1. Warm Up - - Wednesday Feb. 4th As you are watching the clip, think about the following question: 1.What events/changes do you think are coming next? You will have an opportunity to share with your classmates before we have some discussion together. Turn in your crossword puzzle if you did not turn it in yesterday!!!

2. Causes of World War II 1. The Treaty of Versailles  Punishment of Germany after WWI left the Germans embarrassed and largely in debt to the Allies  Italy and Japan felt they should have gained more territory from the treaty 2. Global Economic Depression  After WWI many European economies were unstable  The American Great Depression sent to the world into a Global Depression  As economies crumbled and unemployment rose people turned to strong dictators for help 3. Rise of Totalitarian Governments  Dictators came to power in countries such as Germany and Italy on the promise of returning their nations back to former glory 4. Militarism  Building up of a nation’s armed forces in preparation for war  Glorification of war incorporated into all aspects of society in totalitarian states 5. Nationalism  Totalitarian states emphasized the superiority of their nation over others 6. Appeasement  Policy of giving in to an enemy’s demands in order to avoid further conflict  Adopted by British and French after WWI Question#1: Of these causes of WWII which do you feel would be the primary reason for the outbreak of war?

3. Hitler’s Conquests

4. Google Classroom Assignment Log in to your chromebooks and pull up today’s assignment in your social studies account. You will find an informational text ( Policy of Appeasement) that you will read through using our Close Strategy. Answer every question in the doc assigned to you and make sure you submit when you are done.