Global Studies:3/24/2014 I/O – Examine key aspects of the “Road to WWII”: Japanese aggression in the East, and Hitler’s aggression in Europe. Key Question.
World War II
Adolf Hitler
World War II An Introduction. The Inter-war Years The Treaty of Versailles (1919) - Post WWI settlement was very harsh on the Germans: De-militarization.
Day 2
Weimar
Words that Tore apart Humanity…
Elie Wiesel’s Night “They fought alone, they suffered alone, they lived alone, but they did not die alone, for something in all of us died with them.”
He changed Germany into a one-party dictatorship Abolished all individual freedoms Organized the police power necessary to enforce Nazi policies Used.
“I want an athletic youth. This is the first and most important thing. I do not want any intellectual education. With knowledge my youth will be spoiled”
Europe and North America Section 1. Europe and North America Section 1 Preview Starting Points Map: Communist and NATO Countries Main Idea / Reading Focus.