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Bell Ringer In your own opinion what are the three most important characteristics of Totalitarianism? What was lebensraum and how did it lead to World.

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1 Bell Ringer In your own opinion what are the three most important characteristics of Totalitarianism? What was lebensraum and how did it lead to World War II? How did the policy of appeasement lead to World War II?

2 Germany before World War II Germany secretly planning to expand Lebensraum Why Austria and Czechoslovakia? Austria: Majority favored unification with Germany

3 Germany Expansion Austria is taken unopposed. Sudetenland: western border of Czechoslovakia with high German speaking population Munich Agreement 1938  Leader of France, Germany and Great Britain Meet  Hitler declares retaking Sudetenland his “last territorial demand.”  Result: Non-violent resolution and Germany gets Sudetenland

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5 Nonaggression Pact Hitler eyes Poland Poland close ties with Soviet Union, France and Great Britain Nonaggression Pact: Soviet Union and Germany agree to not attack each other Soviet Union and Germany secret agreement to divide Poland

6 1939: Invasion of Poland German Air and Ground forces invade Poland on September 1, 1939 Blitzkrieg: “lightning war”, strategy to take enemy by surprise and crush opposition with overwhelming force September 3 rd 1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany

7 War begins in the European Theater Maginot Line: a system of fortifications built along France's eastern border Sitzkrieg: The sitting war May 1940: Hitler enters France by passing through Ardennes and begins to march towards Paris

8 Hitler Marches on Paris  German forces overrun France within a week  German Forces trapped almost 400,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk where they had to retreat across the English Channel

9 The Battle of Britain Hitler looks towards Britain German Air Force: Luftwaffe Summer 1940: Air raids every night over Britain Targets: Airfields, Aircrafts, Cities The invention of radar and its use by the Royal Air Force turn the tide in favor of Britain

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12 Propaganda Why do you think the British government created this propaganda poster during the Battle of Britain in WWII?

13 Map Activity Create a legend for your map. 1- Austria 2- Hungary 3- Italy Outline Allied and Axis nations in BLUE and RED respectively Use the map on page 744 for reference


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