High School social10 homework

Part I – Essential Concepts:

1) State the Significance: With the following terms identify their role in pushing Europe, and the World, into a 2nd World War – DO NOT JUST DEFINE THE TERMS!

Name: _______________________ Date: ________________________ Block: _______________________

· Kristallnacht

· Manchuria

· Rhineland

· Spanish Civil War

· Dictator

· Mac-Paps

· Appeasement

· Non-aggression pact

· Fascist

· 5-Year Plans

· Isolationism

· St. Louis incident

· Anti-Semitism

· Totalitarian-State

2) Vocabulary Mind Map

· Create a map-map to show the links between the above terms

· Start your mind-map with “ROAD TO WAR” in the middle

· Each branch out should move from more general to more specific

· ( St. Louis Incident )Additionally, each branch you create should have a short description of the link between the two connected items – example:

( Anti-Semitism )

( Canada turned away Jewish refugees, sending them back to Nazi Germany )

( Road to War )

( Bigotry and hatred of Jewish people was present in many countries )

· Each term above should be present on your completed map

· Consider how to creatively combine and link these terms based on the ways the terms are related

Part II – The Road to War:

Answer the following questions. Point form is sufficient.

1. Provide five specific elements/features of a totalitarian state.

2. Describe Joseph Stalin and explain why the USSR was considered a totalitarian state.

3. Who was Mussolini and what type of government did he set up in Italy? Describe some tactics he used to gain power.

4. What resentments did Germany have regarding the Treaty of Versailles?

5. What conditions helped Hitler come to power in Germany?

6. a) Which groups were specifically targeted in Nazi Germany?

b) What philosophy motivated this targeting?

7. Describe the event Kristallnacht .

8. a) Describe three instances where Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?

b) When did global powers finally make a stand against Hitler and Germany?

9. The League of Nations was created to keep peace on a global scale. Describe two events that demonstrate how the league was weak.

10. What was King’s justification for his isolationist standpoint?

11. Briefly discuss two specific instances that demonstrates the existence of anti-semitism in Canada in the 1930’s.

12. “...Canadians asked why Canadian lives should be risked in another European war when Canada itself was not threatened.”

· Prime Minister Mackenzie King

· In 8 – 10 sentences justify the merit of this position

· Avoid using slang or superficial language.

· Provide specific pieces evidence, do not rely solely on opinion or common-sense

3) Political Cartoon Analysis:

The cartoon above, illustrated by Dr. Seuss, represents the policy of appeasement .

1) Why was appeasement used by the major powers in response to Hitler’s actions?

2) What is the major critique of appeasement communicated in this political cartoon?

3) Is this a fair criticism of appeasement? Tell us why or why not.