Lesson 3: Causes and Course of World War II
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Students will explain the causes and global scope of World War II by analyzing economic crises, ideological conflict, and expansionist policies.
Why did World War II begin less than twenty years after World War I?
How did the war become truly global?
fascism, appeasement, blitzkrieg, Axis Powers, Allied Powers
APWH Unit 7 Topics 7.4, 7.5
Skill 2.A
Reasoning Process: Causation
Analyzing how claims are supported with historical evidence.
This lesson examines the causes and progression of World War II across multiple theaters.
Purpose: Analyze escalation and global conflict
DOK: 3
Authoritarianism and global security concerns today.
Students may isolate WWII causes from WWI outcomes.
Comparative cause charts; structured discussion.
Primary-source short-answer question.
Political maps, wartime propaganda