Lesson+1+-+Beginning+WWII


 * __Beginning WWII __**

__Objectives:__ Students will
 * discuss why wars are started
 * describe the conditions in Europe after World War I

__Do Now: __ Why do you think wars are started? What examples of wars can you connect to the reasons you came up with?

__Opener__: 1) Look at the image on p.736-737. What do you see in this image? What does it tell us? 2) Look at the timeline below the image.
 * How did America get involved in World War II?

**Take** two column notes on p.739 on Europe after World War I. Use the chart below.



**Summarize** how the Treaty of Versailles affected Europe, and Germany in particular, after World War I.