8Y 04-25-2016 Monday The Home Front Objective: Outline the cause and conduct of WWII; Outline how the U.S. mobilized its economic and military resources during WWII; Describe the impact of WWII on domestic affairs in the U.S. Agenda: Do Now: Finish “Over the Edge” Video and notes. Go over video notes. Review and take notes on the causes of WWII. Lesson and videos on U.S. domestic affairs during WWII. Homework: Copy and define key terms and people from chapter 26.2

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World War II Begins in Europe German Expansion 1936 – Rhineland –former German territory Alliance with Mussolini 1937 – Alliance with Japan 1938 – takes Austria and Sudetenland 1939 – takes all of Czechoslovakia and makes a non-agression pact with Stalin – planned to split Poland. 1939 – September 1 attacks Poland  officially starts World War II because France and Britain had promised to protect their ally, Poland, if Hitler attacks. September 3 – Britain and France declare war on Germany). Blitzkreig (lightning war) – working with Stalin, it takes two months to conquer Poland. 1940 – Spring – Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg 1940 – June 22 – France 1940 – July – Battle of Britain – RAF v. Luftwaffe. Radar helps RAF destroy 2300 Luftwaffe aircraft. Hitler cancels invasion of Britain. 1941 – March – Lend-Lease to Great Britain and China 1941 – June Hitler attacks the Soviet Union. Soviet Union join Allies. 1941 – November – Lend-Lease to Soviet Union

WWII Begins in the Pacific – America enters the War. Japan conquered most of China in the 30s. Moved into the rest of Southeast Asia. For oil and other resources. July 1941 – Japan takes French Indochina. US freezes exports and Japanese funds in American banks. Dec 7 1941 – Pearl Harbor. 2400 American battleships and 200 planes destroyed. Dec 8 1941 – US declares war on Japan. Germany declares war on United States.

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