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History 309 – CONTEMPORARY EUROPE – October 19, 2005  

WORLD WAR II, 1939 – 1945  

TERMS TO KNOW:  

  1. Blitzkrieg
  2. 1940: German occupation of Norway & Denmark
  3. 1940: German attack on France
  4. Vichy France
  5. 1940: Battle of Britain
  6. Winston Churchill
  7. 1941: German invasion of Russia
  8. “Einsatzgruppen”
  9. Extermination Camps
  10. “Collaboration”
  11. “Resistance”
  12. 1942-43: Battle of Stalingrad
  13. 1942: Battle of El Alamein
  14. 1943: collapse of Fascist Italy
  15. !943: Teheran Conference
  16. 1944: “D-Day” invasion of Normandy
  17. July 20th Plot
  18. Yalta Conference

From Perry:

  1. Hitler (“Poland”)
  2. Guderian
  3. Habe
  4. Churchill (“Blood”)
  5. Hoffman
  6. Wieder
  7. Eisenhower

 QUESTIONS

  1. World War II is such an enormous event that it’s impossible to comprehend it all at once.  Instead, try to understand the war bit by bit.  Which part of the war do you find most interesting, compelling, intriguing – the battles?  Leadership? Home Front? Collaboration? Resistance? The Holocaust?  Once you’ve identified what you find most interesting, DESCRIBE  it carefully – what is crucial to know about it?  Then, ANALYZE it a bit – if you think it’s important, why?  Because of its scale?  Its consequences? 

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