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HISTORY 12

UNIT 3 TURMOIL AND TRAGEDY 1933-1945

UNIT PLAN

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INQUIRY/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS RESPONSE BOOKLET

October 30, 2016

Version 5c

UNIT 3 TURMOIL AND TRAGEDY 1933-1945 UNIT PLAN (V3)

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

It is expected that students will:

  • evaluate the circumstances and events that led to World War II in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, including

failures of collective security

appeasement

Japanese imperialism

  • explain the significance of key developments in World War II, including

military battles and campaigns (Battle of Britain, attack on Pearl

Harbour, Battle of Midway, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of El Alamein,

Normandy landings, bombing of Hiroshima)

total war

technological advances

  • analyse the significance of the Holocaust
  • explain how World War II resulted in a realignment of world power

Textbooks/Sources

GF Global Forces of the Twentieth Century (Third Edition)

TCH Twentieth Century History

MHMW Map History of the Modern World

October 30, 2016

I. Causes of the Second World War

A. Causes of World War II in the Pacific: Japanese Imperialism - Lesson 1

  • GF Chapter 6 Japan’s Ascendancy in Asia p.103-112 (omit Case Study p.104, Biography p.106, Case Study p.110)

B. Causes of World War II in Europe 1936-1939: Spanish Civil War,

Rhineland, Austria – Lesson 2

  • GF Chapter 4 The Third Reich p.58-65
  • TCH Chapter 29 Down the Road to War p.148-153

C. Causes of World War II in Europe 1938-1939: Czechoslovakian Crisis

and Munich Conference - Lesson 3

  • TCH Chapter 29 Down the Road to War p. 153-157
  • GF Chapter 4 The Third Reich “Czechoslovakia & Poland” p.66-67

Question:Causes of the War in Europe page 5

II. The Second World War – War in Europe

A. War in Europe: Fall of France and Battle of Britain – Lesson 4

  • GF Chapter 7 The Second World War p.116-119
  • TCH Chapter 30 The Last European War p.158-165

B. War in Europe: Barbarossa and Battle of the Atlantic - Lesson 5

  • GF Chapter 7 The Second World War p.119-129 (omit Bio p.120-121)

Case Study: Barbarossa p.124-125 & German U-boats p.126-127

  • TCH Chapter 30 The Last European War “A New Map of Eastern Europe” p.165-166 & Chapter 31 The Second World War “Barbarossa” p.167-169

C. War in Europe and North Africa – Turning Point 1942-1943:

Battle of Stalingrad and Battle of El Alamein - Lesson 6

  • GF Chapter 7 The Second World War p.132
  • TCH Chapter 31 The Second World War “The Allies: A Second Front or Torch?”

p.171-174

D. War in Europe: Invasion of Italy and Bombing of Germany - Lesson 7

  • GF Chapter 7 The Second World War p.132-134
  • Handouts: The Bomber Offensive, British Bombing Strategy in World War II, Effectiveness of Allied Bombing in Europe
  • TCH Chapter 31 The Second World War “The Allies on the Move” p.174-175

Question: Bombing of Germany page 6

E. War in Europe: Normandy Invasion, France, Eastern Front - Lesson 8

  • GF Chapter 7 The Second World War “D-Day” p.134-135
  • TCH Chapter 31 The Second World War “Closing in on the Reich”p.177-181

F. War in Europe: Defeat of Germany - Lesson 9

  • GF Chapter 7 The Second World War “End of the War” p.135-137
  • TCH Chapter 33 Conclusions in Europe “The Yalta Conference, Road to Berlin & The Potsdam Conference” p.190-195

Question: Significant battles in Europe page 7

G. War in Europe: Holocaust - Lesson 10

  • Handout:TheHolocaust

Question: Holocaust page 8

III. The Second World War – War in the Pacific

  1. War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbour and Japanese Offensive - Lesson 11
  • GF Chapter 6 Japan Ascendancy in Asia p.110-111Case Study: Pearl Harbour
  • GF Chapter 8 The Pacific War p.141-142
  • TCH Chapter 31 The Second World War “Pearl Harbour and Japan’s Onslaught in Asia and the Pacific” p.169-171

B. War in the Pacific - Turning Point 1942: Battle of Midway - Lesson 12

  • GF Chapter 8 The Pacific War p.142-145 (omit Case Study p.144)

C. War in the Pacific: Allied Offensive 1942-1944 - Lesson 13

  • Handout: The Pacific War p.154-157
  • GF Chapter 8 The Pacific War p.145-147 Case Study: The Kamikaze p.144
  • TCH Chapter 31 The Second World War "War Against Japan" p.176-177
  1. War in the Pacific: Iwo Jima and Okinawa - Lesson 14
  • GF Chapter 8 The Pacific War p.149
  • Handout: The Pacific War p.157-158

E. War in the Pacific: Hiroshima and Japan’s Defeat - Lesson 15

  • GF Chapter 8 The Pacific War “Hiroshima & Nagasaki” p.149-150
  • TCH Chapter 34 Conclusions in the Far East “The Defeat of Japan” p.198-200
  • Handouts: The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear Power: The End of the War Against Japan, Japan: No Surrender in World War Twooptional

Question:Atomic Bomb page 9

IV. Role of Technology

War Economy and Technology and World War II

  • TCH Chapter 32 People at War II "Economies at War” & “The Marvels of the Age”

p.186-188

  • Handout Technology and World War II

Question: Technology page 10

I.Causes of World War II in Europe

Was Hitler’s aggression or appeasement most responsible for causing World War II in Europe? (refer to notes p.10-15)

II. The Second World War - War in Europe

Bombing of Germany

Was the Allied bombing of German cities during the war justified? (refer to handouts)

Defeat of Germany

What was the most significant battle in Europe during World War II?

(refer to notes p.3,9,11, 18 and handout)

  • Battle of Britain p.3
  • Battle of Atlantic p.9-10
  • Battle of Stalingrad p.11-12
  • Normandy Landings/D-Day p.18-19

Holocaust

Is the Jewish Holocaust different and unparalleled in history than other genocides?

(refer to the handout)

  1. The Second World War - War in the Pacific

Hiroshima and Japan’s Defeat

Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan by the U.S. to end the war in the Pacific justified? (refer to handouts)

  1. Role of Technology

Technology

Which technological development contributed the most to Allied victory in World War II? (refer to notes and handout)

  • radar and sonar
  • aircraft
  • code breaking machines
  • tank
  • aircraft carrier
  • atomic bomb

UNIT 3 TRAGEDY AND TURMOIL 1933-1945: SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

GROUP D

  1. Which technological development contributed the most to Allied victory in World War II?
  • radar and sonar
  • aircraft
  • code breaking machines
  • tank
  • aircraft carrier
  • atomic bomb

GROUP E

2. What was the most significant battle in Europe during World War II?

  • Battle of Britain
  • Battle of the Atlantic
  • Battle of Stalingrad
  • Normandy Landings (D-Day)

GROUP C

  1. Was the Allied bombing of German cities during the war justifiable?

GROUP A

4. Is the Jewish Holocaust different and unparalleled in history than other

genocides?

GROUP B

5. Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan by the U.S. to end the war in the

Pacific justifiable?

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