1. Major Military Events of World War II

2. Britain and France declare war on Germany -Britain delivers an ultimatum to Germany. -Britain and France declare war but do nothing to help the Poles or fight Hitler. This is called the “phony war” where England and France watch and wait - Stalin invades Poland from the east.

3. Assignment #3: Military Aspects of WWII 1.On the back of your slide, take notes from textbook about your assigned battle or location of battles. 2.Be ready to discuss and plan a SHORT (two minute) presentation with three other people about each battle in the war for a WWII battle timeline. 3.As part of your presentation, brainstorm reasons your battle or campaign was significant to WWII. You will have to come up with these as a group – it may not be spelled out in the textbook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE Crash Course World History #38 – World War II

4. Assignment #4: Timeline of WWII -Write down basic facts about each campaign (people, technologies, ideas) -Explain significance to war.

5. #1 Rescue at Dunkirk and Fall of France - 1940 – p.494- 493

6. #2 Battle of Britain – 1940/1941: Nazis Target Britain with Arial Attacks in 1940 in preparation for invasion. p. 493-494

7. #3: Operation Barbarossa (1941) and Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43) In June 1941 Nazi Forces invade Soviet Union leading to USSR joining Britain against Nazi Germany. By Winter, Germans on outskirts of Leningrad, Moscow & Stalingrad. p. 495-496 and 507

8. #4: North Africa Campaign AND the invasion of Italy p. 494-495 and 506

9. #5: Operation Overlord aka “D- Day” on June 6 th, 1944 Allied Invasion of France establishes new Western Front p.509-511 (include Germany’s surrender)

10. #6: Pearl Harbor brings US into war and “Island Hopping Strategy” US/Australians vs. Japan p. 497-500

11. p. 500-501 and 511-513 #7: Pacific War intensifies after German surrender in Europe, but Japan refuses to unconditionally surrender until after use of 2 atomic bombs in August, 1945 Ex: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Hiroshima/Nagasaki

12. BATTLES EXTRA CREDIT Understanding the experience of soldiers helps us understand the overall psychological and physical “human cost.” The following assignment is extra credit for those of you that would like to explore more about battles, weapons and military strategy. It may also help you with your upcoming project on WWIIs “human cost” depending on your group’s topic. Go back and the watch short video clips for THREE of the topics that interest you most Take brief notes on the 3 events you pick & write a paragraph discussing why you picked these 3 events and what was most surprising or interesting. (up to 8 points extra credit) Battle of Britain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyY5AHqiTm4&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyY5AHqiTm4&feature=related The invasion of Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A4HVtkjAs4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3SiU2laqSg Japan/Pearl Harbor/Island Hopping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3yKpyZu7wY North Africa Campaign http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXnZJX4pN74http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXnZJX4pN74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRuxW5NOCchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRuxW5NOCc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jp7yRj-pjohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jp7yRj-pjo – D-Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y0gdFisD9k&feature=relmfuhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y0gdFisD9k&feature=relmfu Iwo Jima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Lbv0K8gCs&feature=relmfuhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Lbv0K8gCs&feature=relmfu Okinawa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6m77C8gOl0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6m77C8gOl0 Hiroshima & Nagasaki Due with unit packet