Unit 7: World War II

Unit Goals:

Students will describe the causes of World War II, including the legacy of World War I and the rise of totalitarian states
Students will explain the different war time strategies used by the Axis and Allied powers during World War II
Students will analyze the cultural, economic, political, and technological effects of World War II on the World
Students will describe and interpret the causes and the effects of World War II on the relationship between the United States and Europe

Unit Vocabulary:

7.1: fascism, totalitarianism, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, propaganda, censorship, Spazio Vitale, lebensraum

7.2: The Weimar Republic, Chancellor, Reichstag, Cult of Personality

7.3: appeasement, Nazi-Soviet Pact, lebensraum

7.4: Guernica

7.5: D-Day, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Britain, Battle of France, blitzkrieg, North African Campaign

7.6: Pearl Harbor, kamikaze, Rape of Nanking, Bataan Death March, Battle of Midway, Battle of Okinawa, Manhattan Project

Lessons:

7.1: Fascist Italy

7.2: Hitler's Germany

7.3: The Spanish Civil War

7.4: Lebensraum

7.5: The War in Europe

7.6: The Pacific Theater

Unit Quote:

"Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming rather than being. It can easily be lost, but never is fully won. It’s essence is eternal struggle." -William H. Hastie