IB1 - Animal Farm, Chapter 8

Checking In

Chapter 8

Patriotism explored

Further historical connections: Stalin and Hitler

HW: Chapter 9 for tomorrow

Sidewalk Bubblegum presentation - Thursday

Struggle between Germany or the Allied powers

Fascist vs Capitalist

Flip-flopped between the two and promoted propaganda against both

Ultimately sides with Germany

August 23rd, 1939

Agreement not to take up arms against one another

Left Germany free to invade Poland unopposed + allowed for the Soviets to claim the Eastern side

Germany invades the Soviet Union - June, 1941

Operation Barbarossa - 3,000,000 troops

Soviets refused to listen to warnings from Allied Powers

Einsatzgruppen - "operational groups"

December 1941 - final push back against the Germans