OVERVIEW Week 1. European Theatre: Hitler Expands - 1939-1942

Welcome to our first week of "pandemic schooling".  We will be continuing our study of WWII, by taking a closer look at the events of the European Theatre.   Our first week of study will focus on the first three years of World War II - 1939-1942.  This was a time of massive and rapid expansion of Nazi Germany across Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and even into North Africa.  Next week, we will examine how the "tide turns", and how and why Hitler lost the war in Europe.

What do you have to do this week? 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES & CONTENT: 

1. Review the concepts that we studied before Spring Break

• Impact of Great Depression  - Causes of WWII
• Rise of Hitler and Life under Nazism
• Anti-Semitism Around the World & in Canada
• Human Rights Issues - Holocaust, Japanese Internment, Loss of Civilian Life
• Tragedy/Heroism Projects - Individual Research

2. Examine the first wave of WWII - Hitler's Massive Expansion

• Powerpoints
• Readings
• Textbook - Textbook Pages For This Week:  pgs. 130-135. 138-141

HOW WILL I SHOW MY LEARNING? 

1. Post in Teams - WWII Channel - "Significance: Investigate a WWII Battle"

2. Participate in our Class Meetings, Communicate with Ms. Sawatsky

Read the next post: Week 1 -Hitler Expands to get links to the content for this week, and to uncover the videos and activities to help support you.