Lesson 1 - Causes of World War II

Introduction

In today’s lesson you will investigate the main causes of WWII.

Watch the video for an introduction to this lesson.

Lesson 1 - Causes of World War II

Duration: 2:15

Read the article What were the main causes of World War II?
There are 6 identified causes of World War II. Under each of these headings, take brief notes in your workbook.

Watch World II, a war for resources: Crash Course World History #220
Add to your notes to further develop your understanding of the causes of WWII.
Can you create a visual representation that symbolises how these causes are interrelated?

World II, a war for resources: Crash Course World History #220

Duration: 11:01

Examine the cartoon of the 1919 prediction on what the Treaty of Versailles will do.
Select each of the hotspots (red and white plus signs) to view details, interpretation and access questions you need to answer.
Answer the questions in your workbook.

In today’s lesson you have developed your understanding of the causes of WWII.

Now, use your understanding, supported by evidence from sources, to write a cohesive paragraph that outlines the main causes of WWII.

Don't forget to hand in the work you completed today!

Your teacher will have told you to do one of the following:

- Upload any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your Learning Management system (MS Teams, Google Classroom for example).
- Email any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your teacher.

Make sure you keep any hand written work you did in your exercise book or folder as your teacher may need to see these when you are back in class.

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