1. What nation is depicted in the opening scene? 2. Who is the young man in the opening scene?

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1 The World Wars Part 1: Trial By Fire Name Date Chapter 1 00:00 1. What nation is depicted in the opening scene? 2. Who is the young man in the opening scene? Chapter 2 4:40 Over a 30 period from more than 100 million people will die in the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. But it all began in the slums of Vienna. 3. Hitler wanted to be an, but he couldn t get into art school. 4. He had in life at all. He was in a sense just waiting for something to happen. 5. June 28, 1914, an takes down the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The murder a deadly conflict that quickly erupts into. 6. For Hitler, its the he has been waiting for. He quickly rushes to. 7. Germany has finally given Hitler what he has always wanted, a place to. 8. The German army was considered to be the army in the Being part of the German army was something that Hitler. 9. Hitler joins Germans marching towards the French border and the unified Allied forces ,000 miles away, America has to do with the war in Europe. They re in their with Pancho Villa. 11. Villa and his men seize an American mining train brutally killing 16 innocent Americans. Leaving the U.S. military no choice but to take action But a guerilla force with a traditional army is next to. 12. One army captain is determined to find a different way. His name is George S He has a reputation for being, and for being He understands the power of. 14. Almost, Patton is able to put his plan into and he launches a surprise raid on Pancho Villa s camp. 15. The use of motorized warfare by the United States army is a huge. 16. Half a away, two massive armies collide on the battlefield in the major war with technology. 17. The weaponry turns the conflict into a slaughter. J. Gittens

2 18. Really, the probably did more than anything else. They found that if they dug even shallow and used machine guns, a small number of troops could stop a large attacking force. 19. The trenches covered miles. 20. The between the trenches is so, it s known as no-man s-land. Part 3 15:42 Among the German soldiers stationed in the trenches along the western front is Adolf Hitler. But even after months on the front lines Hitler is still seen as an outcast. 21. Hitler was regarded by the other troops as something of a who kept to himself. But what Hitler lacks in popularity, he makes up for in blind. 22. The Germans are, Adolf Hitler has been and he has this with British Private Henry Tandy. 23. Tandy had pulled the trigger, Adolf Hitler would have on the battlefields in World War I and the whole course of human would have been. Chapter 4 19:42 The World Wars have begun with Britain, France and Russia squaring off against Germany and the Central powers. Modern weaponry is causing mass devastation on the battlefields and tens of thousands of soldiers are now living in overcrowded trenches. 24. But in, one man is convinced that he can break the stalemate his name is Winston. 25. He considered himself a strategist and looked for a way to the in Europe rather than just get more armies and more artillery. 26. Churchill was known as someone to his friends would say because he was very, and his enemies because he s. 27. In January 1915, more than warships would set sail for what will be the largest the world has ever seen. 28. The was a failure. 29. Churchill s, after Gallipoli, was certainly called into. 30. When Churchill was let go he thought his was. 31. so Churchill does the unthinkable, he in the British and heads straight for the lines. J. Gittens

3 32. While Winston Churchill looks for redemption, Germany looks to capitalize on its victory at Gallipoli devising a to eliminate the Russian threat once and for all. That weapon is Vladimir the leader of Russian communist revolutionaries. 33. The Germans decided that they would take this enormous and bring Lenin back to Russia to bring about a to get Russia of the war. 34. When Lenin gets to Moscow, he s greeted by an old his name is Joseph the two play right into Germany s plan as they begin to an armed. 35. On November 7 th 1917, The storm the winter palace. The will soon rise to power. Just days later, Lenin signs a decree that takes Russia of the War. The German plan works. Chapter 5 31:07 Europe is at war, and in a bold move the Central Powers have ended the fighting on the eastern front sending exiled revolutionary Vladimir Lenin back to Russia where he seized control of the country and took the Russian army out of the fight. 36. Germany can now turn its to the other Allies, and one of the countries now forced to fend off the new wave of German soldiers is. 37. Italy joined the fight in 1915 Tens of thousands of troops are rushed to the Italian in the Alps. Among them is a sharpshooter named Bonito. 38. Mussolini becomes a very person than he was the war. His whole attitude toward his nation and his role in it changes. He develops this hyper sense of, this pride in his country. 39. Since the beginning of the war British soldiers have been killed Among the new recruits is a man from the biggest failure of his life. Winston Churchill. 40. With British causalities escalating, Churchill is quickly and discovers he has what it takes to lead men into battle. 41. The fight seems unending, until Germany unleashes a. Gas! Chapter 6 36:06 The fight between the central and allied powers has become the bloodiest war in human history. By 1917 nearly 7 million British, French and German soldiers have been killed. 42. It was a war of attrition. You had to kill as many of the enemy as you could so that you can advance. warfare just enabled that in a very way. 43. Until now, President Woodrow has kept America out of the war. J. Gittens

4 44. But with hostilities escalating, a peaceful solution seems less and less likely. Wilson s urge him to begin preparing military forces. Among them is the 35-year-old assistant secretary of the navy Franklin Delano. 45. In the spring of 1915 the British line of Lusitania had been ; and on board were over Americans. this was a big deal. Until this time it had been a European war. But now in this European war were getting. 46. Great Britain intercepts a secret telegram from Germany intended for the Mexican government The Germans are offering to fund a Mexican of the The telegraph was one of the stupidest things that the German government ever did President Wilson signs the of War in April of The Americans may finally be ready for war, but their isn t. 48. George S. Patton has been presented with a huge challenge--to command a battalion of American men using the latest form of military, the. 49. You have to give to the people like Patton that experienced World War I that had been thinking about to employ things. Chapter 7-43:42 The global war rages in Europe as the allies fight to hold their own against Germany and the Central Powers in the sprawling systems of trenches. 50. Things were in World War I. 51. To aid in the fight the Allies recruit a new country to their side is ready to make its presence felt. 52. They are armed with a secret of their own, a battalion of. 53. For, everything in his career has led up to this moment. 54. The best thing about George Patton was that he turned into very quickly. 55. On September 12, 1918, Patton and his force sweep onto the battlefield from every angle and his tank brigade begin to down the line. 56. Patton and MacArthur on the battlefield for the first time 57. MacArthur is from a long line of men The two West Point graduates will be and for decades. 58. The two men lead the allies to victory as the German line crumbles; and for the time, the Powers are on the run. 59. Just 240 miles away, years of trench warfare have Adolf Hitler. 60. Hitler didn t feel at this time during the First World War that he was a man of destiny at all. What he did feel was a sense of and. 61. The Allies hit the Germans with a deadly new form of chemical warfare, gas. J. Gittens

