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The Course of WWII I. Europe A. France and Britain declare war (Sept. 3, 1939)

The Course of WWII I. Europe A. France and Britain declare war (Sept. 3, 1939) after Poland 1. Result of Blitzkrieg 2. USSR & Germany divide Poland B. Denmark & Norway after winter C. Netherlands, Belgium & France

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The Course of WWII I. Europe A. France and Britain declare war (Sept. 3, 1939)

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  1. The Course of WWII • I. Europe • A. France and Britain declare war (Sept. 3, 1939) • after Poland • 1. Result of Blitzkrieg • 2. USSR & Germany divide Poland • B. Denmark & Norway after winter • C. Netherlands, Belgium & France • D. France surrenders on June 22, 1940 (Vichy • France) • E. Great Britain • 1. Luftwaffe launches major offensive against • British targets • 2. Change of strategy to cities allows for build- • up • 3. Africa & oil cut-off

  2. F. U.S.S.R. • 1. Britain & the U.S.S.R. • 2. Delay in the Balkans & Mussolini • 3. June 22, 1941 invasion • 4. Soviet Winter halted advances 25 miles from • Moscow (1800 mile front) • G. Declaration of War on the U.S. (result of Anti- • Comintern Pact) • II. Japan • A. December 7, 1941 • B. Pearl Harbor, Malaya, Philippines • 1. Great East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere • C. U.S. decadence, Chinese nationalists & Hitler • D. April 18, 1942 – Doolittle Raids • III. Turning Point (1942-1943) • A. U.S.A. & the Grand Alliance • 1. U.S.S.R., British & U.S. relations

  3. a. Lend-Lease • B. Military Operations & • Unconditional Surrender • 1. Rommel & Africa • a. Egypt & Alexandria/Soviets & • Crimea • b. El Alamein & German retreat • (1942) • c. Surrender May 1943 • 2. Stalingrad (’42-’43) • 3. Pacific Theater • a. Coral Sea (Pacific) & Australia • b. Battle of Midway & MacArthur • c. Indonesian Island hopping

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