1. BELLWORK 1.What was the outcome of the Battle of Britain? Read: “Operation Barbarossa” on pg. 148-149: 2.Why did Hitler invade the USSR? List three reasons. 3.What was Hitler’s strategy for invading the Soviet Union? Why was Hitler able to make advances in the first few months? 4.How did Blitzkrieg fail during Operation Barbarossa? 5.THINKER: How did Hitler’s war in Europe compare to Japan’s war in the Pacific? List similarities and differences! Use your Venn Diagram.

2. Battle of Britain

5. Why did Hitler invade the Soviet Union? German expansion by 1942

10. How/Why did Blitzkrieg fail?

12. Similarities between Hitler’s war in Europe and Japan’s war in the Pacific

13. Fighting WWII New fighting tactics, weapons, and targets

14. Fighting WWII The class will be divided into three groups and each group will be assigned one aspect of fighting: land, air, or sea. Focus on Europe! Together, you will discuss the main ideas and create a poster that will be used to re-teach the class. Follow my guidelines. Make the poster visually appealing and organized! Use colors, pictures, key words, etc.

15. Fighting WWII Aspect of Fighting AirLandSea What to include on your poster How was aircraft used? Strategies Targets RAF vs. Luftwaffe P-51B Mustang Impact on cities Impact on civilians Who had the advantage? Strategies Pros/Cons of Blitzkrieg How it worked in combination with air Sub-Machine Guns Tanks Impact on WWII Who had the advantage? How was sea warfare used? U-Boats Technological advances (radar/ “huff-duff”) Amphibious Vehicles How it worked in combination with air Impact on WWII Who had the advantage?

16. DISCUSSION 1.Explain how WWII was fought at sea. What were they fighting for? How did they fight? 2.What was the significance of the naval war for the outcome of WWII? (163) 3.How was aircraft used in WWII? List three ways! 4.How did the new fighting methods of WWII blur the line between combatant and civilian? After the introduction of the P51B Mustang in 1944, the bombing campaign intensified and they were able to take on Luftwaffe fighters. By June 1944, the Germans were not able to recover and the Allies had total air superiority.

17. Fighting WWII worksheet Today, you will research several new air/land/sea tactics used during WWII. While in the library, you will take notes from the “Fighting WWII” packet This is self-taught! Complete good and accurate research!