The Road to World War II Guided Notes

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1 Name: The Road to World War II Guided Notes Where Did We Leave Europe? 1 Do you remember what happened in Europe at the end of WWI? 2 Europe was left up the from the war 3 The country of was in ruin because they took on the of the entire war 4 Germany at this point was very and They needed to bounce back to Remember This Guy? 1 We briefly learned that, a veteran of World War I, would rise to in because the country desperately needed a

2 Adolf Hitler Background Info 1 Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in present day Austria 2 He had an life until World War I 3 One thing that stood out about Hitler was his of the race We ll come back to this in a future lesson 4 He joined World War I and fought in the army He even earned some and being wounded in action for bravery 5 Hitler was when he learned about Germany s in the First World War Frustrations 1 Hitler was extremely of Germany s conditions after the Treaty of 2 Hitler began to in pubs about his Many people with him and felt similar 3 Hitler would eventually rise to power because of his great public skills and his 4 The Germans would to anyone who had an idea to rid themselves of their 5 Hitler became that man the German nation would listen to 6 Hitler would help create the party

3 Nazi 1 We get the word Nazi from the German word meaning National Socialist The nati in nationalsozialist in German sounds just like Nazi 2 Get the pronunciation here 3 Nazi symbol Nazi Beliefs 1 To put it simply, the Nazis believed in bizzare ideas 2 They believed: a In total of Germany and the world b All should to the government of the c The German, called, were to all other races on the earth Aryans are of European ancestry, those who are basically Caucasian d In people who could not contribute to society such as the mentally or physically handicapped e People with ancestry should be murdered Don t forget this fact! We ll come back to this in a future lesson

4 Hitler in Power 1 By 1933, Adolf Hitler became the of Germany which meant that he would have a lot of 2 Hitler went right to work in order to Germany from the pit it had been in 3 Check out this short video demonstrating Hitler s ability to captivate people: Economic Miracle 1 Germany had people without in 1933 Within years, in 1939, the unemployment number dropped down to people This was called an economic 2 Hitler ordered a program to Germany This meant that the country began building in order to build a strong 3 This created which helped people earn Defiance 1 The German were, under conditions of the Treaty of Versailles, to build an which Hitler 2 Hitler showed the rest of the he was not to others 3 In Hitler s mind, he was against the countries who Germany after World War I

5 Taking Territory and Appeasement 1 Hitler and Germany began to take that was previously by Germany The land was taken away from them at the end of World War I 2 Many countries had no but to up this territory as they could not go up against Germany 3 Other nations, such as and, followed a policy of which meant they were going to let Hitler do whatever he pleased in order to keep the peace 4 This would be a move World War II Begins 1 On September 1, 1939, Germany the country of which would officially start the war 2 Germany would use what was called meaning lightning war when translated from the German language 3 They would Poland in just one short 4 On September 3 rd, 1939, and finally declared war on Germany after much time sitting on the sidelines watching 5 It was too for the British and the French because Germany would most of over the next two years

6 Who Was on Germany s Side? 1 Germany had two main during World War II 2 and its leader, Benito, was very much like Hitler in the fact that he wanted control and desired to other countries 3 and its leader, Emperor, desired to conquer other nations around and their 4 The nations formed the Powers Where was the United States? 1 The United States during this time remained from the raging in Europe again 2 The people did want to see America another world 3 However, just like in World War I, we will see if America stays out of the war