Book two Unit Ten Section a Preview During World War Il, life in England was filled with hardships and sorrow because Hitler's Nazi air force was booming London repeatedly. The people of the country had to pull together and help one another in countless ways so that normal daily life could continue as much as possible England's Royal Air Force was heroic in the way the few pilots continued to meet and fight against the tremendous number of Nazi airplanes. The citizens on the ground worked bravely and with determination to rescue the wounded, put out the fires, and dig out the buried. Men, women and children felt the effects but stood firm, willing to resist until the last Englishman died if Introductory questions 1. When did the Second World War take place? How long did it last? 2. Who were the two principal parties in the war? 3. what does nazi stand for? Background Information 1. World War ll, also called the Second World War, was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939-1945. The principal parties were the Axis powers(a L E) Germany, Italy, and Japan-and the Allies( a HiE)-France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and China. The war was in many respects a continuation of the conflicts left unsettled by World War I. The 40-50 million deaths in World War Il make it the bloodiest conflict as well as the largest war in history. 2.ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem(cbs)http://www.cbs.commademediahistorybeginningin the late 1920s. William Paley put money into the Columbia Broadcasting System, which was then a small, struggling radio network, in 1928. In 1974 it adopted the name CBS, Inc. In 1995 CBS Inc. was bought by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which changed the name in 1997 to the CBS Corporation. The main offices are in New York City Home Guard is usually a military organization of citizens with limited military training for emergency service, usually for local defense. During World War Il the Home Guard was established in the U.K 4. Marshal Goering was born in Bavaria. Trained for an army career, Goering received his assignment in 1912 and served with distinction during World War I. Later, Goering met Adolf Hitler and joined the small National Socialist German Workers'(Nazi) Party in 1922. Since then, Goering worked tirelessly as Hitler's most loyal supporter. He was Reich official for air fighters and head of the newly developed Luftwaffe( German air force). He had, at one time, been responsible for the gestapo and the concentration camps Goering was the most popular of the Nazi leaders, not only with the german people but also with the representatives and agents of foreign powers. But he was shamed when the luftwaffe failed to win the battle of Britain or prevent the allied bombing of Germany. After Hitler's suicide he surrendered himself to the americans he was sentenced to be hanged. but instead he drank ome poison and died in his prison room at Nurnberg the night he was given his death sentence 5. Royal Air Force(RAF) is the youngest of the three British armed services, charged with the air defense of the united Kingdom and fulfillment of international defense commitments. At the1 Book Two Unit Ten Section A Preview During World War II, life in England was filled with hardships and sorrow because Hitler’s Nazi air force was booming London repeatedly. The people of the country had to pull together and help one another in countless ways so that normal daily life could continue as much as possible. England’s Royal Air Force was heroic in the way the few pilots continued to meet and fight against the tremendous number of Nazi airplanes. The citizens on the ground worked bravely and with determination to rescue the wounded, put out the fires, and dig out the buried. Men, women and children felt the effects but stood firm, willing to resist until the last Englishman died if necessary. Introductory questions 1. When did the Second World War take place? How long did it last? 2. Who were the two principal parties in the war? 3. What does Nazi stand for? Background Information 1. World War II, also called the Second World War, was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939-1945. The principal parties were the Axis powers(轴心国) - Germany, Italy, and Japan - and the Allies(同盟国) - France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and China. The war was in many respects a continuation of the conflicts left unsettled by World War I. The 40-50 million deaths in World War II make it the bloodiest conflict as well as the largest war in history. 2. Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) http://www.cbs.com made media history beginning in the late 1920s. William Paley put money into the Columbia Broadcasting System, which was then a small, struggling radio network, in 1928. In 1974 it adopted the name CBS, Inc. In 1995 CBS, Inc. was bought by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which changed the name in 1997 to the CBS Corporation. The main offices are in New York City. 3. Home Guard is usually a military organization of citizens with limited military training for emergency service, usually for local defense. During World War II the Home Guard was established in the U.K. 4. Marshal Goering was born in Bavaria. Trained for an army career, Goering received his assignment in 1912 and served with distinction during World War I. Later, Goering met Adolf Hitler and joined the small National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party in 1922. Since then, Goering worked tirelessly as Hitler’s most loyal supporter. He was Reich official for air fighters and head of the newly developed Luftwaffe (German air force). He had, at one time, been responsible for the Gestapo and the concentration camps. Goering was the most popular of the Nazi leaders, not only with the German people but also with the representatives and agents of foreign powers. But he was shamed when the Luftwaffe failed to win the battle of Britain or prevent the Allied bombing of Germany. After Hitler’s suicide, he surrendered himself to the Americans. He was sentenced to be hanged, but instead he drank some poison and died in his prison room at Nurnberg the night he was given his death sentence. 5. Royal Air Force (RAF) is the youngest of the three British armed services, charged with the air defense of the United Kingdom and fulfillment of international defense commitments. At the