1. HW: Complete map of Europe.
Friday and Monday
HW: Complete map of Europe.
Aim: How did the main events on the European stage impact WWII?
Do Now: Identify the immediate cause of World War II.

2. Directions: Assign each member of the group a role
Introduction: Each crew will create and then present a newscast about a specific event that occurred on the European stage during World War II.
Objective: To provide a clear explanation of the event so that the audience (your classmates) becomes more knowledgeable.
Directions: Assign each member of the group a role
Anchor 1
Anchor 2
Reporter on the scene
Eyewitness 1
Eyewitness 2
Create a script – The anchors should provide a summary of the event. The reporter on the scene should ask 4-6 questions that the eyewitnesses will answer.
Bring in props
TOMORROW

3. France and Britain declare war on Germany on Sept. 3, 1939
Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939)
Blitzkrieg “lightning war” surprise attack with tanks and airplanes followed by infantry forces
France and Britain declare war on Germany on Sept. 3, 1939
Hitler annexed the western half of Poland
Winter War
(November – March 1940)
Stalin sent 1 million troops into Finland
Soviets won and forced Finns to accept surrender
Phony War
(September – April 1940)
French and British stationed troops along Maginot Line (system of fortifications along France’s border with Germany)
Germans invaded through Ardennes Forest and invaded France
Rescue at Dunkirk (May 26-June 4, 1940)
Germans surrounded Allies
Britain sent fleet of 850 ships across English Channel to save 338,000 soldiers
Fall of France
(June 22, 1940)
June 22, 1940 French leaders surrender to the Nazis
Germans controlled northern France
Germans set up puppet govt. in southern France
Battle of Britain (September – May 1941)
Hitler planned to invade Britain
Luftwaffe bombed Britain
Londoners took shelter in subways
Hitler called off attacks and focused on Mediterranean and Eastern Europe