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WORLD WAR II

WORLD WAR II. World War II. World War II Dictators ruling Europe Hitler in Germany Mussolini in Italy Stalin in Russia. Europe on the brink of war (AGAIN) 1933- Germany has rearmed and rebuilt their industry 1936- Germany and Italy allied forming Axis Power alliance

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WORLD WAR II

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  1. WORLD WAR II

  2. World War II • World War II • Dictators ruling Europe • Hitler in Germany • Mussolini in Italy • Stalin in Russia

  3. Europe on the brink of war (AGAIN) 1933- Germany has rearmed and rebuilt their industry 1936- Germany and Italy allied forming Axis Power alliance 1936 Japan and Germany agree to work together to stop spread of Communism

  4. Germanys’ aggression in Europe • Germany annexed Austria

  5. France and Great Britain took no action • Another violation of Treaty of Versailles • What might have happened if they took some action against the aggression?

  6. World War II • Sudetenland part of Czechoslovakia • Hitler believed it was part of Germany

  7. 3 million Germans lived thereHitler threaten to invade Sudetenland to protect German citizens from harm.

  8. France and Great Britain take action • Is it a military confrontation? • No • 1938 Munich Conference September 29, 1938

  9. Britain and France agreed to allow Hitler and Germany to annex the Sudetenland Was this a good decision?

  10. Appeasement • Policy of accepting demands of an aggressor in an attempt to avoid war

  11. Neville Chamberlain • “Peace in our Time”

  12. France would not protect Czechoslovakia • March 1939 Invasion of Czechoslovakia and Lithuania • Mussolini invaded Albania

  13. Stage is set for war • Britain and France prepare • Hitler aware of the problem of a two front war signs a • NON AGRESSION PACT • With Stalin and Russia

  14. Germany and Russia started secret talks while Germany was negotiating with Great Britain and France. • Terms of Non Aggression pact: • Will not attack each other • Will remain neutral if either is attacked

  15. What was not announced to the world: Hitler and Stalin agreed to divide parts of Eastern Europe Germany – Western Poland Soviets - Eastern Poland, Baltic countries

  16. WORLD WAR II What advantage did Germany gained advantage of Neutrality of Russia

  17. WORLD WAR II • Invasion of Poland • Port city of Danzig • Was under joint Polish and German control

  18. WORLD WAR II • September 1, 1939 annexed city • At same time massive attack on Poland • Air • Land • Blitzkrieg

  19. WORLD WAR II • Hermann Goering

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  21. WORLD WAR II • Luftwaffe German Air Force • Bombed Poland • Land forces invaded Poland • Luftwaffe destroyed all of Poland old aircrafts • Disrupted railroads

  22. WORLD WAR II • Poland fell in three weeks

  23. WORLD WAR II • German Aircraft • Stukas Bombed Poland Airfields

  24. WORLD WAR II • Britain reacts

  25. WORLD WAR II • Britain and France honored agreement to protect Poland • September 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany after Germany refused to answer ultimatum from England

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  27. WORLD WAR IIWAR EXPANDS • Hitler’s invasion of Poland introduced new warfare • Blitzkrieg (Lightning war) • Great speed along with Great force

  28. WORLD WAR II • Poland surrendered within a month • Elsewhere in Europe there was troop movement • But little else

  29. WORLD WAR II • Blockades but not much fighting • On western front • Newspaper dubbed it “Phony War” • There was hope that war could be avoided

  30. WORLD WAR II • Soviets then invaded Eastern Poland • Poland again disappeared from map • Soviets then attacked Finland

  31. WORLD WAR II • Finland fought hard but fell to the Soviets in 1940 • Next on Germany attack list was Norway and Denmark • They fell to Germany in a single day

  32. WORLD WAR II • Germany now had complete access to Atlantic Ocean • U-Boats again put British shipping in danger • France also was in danger of losing merchant ships

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  34. WORLD WAR II • In Britain Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister

  35. WORLD WAR II • He was outspoken against appeasement • By end of May 1940 Hitler controlled • Netherlands Luxembourg • Belgium

  36. WORLD WAR II • Hitler is in position to surround France

  37. WORLD WAR II • 1st TURNING POINT OF WORLD WARII • RESCUE AT DUNKIRK

  38. WORLD WAR II • British forces were in France • German tanks drove toward the English Channel • British forces retreated from French city Dunkirk

  39. WORLD WAR II • Germany made a mistake by not attacking the retreating forces • 330,000 troops retreated back to England • With Germany not attacking the troops it gave England a chance to regroup

  40. WORLD WAR IIFALL OF FRANCE • France stood alone after British evacuation • France was expecting same type of warfare as World War I • Hitler attack on France was aggressive air and land

  41. WORLD WAR II • France had no chance in defeated Germany • Italy now declared war on France and England • June 14, 1940 Germany enters France

  42. WORLD WAR IIFall of France • France could not defend their country • France surrendered • France signed a treaty with Germany

  43. WORLD WAR II • Germany would occupy France • France paid the cost of occupation • France disarmed • Government of France was moved out of Paris to Vichy

  44. WORLD WAR II • The Vichy Government cooperated with the Germans • Résistance • Charles de Gaulle • Led the Free French Government

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