Topic: World War II in Europe
Essential Question: Why did war break out in Europe?
- Review
- How did Appeasement Policy contribute to the outbreak of WWII?
- What is Appeasement Policy?
- Treaty of Versailles too harsh
- Self-determination is acceptable
- Avoid war at all cost
- When was it in practise?
- Rearmament & Remilitarization
- Reunion: Saar, Anschluss & Sudeten
- Retreat: Berschtesgaden, Bad Godesburg & Munich
- What was the outcome?
- Invasion of Czechoslovakia
- Understanding Goals
- How did the Munich Agreement & the Invasion of Czechoslovakia affect the Soviet Union?
- Seeking alliance with Britain?
- Seeking alliance with Germany?
- Why was the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact signed?
- Benefits for Germany
- Benefits for the Soviet Union
- Performance of Understanding
- Watch "Voices from the Shoal Visual History Foundation" (Schindler's List)
- Evaluating Reliability
- Identifying an assertion/statement/claim/judgement
- Identifying a supporting/contrary evidence
- Drawing a conclusion
- On-going Assessment
- Here are three possible causes of WWII.
- Germany's foreign policy,
- Britain's Appeasement Policy and
- the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact. Which do you think was a most critical cause of the outbreak of WWII? Explain your answer. (13)
- Follow the hyperlinks on the factors to try the revision quiz if you need some clues of some of the facts to include in your elaboration of each factor.
- Complete this assignment for submission on MON 16 Jul 07
