Lesson+3+-+Hitler+Takes+Action


 * Objective**: Students will be able to explain how Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and how other European leaders reacted to Hitler's actions.


 * __Do Now:__** We will watch a video clip of a speech by Hitler: []

1) How does he speak to the audience and how do they respond? 2) What is he saying they should do? Why?

Answer these questions with a partner at your table and be ready to share out with the class.

__**Opener:**__ We will be looking at the major provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and what the treaty required Germany to do.

Copy this table into your wikispaces and using your books on page. 608, fill out the left-hand side of the table on your own.
 * What was Germany required to do with their military and their territory after WWI?
 * What did the War-Guilt Provisions also require Germany to do?


 * Major Provisions of Treaty of Versailles || Hitler's Actions ||
 * Military:

Territory:

War-Guilt Provisions: ||  ||

__**Lesson**:__ Turn in your books to page 744. Using the "I Do, We Do, You Do" strategy, we will read the sections "Hitler Takes Action," "Militarizing the Rhineland," "The Anschluss," and "The Sudetenland." What does Hitler do in these four sections that violates the major provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
 * In the section "Hitler Takes Action," I will show you how I want you to fill in the notes on the right hand side of your table.
 * In the section "Militarizing the Rhineland," we will fill in the notes on the right hand side of your table together as a class.
 * On your own, read the sections "The Anschluss and the Sudetenland" and fill in the notes in your tables.

__**Ticket to leave:**__ Go back to the four sections that you read. On your wikispace, answer this question: How did European leaders react to the actions of Hitler?


 * __Do Now:__**

Go to page 747 in your textbooks. What is appeasement? Who came up with the policy and where is he from?

What is your opinion on appeasement? Do you think it works? Why or why not?

1. Complete an "I See/It Means" chart for the political cartoon below.

Questions to consider: Do you think appeasement was the best decision for the UK and France? What other options did they have?

Go back and finish answering the question: How did European leaders react to the actions of Hitler? Go through each section we read. After Hitler acts, what does Britain and/or France do in response?