Formative Task 2

Part 2 - World War II

World War I was termed the "War to End all Wars" or "The Great War." The number of casualties was in the millions, the most countries that had ever fought were fighting simultaneously, and the outcome of the war would change the course of human history. This conflict appeared to be the one that would resolve any and all issues affecting the global population.

Well, that wasn't exactly the case. The Treaty of Versailles chose to punish Germany and Austria-Hungary for World War I. The effects of this decision would bring about the most radical change in European power in the modern era.

As a result of Europe's decision to punish Germany, radical leaders emerged throughout Europe in an attempt to "restore world order" through fascism. The world was headed towards cataclysm as Adolph Hitler sought to reclaim Germany's lost territory from their conditions of surrender in WWI. Due to his annexations, European powers could no longer sit back and chose to declare war after Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

Even though the world believed it learned its lessons from WWI, it could not fathom that destruction and socioeconomic upheaval would result from another world war. World War II was the largest conflict in the history of the world.

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Assignment

• Using the resources provided, you will take Cornell Notes on everything in this section.

• Topic/Objective: WWII and Political Globalization

• Your essential question is: how does WWII demonstrate political globalization?

• Questions: come up with at least 5 questions that could be used on a quiz about WWII in the questions section (then answer them in the notes section)

• Summary: provide a summary of all the information you learned about with these resources