in-class #19: World War II Begins
Read textbook chapter 20 ("A World in Flames"), section 2 ("World War II Begins"), pages 688-693 and answer the questions below (also, be familiar with the bold, italicized terms):
1. After looking at the map on page 689, why might Adolf Hitler have welcomed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union?
2. Rather than forming alliances (as they did prior to World War I), how did European nations try to prevent a second world war?
3. What did Germany and the Soviet Union stand to gain by the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
4. Describe the type of warfare called blitzkrieg.
5. How did Germany avoid attacking France's heavily defended Maginot Line along the German border?
6. How was Britain able to resist Hitler and the Nazis, despite their success on the European continent?