 1941
4. I don't know

Homework

- Formative small test about 3.1 and 3.2