READ ME!!!

• 1. On your way in, please take a handout AND a colored pencil (doesn’t matter what color!)

• DON’T START WORKING ON THE HANDOUT!

THE FOLLOWING NEED TO TURN IN THEIR FIELD TRIP FORMS TODAY TO MR. McCLELLAND IN ROOM 34. I’ll SIGN IT AT END OF PERIOD.

• Smith, Stultz, Borland, Martin, Ferrara, Gaber, Geisler, Lynn, Schaelchlin, Sullivan, Wilson

Learning Goal 2

• I will be able to:– Explain why Hitler tried to expand Germany’s

borders– Define appeasement– List and explain examples of the world appeasing

Hitler– Summarize and explain why appeasement doesn’t

work– Apply appeasement to the modern times

• Why Hitler wanted to expand German borders

• Appeasement

• Examples of appeasement

• Why appeasement doesn’t work

• Appeasement today

• Lebensraum – living space: Hitler thought wherever German speaking people were, that should be part of Germany, also wanted natural resources (imperialism!)

• Giving in to small demands to avoid conflict• 1938, invaded Austria w/o resistance• 1938, demanded Sudetenland be given to G (part of

Czechoslovakia w/ G speaking pple & nat. resources)• 1938 – Munich Pact gave Hitler Sudetenland if he

promised not to take more• March 1939 – took rest of Czech w/o resistance• Not until invasion of Poland on 9/1/39 did Europe

stand up to him• Shows weakness, expected you’ll give in all the time

• Iran and nuclear weapons

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1. 2. 3. 4.On 9/1/39, Germany invaded

Poland, which started WWII

in Europe.

Appeasement is: ________________________________________________________________4 Examples of Europe “appeasing” Hitler:

Appeasement does not work because: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Learning Goal 2

• I will be able to:– Explain why Hitler tried to expand Germany’s

borders– Define appeasement– List and explain examples of the world appeasing

Hitler– Summarize and explain why appeasement doesn’t

work– Apply appeasement to the modern times