World War II

Today’s Big Question

How did WWI lay the foundation for WWII?

What do you know about World War I?

Why might it be important to learn about WWI?

We are going to start this class by looking at the key moments from World War I. Follow the directions on the sheet I am handing out. Work quickly - you only have 15 minutes to complete your slides.

Let’s see what you learned.

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Groups present in order, starting with group #1

What do you know about World War II?

What do you think WWI can teach us about WWII?

Mark Twain said that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

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What similarities do you think exist between WWI and WWII?

You are going to work with the same partner(s) to look at some key moments from WWII that happen to “rhyme” with key moments from WWI. Note: there is an additional step to this presentation. You have 15 minutes to complete your slides.

Let’s see what you learned.

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Groups present in order, starting with group #1

We are talking about World War I because that War created the conditions that eventually led to World War II.

You are going to work with the same partner(s) to look at the key outcomes from the Treaty of Versaille, which ended World War I. You have 15 minutes to complete your slides.

Let’s see what you learned.

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Groups present in order, starting with group #1

Let’s summarize what we learned today.

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How did WWI lead to WWII?

Let’s summarize what we learned today.

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How were WWI and WWII the same?

Does it matter that the two wars had so many similarities?