U.S. History 2 – 4/14/10

I.  Bellwork
A.  Page 572 Geography Skillbuilder 1-2 Q&A

II.  Objectives:

• Summarize the Allies’ plan for winning the war
• Identify events in the war in Europe

III.  Classwork
A.  Read & Discuss Pages 569-577
B.  17-2 Questions

1. Why did Winston Churchill want FDR to attack Hitler before worrying about the Japanese?
2. What was Hitler’s plan to cripple British supply lines?
3. Describe the convoy system.  Why was it necessary?
4. What were the results of the Battle of Atlantic?
5. Describe the battle for Stalingrad.  Who won and why?
6. Where did the Allies decide to invade to stop Germany?  Who was the leader of the Allied forces?
7. Name two things FDR and Churchill decided in Casablanca.
8. What happened to Mussolini on July 23, 1943?
9. Why did Hitler want to stop the Allied advance in Italy?
10. Who were the Tuskegee airmen?
11. Why was the French port at Calais so important to the Allied invasion of France?
12. What was D-Day and where did it take place?
13. What was General Patton responsible for?
14. What was the Battle of the Bulge and what were the results?
15. What did Hitler do at the end and why?
16. What happens to FDR and who takes over?

C.  Video – Private Ryan

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