1. UNIT 7: WORLD WAR II

2. Unit 7 Overview  4 weeks (now through April break)  Two quizzes (featuring maps!):  Mon 3/30 (C and D blocks) or Tu 3/31 (E block)  Fri 4/10  Atomic bomb seminar, week of 4/13  Roundtable reflection (in class Fri 4/10)

3. World War II: A Brief Overview

4. The rise of fascism

5. The start of the war and American neutrality

6. American entry into WWII

7. Fighting in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific

8. War on the home front

9. Dropping the bomb

10. Fascism and Japan’s Expansion

11. The Traits of Fascism  Government > individual  Extreme nationalism (and usually racism)  Extreme militarism  Disregard of human rights  Powerful supreme leader

12. Set up this chart (use a whole page!) JapanGermany Government > individual Extreme nationalism + racism Extreme militarism Disregard of human rights Powerful, supreme leader

13. Ancient Japan  Organized by competing clans  Samurai = warrior class  Bushido = “way of the warrior”  Your and your clan’s honor are based on doing your duty  Death in performing your duty is the highest honor  Demonstrated by seppuku

14. Japan in the Age of Imperialism  One of very few countries to resist Western imperialism  Reasons:  Strong sense of patriotism and loyalty  Willingness to sacrifice  Willingness to adopt Western ways

15. The Meiji Restoration  1860s-early 1900s  Modernization of Japan  Effects:  Adoption of Western ways  Increase in military strength  Desire to gain territory and resources  Samurai banned from carrying swords; take military and government jobs

16. Japan in the 1920s: some considerations  Conservative, military-minded people in most powerful positions  Strong sense of racial superiority  Resentment against Western nations  Very few natural resources  With your partner: what do you think Japan is going to do about this?

17. 1.Why did Japan want to control more territory in Asia in the 1930s? 2.What can you add to the fascism chart from this article? “Japanese Expansionism” (p. 2)

18. Japan Expands  Taiwan – 1895  Sakhalin – 1905  Korea – 1910  Manchuria – 1931  Invasion of China - 1937