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Monday Apr. 2, 2012 U.S. History Mr. Paulson

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1. Explain the boiling frog syndrome in terms of Hilter, Nazis, Germans and the Holocaust. 2. Recall Friday, what are three common reasons why people dont help? 3. Do you believe another Holocaust could take place? Why/why not? 4. Make a list of the top 5 world changing events of your lifetime

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SPARK # 5 Business Items Permission Slips Overview sheet Ch. 24 On the Brink: 1939-41 Blitzkrieg U.S. Response Pearl Harbor

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Setting: Munich Agreement: Peace in our time? Germany armed and aggressive Invasion of Poland Sep. 1, 1939 Britain and France declare war Hitler and Stalin sworn enemies Non-aggression Pact for 10 years Hitler trying to avoid 2 front war WWI!!!

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Staged invasion of Germany Blitzkrieg Lightning war Fast, concentrated air/land attack (remember WWI?) Stuka- German attack plane was first wave Then tanks (Panzers) and artillery (howitzers) punch thru and encircle Last, Infantry rolls in to mop up Conquer Poland in less than a month Enforce German laws persecute Jews Britain and France too slow Soviets help Germany http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ha0qKquG2E&safety _mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ha0qKquG2E&safety _mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

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After Poland a lull no fighting U.S. press Phony-war German press Sitzkrieg French @ Maginot Line problems? Guns only face East? What if they go around?

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Germany attacks Denmark & Norway Apr 1940 May 1940 Blitkrieg on Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg Germany crushing opponents Lux. 1 day Nether. 5 days Belgium less than 3 weeks Germany goes around Mag. Line and races to English Channel Allies now divided

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British and French pushed to the coast 9 day evac. one of greatest rescues in history Some troops fight to hold back Germans 900 Tugboats, yachts, small private boats 340,000 troops evacuated to Britain Importance: Dunkirk was an Allied defeat but they lived to fight another day

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Germans turn S. towards Paris May 10 1940 - French abandon Paris NOW Italy declares war on Fr. & G.B. Hitler victory tour Armistice agreement and German occupation Germany runs northern 3/5 of Fr. French gov. supervises south Vichy France close collaboration w/Germany Free French gov. in exile in London Resistance Charles de Gaulle Sabotage and Anti-German activities Possible high point of Hitlers power

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Hitler plans invasion of Britain 20 miles across English Channel Churchill shows his leadership We shall Hitler must establish control of skies B. of Britain becomes massive air war Biggest air assault ever seen Luftwaffe vs. RAF 1923 Hague Draft Rules of Air Warfare No citizen attacks Late August 1940 German bombers stray off course Retaliation by Brits on Berlin Now no holds barred London nearly destroyed Many major cities on both sides nearly leveled Bombing of London called the Blitz

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RAF defends homeland at great cost Hundreds of RAF pilots died-but saved tremendous amount of lives Churchill Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Battle rages until end of 1941 20,000 Londoners killed, 70,000 injured Importance: though a defeat, no invasion Hitler stopped Did not lose their will to fight Cracked German code in process

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Nationalism and militarism come to the forefront on the heels of depression and government ineffectiveness Population booming small island nation NEED RESOURCES!!! Manchurian Incident Invade China to get land/resources Puppet State supposedly independent state under control of a powerful neighbor Rape of Nanking Incredible brutalities 100,000 civilians killed Condemned by U.S. but

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American isolationism increased in 30s Neutrality Acts- 1935 No weapons deals to countries at war No loans Cash and Carry 1937 Neutrality Act that permits trade in non-military goods Other country has to pay cash and transport -carry the goods themselves America First Committee America watches Hitler take over Europe, hatred grows B. of Britain America steps up aid A.F.C. fears war and speaks out Charles Lindbergh & 800,000 others Lend Lease Nov. 1940 FDR wins 3 rd term Europe is on fire FDRs analogy Aid any nation whose security is vital to U.S. security Soviets!!!

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Everything changes Dec. 7, 1941 A day that will live in infamy Japan attacks 7 am, Sunday morning over by 9:45 Radio op notices large blip on screen Dont worry about it 180 Japanese warplanes

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Half the U.S. Pacific fleet lay in harbor that morning 2,400 Americans killed 1,200 wounded 200 war planes damaged/destroyed 18 warships sunk/heavily damaged 8 of 9 battleships destroyed U.S. declares war the next day

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London Blitz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euRlmTHpSCI&fe ature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euRlmTHpSCI&fe ature=related http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of- britain/videos#history-features-london-blitz http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of- britain/videos#history-features-london-blitz History.com http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in- hd/interactives/inside-wwii-interactive http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in- hd/interactives/inside-wwii-interactive Worldology.com http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history _md.htm http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history _md.htm

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Textbook pages 805, 812, 823 Step 1: Label all countries Step 2: Label bodies of water (use 823) Step 3: Shade to represent the 4 categories on p. 823 Main Axis powers, Greatest extent of Axis control, Neutral nations, Allied territory Step 4: Use p. 823 mark and label the following battles on your map with an x Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Tunis, Palermo, Salerno, Anzio, Stalingrad, Leningrad, Battle of the Bulge Step 5: Mark and label the following cities with a * London, Berlin, Vichy, Paris, Rome, Algiers, Warsaw, Moscow, Yalta