Unit 3 World War Two - Week 6 - Lesson 2: The Beginning of World War 2

Do Now: See, Think, Wonder What do you see? What do you think about that? What does it make you wonder? Hook: Map It Out Label the missing countries on the 1939 map of Europe including:⇨ England⇨ France⇨ Germany⇨ Poland⇨ U.S.S.R (also known as the Soviet Union, but now called Russia)⇨ Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic)You may like to use a modern map to help you.Note: the borders of some of these countries may have changed since World War Two and some countries may have different names. England France Germany U.S.S.R Poland Czechoslovakia The Beginning of World War II: The Invasion of Poland Using the map to help you, what do you notice about where Poland is located? Why might this has been important during World War 2? The Beginning of World War II: The Invasion of Poland In May 1939 Germany and Italy signed a pact agreeing to support each other in war. Hitler and other German leaders believed Germany lost World War I because it had to fight on two fronts. To prevent this in a new war Hitler and the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin signed a ten-year nonaggression pact on August 23, 1939.On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. This began World War II. The Germans used a new kind of attack. They called it blitzkrieg, or “lightning war.” Blitzkrieg relied on fast-moving tanks and warplanes to shock the enemy into surrendering.After this invasion, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and South Africa joined Britain on the side of the Allies. But no one could help when the Soviet Union attacked Poland on September 17. Germany and the Soviet Union divided Poland between them. The Soviet Union also invaded Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland during 1939.Vocabulary⇨ pact: a formal agreement between two countries, people, or groups especially to help each other or to stop fighting.⇨ fronts: a region in which active warfare is taking place.⇨ nonaggression pact: when two or more countries agree not to fight each other.⇨ surrendering: give up What countries had Germany signed pacts with before World War Two? France and England Italy and Soviet Union Poland and Czechoslovakia When did Germany invade Poland? 1 September 1939 23 August 1939 1 May 1939 Who declared World War Two? Germany Britain and France Soviet Union Watch the video, Life in German-Occupied Poland, here.If you have trouble accessing the video, it is saved on Teams. Go to: Unit 3 World War Two ⇨. Files ⇨ Lessons ⇨ Week 6 ⇨ Lesson 2. The Beginning of World War Two: Life in German-Occupied Poland Exit Ticket: Journal EntryImagine you live in Poland when it was invaded in 1939 by Nazi Germany. Write a journal entry describing how your life changes within a day.Your journal entry should be 5 to 7 sentences long.You may choose to write from the perspective of an everyday Polish person or a Polish Jew.Connection with English:You may like to think about Artie's family in Maus as his father and mother were Polish Jews. In Maus, they describe the invasion of Poland.