Week 27:
World War II: Origins
Unit Era: 1930 to 1945
Unit IX
Lesson 1: Aggression, Appeasement, and WarL.G.1: I can describe how the Western democracies responded to aggression.L.G.2: I can explain the significance of the Spanish Civil War.L.G.3: I understand how German aggression lead Europe into World War II. Lesson 2: Axis Powers AdvanceL.G.1: I can trace the course of German aggression and British resistance in Europe. L.G.2: I can describe the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. L.G.3: I can explain how Japanese imperialism and the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the war.
Assigned Readings
Make sure you know the vocabulary terms on the right, as you may be quizzed on them this week.
- Appeasement
- Pacifism
- Neutrality Acts
- Axis Powers
- Nazi-Soviet Pact
- Blitzkrieg
- Luftwaffe
- Dunkirk
- Vichy
- Atlantic Charter
Monday: Student Choice Day
Units VIII and IXOpener: Overview | Student Choice Day(s)
On Student Choice Days you decide how best to utilize your time related to the class. Consider:
Finalizing The Previous Unit | submit work from the previous unit by the end of the class.
After today it will only be valued at 1 point.
Beginning to Work on the Current Unit | Get a head start on the work for the current unit.
Recovery a Test | After completing the Recovery Handout, you may recover a previous test from the MP.
Lesson: Select an Activity from the Student Choice Board
See the Student Choice Board (left) if you want more information about today's activity
Closing: Reminder | The Work from Last Unit is Due By The End of Class
Today marks the last day in which you can turn in the work from the previous unit for partial credit.
If you turn in an assignment from the last unit after today it will be marked as a "1/x" where "x" is equal to the value of the assignment. In other words, you will earn 1 point to illustrate that you turned in the assignment, albeit after it was directly relevant to the learning taking place.
US Propaganda (1943)
Tuesday: The Road to World War II
MSDE III.C.3 | Assess the effectiveness of the political leadership, major strategies, and turning points of the war (1, 3). Opener: Primary Source Analysis | United States Propaganda
Sourcing: What is going on in the image and what is its relationship to the source (below)?
Consider the following information: On May 10, 1933, German university students burned upwards of 25,000 “un-German” books in Berlin’s Opera Square. Some 40,000 people gathered to hear Joseph Goebbels deliver a fiery address: “No to decadence and moral corruption!”
Interpret: Do you think the U.S. Office of War Information wanted viewers to be appalled at Nazi treatment of books or this particular book?
Lesson: The Road to World War II
I. Notes: The Road to World War II
Section 27.1: Democracy in Peril
Section 27.2: German Expansion
Closing: Periodization | World War II
Identify the three events, related to the start of World War II, that took place from 1930 to 1945.
Resources | World War II (1939 to 1945)
Guernica by Pablo Picasso (1937)
Wednesday: WWII | Axis Powers Advance
MSDE III.C.4 | Compare how scientific and technological innovations impacted civilians on the home front and military personnel on the battlefield in Great Britain, Europe, the Soviet Union, and Japan (1, 3). Opener: Secondary Source Analysis | "Peace for Our Time" by Christopher Klein (2013)
Lesson: Axis Powers Advance
I. Notes: Axis Powers Advance
II. (Extension) Choosing Sides: Picasso vs. Dali
Read passage and decide whether you can compromise ideals for the sake of wealth.
Closing: Great Race | Picto-cabulary
Match the vocabulary terms to the image that corresponds to it.
Resources | The Civilian Sector of World War II
Thursday: WWII | Global Impact of WWII
MSDE III.C.5 | Analyzing the contributions to and impact of World War Two on colonial peoples in South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean (2, 4, and 5). Opener: Vocabulary Quiz | World War II Origins
Complete the vocabulary quiz based on the words from this week's readings. In the event that you did not do well you are welcome to earn the points back by submitting definitions for the vocabulary terms using the Frayer Model (click for example).
Lesson: German Propaganda During World War II
I. Classwork: Complete the "How did the Nazis Use Propaganda To Mobilize Populations for War?" worksheet.
Closing: Personal Response | Most Effective Poster
Which piece of propaganda do you think was the most effective in mobilizing the German population toward WWII?
Resources | World War II and Colonial Peoples
This seems like an appropriate image for today.
Friday: Maryland School Survey
Complete the Maryland School Survey today.
[YouTube] CCWH 2.20 - World War II
[YouTube] Simple History - Dunkirk Evacuation
Essential Question(s) 1890 to 1994
Is War Inevitable?
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze how regional tensions and interregional competition led to World War Two by :
III.C.3 | Assessing the effectiveness of the political leadership, major strategies, and turning points of the war (1, 3).
III.C.4 | Comparing how scientific and technological innovations impacted civilians on the home front and military personnel on the battlefield in Great Britain, Europe, the Soviet Union, and Japan (1, 3).
III.C.5 | Analyzing the contributions to and impact of World War Two on colonial peoples in South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean (2, 4, and 5).