5 62. Mustard gas affects the central system. Chapter 8 54:53 After three years of bloody war the stalemate in Europe has been broken. The United States has joined the fighting giving Allied armies the needed boost and driving the Germans back to their original defensive line in northern France. But the German army remains powerful, meaning the Allies have to act fast. 63. Argonne Forest, France October 1918; Brigadeer General Douglas MacArthur is seeking every. 64. Intelligence is essential and the more you can get the better, but at the end of the day it is your as a senior person. 65. In the fall of 1918 the allies launch an all out attack in what will come to be known as the Days offensive the allied armies become the most fighting the war has ever seen. 66. The Allies relentlessly attack the German line from. After months of fighting, the Allies finally through. Finally, with no other option tens of thousands of German soldiers lay down their guns. 67. After years of continuous fighting and casualties, the two sides agree to a cease-fire. 68. While most of the world the end of the fighting, some deep in the heart of Germany to accept. 69. In Hitler s world it was always win or total defeat.for him you are a if you surrender. 70. Hitler took this surrender personally he also took it as a mission in life to and this surrender. Chapter 9-1:02:24 After four long and bloody years and 37 million casualties, the United States and the Allies have finally claimed victory forcing Germany to surrender. But while the fighting has stopped, the pressure is now on the allied leaders to come to an agreement preventing war from ever breaking out again 71. On February 24, 1919, the leaders gather at the palace of Versailles, but one country not invited to the table is. 72. The main thing that Woodrow Wilson wants to accomplish at Versailles is Germany. Not allowing them to develop a huge again. 73. As negotiations drag on for months, the talks. J. Gittens

6 74. Japan entered the war in 1914 They came to Versailles with one goal, to be treated. But allied leaders completely Japan throughout the proceedings; and for Japan, it is the ultimate The Japanese become from the United States and the Western Powers. 75. The attention shifts from a Wilson s plan for a lasting to a plan Germany, forcing them to pay for the devastation they caused. The that were demanded of Germany were There was someone on the American side that said We are making the next inevitable. 76. The with the treaty as it was finalized was that Germany had no in that system and had every interest in the system. 77. Europe is finally at peace. But while most of the world celebrates, Germany is ordered to pay the Allies over billion dollars A debt they won t pay off until As a result, the government quickly goes, leaving millions of Germans impoverished. 78. Germany immediately is struggling with a question of. 79. When World War I came to an end we have really defeated the German spirit. We have not really this. Chapter 10 1:09:56 With fighting stopped, the treaty for peace is signed in Versailles, and for the first time in over four years Europe is at peace. While celebrations erupt around the world Germany is in a state of unrest and many are convinced that the peace won t hold. Among them is Winston Churchill. 80. returns to government convinced that the German threat has not gone away. 81. Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur is given one of the most prestigious positions in the armed forces, superintended of the military academy, miles away at his tank academy in Camp Mead Maryland, Colonel George S. is also training the next generation of American soldiers. And like MacArthur, he s betting the cease fire won t last. 83. In Italy, one man sees the end of the fighting as an opportunity. Benito returns to his job as a newspaper journalist. But the he fought to protect is now in. 84. Mussolini uses his newspaper to convey his view of a Italy-that under a strong the country can regain the glory of the Empire. 85. To make his plan a reality, Mussolini forms a band of disgruntled former soldiers called the, who his political opponents and begin preparing for an armed revolution that is about the change the fate of Italy. J. Gittens

7 86. September 19, in Munich Germany is assigned to infiltrate the German Workers Party, one of many anti-government organizations that have formed in the wake of the treaty. 87. There was really an effort to deal with all of the that had occurred during World War I. The failure to do that, I think, is what ultimately produced the for Hitler and. Chapter 11--1:18:42 After four years of War, continuous peace holds, but anger and resentment are spreading and shots are about to be fired again. 88. Adolf Hitler leaves the German Army to fully himself to the Antigovernment Workers Party Under Hitler s membership in the Nationalist Socialist Party quickly as Hitler experiences his first taste of real. 89. To cast all Germany under his spell, Hitler needs an that will burn into the minds of millions. Nowadays we call it a. The essential part of it ultimately went back to, but it was taken up as a symbol of. 90. For seven days in October of 1922 in a massive show of his popularity Mussolini leads a of Blackshirts in Rome. With the people behind him, Mussolini and the Blackshirts storm the royal palace, the king of Italy to hand over of the. 91. In just months Mussolini has been transformed from a newspaper to the most in Italy miles to the north Adolf Hitler watches everything Mussolini has done and he wants that same ultimate power for himself, so he amasses an of his own. 93. After storming the beer hall, Hitler leads the Nazis into the streets to the city by. But in Italy, the German police are prepared. 94. Hitler s attempt to seize power is a and he is and charged with treason. 95. To gain followers and spread his message Hitler creates a, the heart of which is a radical plan for world. Mein Kampf (My Struggle) J. Gittens