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World War II

World War II. 1939-45. A . Totalitarian Leaders & Their Goals. Main Cause of World War II:. Aggressive actions. t aken by the t otalitarian dictators. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals. 1). Capture territory to increase Italy’s empire.

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World War II

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  1. World War II 1939-45

  2. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Goals Main Cause of World War II: Aggressive actions taken by the totalitarian dictators.

  3. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals 1) Capture territory to increaseItaly’s empire.

  4. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals 2) Regain territory lost as a result of World War I.

  5. A. Totalitarian Leaders & Their Immediate Goals 3) Reverse the effects of the Treaty of Versailles.

  6. USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  7. B. Events leading to warin Europe 1) 1935 – Mussolini invades Ethiopia. • League of Nations reprimands Italy but takes no action.

  8. USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp. 1) To Ethiopia

  9. B. Events leading to warin Europe 2) Mar. 1936 – Hitler re-militarized the Rhineland. • Again, League of Nations talks but does nothing.

  10. 2) Rhineland USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  11. B. Events leading to warin Europe 3) July 1936 – Spanish Civil War erupts. • Popular Front wins elections. (coalition of socialist and communist parties)

  12. B. Events leading to warin Europe • Gen. Francisco Franco revolts. • Nationalists v. Republicans. Hitler Stalin Mussolini

  13. Guernica – by Pablo Picasso

  14. Extra Credit Opportunity: • Write a paragraph: What happened at Guernica in 1937? Email to: rhall@oakparkusd.org Subject: Your name, Guernica

  15. USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. 3) Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  16. B. Events leading to warin Europe 4) Oct. 1936 – Rome-Berlin Axis.

  17. USSR G Berlin GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. 4) Rome Sp.

  18. B. Events leading to warin Europe 5) Mar. 1938 – Hitler annexes Austria. • “Anschluss”

  19. Sudetenland USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. 5) Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  20. B. Events leading to warin Europe 6) Sept. 1938 – Hitler demands the Sudetenland. • Munich Conference: G.B., Fr., Ger., It.

  21. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

  22. B. Events leading to warin Europe • Munich Pact: Hitler gets Sudetenland, promises not to take anything else. • Appeasement policy.

  23. What was the lesson of Munich?

  24. USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. 6) Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  25. B. Events leading to warin Europe 7) Mar. 1939 – Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia. • You can’t appease a bully!

  26. USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. 7) Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  27. B. Events leading to warin Europe 8) Apr. 1939 – Mussolini invades Albania.

  28. USSR G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp. 8)

  29. B. Events leading to warin Europe 9) Aug. 1939 – Nazi-Soviet Pact is announced. • Non-aggression agreement.

  30. USSR 9) G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  31. B. Events leading to warin Europe 10) Sept. 1939 – Hitler launches the “blitzkrieg” against Poland. • Great Britain & France declare war on the Axis Powers.

  32. USSR 10) G GB Ger. Pol. Cz. Au. Hu. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. Gr. Sp.

  33. Fin. Allies Axis No. Sw. Es. USSR La. D Li. G GB GB N Ger. Po l. B Cz. Hu. Au. Fr. Ro. Fr. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. Sp.

  34. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry 1) Sept. 1939 – Poland invaded by first Hitler and then Stalin. • Great Britain & France declare war on the Axis -- but NOT on the Soviet Union.

  35. Fin. No. Sw. Es. USSR La. USSR D 1) Li. G GB GB N Ger. Pol. B Cz. Hu. Au. Fr. Ro. Fr. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. Sp.

  36. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry 2) Sept-Apr. 1939-40 – The Phony War. • A state of war exists, but without any fighting. • “Sitzkrieg.”

  37. Fin. No. Sw. Es. USSR La. D Li. G GB N Ger. Po l. B Cz. Hu. Au. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. 2) Sp. Maginot Line

  38. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry 3) Nov. 1939 – Stalin begins an invasion of Finland, the Baltic States and Romania.

  39. Fin. No. Sw. Es. USSR La. D Li. G 3) GB N Ger. Po l. B Cz. Hu. Au. Fr. Ro. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. Sp.

  40. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry 4) Apr. 1940 – Hitler invades Denmark and Norway. • To prevent a blockade and protect coal shipments from Sweden.

  41. Fi n. No. Sw. Es. Coal 4) USSR La. D Li. G GB N Ger. Po l. B Cz. Hu. Au. Fr. Ro m. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. Sp.

  42. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry 5) May 1940 – Hitler conquers Beneluxcountries and invades France. • Bypassing Maginot Line.

  43. Fi n. No. Sw. Es. USSR La. D Li. 5) G GB N Ger. Po l. B Cz. Hu. Au. Fr. Ro m. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. Sp.

  44. France Falls • June 10, 1940 – Mussolini joins the invasion. • June 22, 1940 – France surrenders to the Axis.

  45. Dunkirk Vichy France

  46. Winston Churchill

  47. Extra Credit Opportunity: • Write a paragraph: What happened at Dunkirk? Email to: rhall@oakparkusd.org Subject: Your name, Dunkirk

  48. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry 6) Summer 1940 – The Battle of Britain. • Battle for control of the skies over English Channel. • RAF v. Luftwaffe. • Operation Sea Lion.

  49. Fi n. No. Sw. Es. USSR La. D Li. G 6) N GB Ger. Po l. B Cz. English Channel Hu. Au. Fr. Ro m. Yug. It. Bu. A Gr. Sp.

  50. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry • Advantages of each air force: • Luftwaffe: 3x as many planes. • RAF: 1) Radar. 2) The “Ultra” Secret.

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