Week of April 17-21

[4Anna]

Monday- No school

Tuesday- 

1. Causes of WWII
   1. In Europe
      1. Treaty of Versailles
      2. The Great Depression
      3. Hitler's actions in the 1930's
      4. Mussolini's actions in the 1930's
      5. Failure of the League of Nations
      6. Policy of Appeasement
      7. Hitler's invasion of Poland
      8. Rise of nationalism
   2. In Asia
      1. The Great Depression
      2. Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931
      3. Japanese invasion of China in 1937
   3. For the US
      1. Quit trading supplies(oil) with Japan in the summer of 1941
      2. Tough policies towards Japan in Fall 1941
      3. Pearl Harbor attack
2. Effects of WWII on US
   1. Stimulated economy
      1. 17 million new jobs created
      2. Average wages increased 30%
      3. Middle class greatly expanded
   2. Federal power during the war increased
      1. Shifted from state laws to federal laws- important during civil rights era and Vietnam war
   3. More women involved in the workplace
   4. More rights for African Americans- integrated troops
   5. German Nazi party was destroyed and Germany was broken into 4 zones which became two countries
   6. Japanese cities were destroyed from bombing and Japan was placed under US military rule
   7. Most deaths ever in war
   8. United Nations starts
   9. Cold War- US vs. USSR
   10. US deaths- 290,000

Wednesday- Test over WWII

Thursday- Study for test over WWII

Friday- Second part of WWII test