Guided Question

Should the Axis Powers have attacked the United States and Soviet Union? Why or why not?

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Do Now
A major goal of both the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer rebellion was to A) remove foreign influences B) restore parliamentary government C) improve access to civil service examinations D) outlaw caste systems

Think Out Loud!!!

Why study history?

I) Operation Barbarossa
**A) Operation Barbarossa Hitlers plan to conquer the Soviet Union B) Wanted more living space, food, and resources for Germans **C) 3 million Germans attack. Germans are successful due to Stalin not being ready and due to Stalins purges

II) Soviet Unions Response

**A) 2.5 million Soviets killed in 1941 **B) As Soviets retreated, they destroyed farms, factories, burned crops, and killed animals C) Two pieces of bread a day / 18 hour shifts / Boiled wallpaper / -32 Fahrenheit **D) Goal was to hold off Germans, until Britain can open up a second battlefront **E) Soviet Union becomes Allies with Britain

III) Japan Attacks

******A) Japan needs natural resources to imperialize

B) U.S. stops selling Japan iron, steel, and oil after Japan attacks China & Korea
**C) December 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Destroys ships and kills 2,500 Americans **D) Kamikazes Japanese pilots who took suicide missions to destroy things **E) U.S. enters war on the Allies side.

So Lets Decide..

1) Did Hitler make a mistake in invading the Soviet Union? Why or why not? 2) Did Japan make a mistake in attacking the United States? Why or why not?