The Steady March Toward War in Europe- Reading Guide

The Steady March Toward War in Europe- Reading Guide

Vocab: Prepare a detailed definition for each of the following terms

Anschluss

Neville Chamberlain

Munich Agreement (1938)

Winston Churchill

Appeasement

Nonaggression pact

Blitzkrieg

Charles de Gaulle

Battle of Britain

Guided Reading Questions: Provide comprehensive answers, in complete sentences, to each of the following questions.

1.  Explain one of the primary goals of Hitler, lebensraum. How does Hitler plan to achieve this?

2.  Make a timeline of Hitler’s territorial acquisitions in 1938. Be sure to include the reaction of world leaders to Hitler’s expansion. (Make sure this is on a separate sheet of paper. You’ll understand why in a few minutes…)

3.  Explain what happened in Munich in late September, 1938. Contrast the view on the Munich Agreement of Britain’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with those of Winston Churchill.

4.  At the beginning of the section Germany on the March to the Tipping Point of War, we find a crucial piece of evidence that Winston Churchill was correct about the folly of the policy of appeasement. What is that evidence?

5.  Explain the secret agreement that seals the fate of Poland.

6.  Continue your timeline from Question 3, from March 15, 1939-the end of September, 1939. (You’re NOT finished with this…)

7.  Many history books claim that not much happened during late 1939-spring of 1940, a period known as the “phony war.” That is not accurate. What does take place during this time period?

8.  Continue your timeline to include the events from April 9, 1940 through June 22, 1940.

9.  Who is the Luftwaffe and what is their role in the Battle of Britain during the summer of 1940? How did the British use technology to fight back?

10.  What does Churchill say about the Royal Air Force (RAF)? What evidence do we have that the RAF was successful?

***Stop when you finish reading The Battle of Britain***