Lesson 1

Unit 4 Europe: Unit 4 Europe: North, West, and South North, West, and South

Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Western Central EuropeWestern Central Europe

Geo-Stats Western Central EuropeWestern Central Europe

Map Skills (P211)Map Skills (P211)

Key Vocabulary WordsKey Vocabulary Words

Netherlands Netherlands 荷兰荷兰 Belgium Belgium 比利时比利时 Luxembourg Luxembourg 卢森堡卢森堡 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 列支敦士登列支敦士登 Austria Austria 奥地利奥地利 Germany Germany 德国德国

Switzerland Switzerland 瑞士瑞士 Poland Poland 波兰波兰 Czech RepublicCzech Republic捷克共和国捷克共和国 Slovakia Slovakia 斯洛伐克斯洛伐克 Hungary Hungary 匈牙利匈牙利 France France 法国法国

Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Western and Central Western and Central

EuropeEurope

Where is Where is Western Western Central EuropeCentral Europe

Located?Located?

Why Is the Area Why Is the Area importantimportant

AfricaAsia

WW II

WORLD WAR IIWORLD WAR II

By: Daniel CruzBy: Daniel Cruz

Big ThreeBig Three

Where people united to fight the Where people united to fight the Axis Powers, they were: Axis Powers, they were:

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt

Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

& Sir Winston Churchill who & Sir Winston Churchill who

United to fight the United to fight the

Axis Powers.Axis Powers.

Franklin D. Franklin D. RooseveltRoosevelt Was the 32Was the 32ndnd president of the president of the

United States, and was the only United States, and was the only president to be elected four times president to be elected four times serving as a total of twelve years.serving as a total of twelve years.

Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

He was one of the Big Three and He was one of the Big Three and a dictator of the Soviet Union a dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953.from 1929 to 1953.

Sir Winston ChuchillSir Winston Chuchill He was also one of the Big Three He was also one of the Big Three

and was the prime minister of and was the prime minister of Great Britain during the war.Great Britain during the war.

Axis PowersAxis Powers

Was the alliance of Germany, Italy, anWas the alliance of Germany, Italy, and France who were:d France who were:

Mussolini Hitler TojoMussolini Hitler Tojo

Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany during the war and Germany during the war and commanded the National Socialist commanded the National Socialist German Political Worker’s Party German Political Worker’s Party or the Nazis, and was one of the or the Nazis, and was one of the

Axis Powers.Axis Powers.

Benito MussoliniBenito Mussolini

Was the dictator of Italy during Was the dictator of Italy during the war and was one of the Axis the war and was one of the Axis Powers.Powers.

General Hideki TojGeneral Hideki Tojoo

Was the military dictator of Japan Was the military dictator of Japan during the war and was one of the during the war and was one of the Axis Powers, and was the one Axis Powers, and was the one who bombed Pearl Harbor and who bombed Pearl Harbor and forced the United States to war.forced the United States to war.

When Europe When Europe SurrenderedSurrendered Europe surrendered on May 8, 1945 Europe surrendered on May 8, 1945

and left the Japanese to keep on and left the Japanese to keep on fighting alone until something ended fighting alone until something ended World War II.World War II.

What Ended World What Ended World War IIWar II

America dropped a nuclear bomb on America dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and then dropped another nuclear bomb then dropped another nuclear bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 and on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 and the Japanese surrendered on the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945 with the United September 2, 1945 with the United States & the Soviet Union emerging States & the Soviet Union emerging as superpowers. as superpowers.

What Are the Three What Are the Three Physical Region?Physical Region?

Lowlands

Uplands

Alps

What are the Three What are the Three Physical Regions?Physical Regions?

Central lowlandsCentral lowlands

What are the Three What are the Three Physical Regions?Physical Regions?

Central uplandsCentral uplands

What are the Three What are the Three Physical Regions?Physical Regions?

AlpsAlps

How Has Geography How Has Geography Shaped History?Shaped History?

SwitzerlandSwitzerland

How Did Geography How Did Geography Influence World War?Influence World War?