PowerPoint
presentation: 27 slides
Objective: To examine the German advance and eventual U.S.
involvement.
Topics Covered:
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Axis Powers
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Allied Powers
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Blitzkrieg
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Invasion of Poland
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German and Soviet imperialism
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Battle of Britain
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Neutrality Acts / “cash and carry”
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Lend-Lease Act
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“Four Freedoms”
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Atlantic Charter
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Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
Key Terms and People:
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Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
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Adolf Hitler
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Joseph Stalin
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Winston Churchill
Multimedia:
- Video clip: German Invasion of Poland (1:38)
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Video clip: Swastika rises over Versailles
and Paris (1:27)
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Video clip: Battle
of Britain (3:27)
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Audio clip: Winston Churchill’s “We Shall Fight
on the Beaches” speech
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Audio clip: FDR delivers the Four Freedoms
- Video clip: Pearl Harbor (1:08)
- Audio clip: FDR’s address to Congress requesting
a declaration of war against Japan (7:56)