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On a sheet of paper…

On a sheet of paper…. Judge whether you think countries such as Great Britain and France should have appeased or intervened in the aggressive actions Germany (for example) was taking. What actions did Hitler take? Should they have appeased Hitler’s actions, like they did? Or should

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On a sheet of paper…

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  1. On a sheet of paper… Judge whether you think countries such as Great Britain and France should have appeased or intervened in the aggressive actions Germany (for example) was taking. What actions did Hitler take? Should they have appeased Hitler’s actions, like they did? Or should they have stopped him? Why do you feel this way?

  2. Axis Aggression:_War Begins_

  3. Lightning Attacks_ • September 1, 1939 -Germany attacked Poland -new tactic: blitzkrieg -air attack to damage defenses -fast-moving tanks & mobile artillery attack -foot soldiers clear out the rest

  4. Poland_ • Polish air force = destroyed • Polish soldiers = no match for Germans • Polish landscape = no natural barriers to slow the blitzkrieg

  5. Allied Response_ • Poland had support from Great Britain & France • September 3, 1939 -Great Britain & France declare war on Germany • Great Britain & France didn’t give much help to Poland

  6. Allied Response_ • collapse of Poland = fast • little could be done to stop German invasion • German troops move to western border • German leaders made plans for invading

  7. Attack on France_ • spring, 1940 -Germans invaded Denmark & Norway (lightly defended) • May 1940 = northern France -Germans go through Netherlands & Belgium -around Maginot Line

  8. Attack on France_ • May 1940 = northeast France -Germans attack Ardennes -dense forest region near French/ Belgian border (undefended) -Germans move northwest to coast

  9. Dunkirk_ • Dunkirk = coastal town (northwest France, near English Channel) • German troops trapped hundreds of thousands of Allied troops • Allied military & civilian ships saved over 300,000  retreated to Great Britain

  10. France_ • remaining Allied troops couldn’t stop Germans from taking Paris • June 22, 1940 -France surrendered to Germany • Germany occupied France • area under control of French officials cooperating with Hitler = Vichy France

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