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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 threatened 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 gain from the 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 • Luftwaffe German Air Force • Bombed Poland • Land forces invaded Poland • Luftwaffe destroyed all of Poland’s old aircrafts • Disrupted railroads

  20. WORLD WAR II • Poland fell in three weeks

  21. WORLD WAR II • Britain reacts

  22. WORLD WAR II

  23. Appeasement

  24. Munich Conference

  25. Czechoslovakia

  26. “Peace in our time”

  27. Neville Chamberlin

  28. Poland

  29. Blitzkrieg

  30. Winston Churchill

  31. Non-Aggression Pact

  32. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ha0qKquG2E

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

  34. 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

  35. WORLD WAR II

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

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

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

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

  40. 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

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