The Gathering
STORM
Churchill’s
Finest Hour
Adolf Hitler
1921: Became leader
of Nazi party.
1925 Published
Mein Kampf.
1933 Became Chancellor
of Germany.
1934 Becomes Fuhrer of
Germany.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhVM0HmGado&feature=fvw
1933
First concentration
camp opened.
Nazis burn books in
Germany.
Nazi party declared
only party in Germany.
Germany quits League
of Nations.
1936
Nazi troops
reoccupy
Rhineland
1934
Nazis murder
Austrian
Chancellor.
1938
German
Announces
Anschluss
with Austria
A lone voice
in the
wilderness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIF6hOy5LNg
Hitler’s like a boa
constrictor which
has swallowed an
animal whole,
British PM
Neville Chamberlain
1938
You can trust us. Germany
has no territorial ambitions.
“Peace in our time.”
Appeasement
of Hitler is not
the answer.
Appeasement: The
policy of granting
concessions to
potential enemies
to maintain peace.
1939
Nazis take
Czechoslovakia
1939
Nazis
invade
Poland
Poland
1 September
1939
Blitzkrieg:Lightning war;
A swift, sudden
military offensive,
usually by combined
air and mobile
and forces.
1940
Nazis
invade
Denmark
1940
Nazis
invade
Norway
1940
Nazis
invade
Luxembourg
1940
Nazis
invade
Netherlands
1940
Nazis
invade
Belgium
1940
Nazis
invade
France
Paris
23 June 1940
1940
Nazis
invade
who NEXT
???
SMU Plano
Myerson Symphony Center
Only 21 miles separates Calais from Dover
Winston
Churchill
became
Prime Minister
10 May 1940
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SPxbjV4inw&feature=related
Blitz: A heavy
aerial bombardment.
Tubes:
The London
subway system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQwa73KXbs
Two Assignments:
1. Since the crossword puzzle
was compromised, submit a MIN
200-word paper by 11 Dec on the
following topic:
How did Churchill’s extensive
military and political experience
prepare him to be Prime Minister
in 1940? Use at least 10 facts.
Second Assignment:
Create a digital postcard about
one of the following topics:
A. What it was like to witness
a Hitler rally and speech?
B. What is was like to endure
the London Blitz?
Use minimum of 5 facts and MAX
125 words. Due 14 December.
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Myerson Symphony Center