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The War Begins

The War Begins. MacCarthy. Where did we leave off?. What problems were there? Who came to power? How and Why? What started to happen?. War begins. Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia Britain and France tell Hitler if he advances on Poland, this will lead to war

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The War Begins

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  1. The War Begins MacCarthy

  2. Where did we leave off? • What problems were there? • Who came to power? How and Why? • What started to happen?

  3. War begins • Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia • Britain and France tell Hitler if he advances on Poland, this will lead to war • Hitler signs a nonaggression pact with Stalin • Hitler invades Poland

  4. War begins • Using the Blitzkrieg • Germany takes the West • Soviet Union takes the East

  5. German Conquests • April 1940-Demark and Norway • May 1940-Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands • June 1940-France • Marginal Line • Railroad car • Summer 1940-Only the Britain(England) is left:

  6. Battle of Britain • Only Britain vs Germany. • German bombings • What do you see in the picture • Luftwaffe vs RAF • Winston Churchill

  7. Breaking the pact • Britain “Never Surrenders”, Germany needs supplies • 1941 Germany attacks Eastern Europe • Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary • 1941 Germany attacks Soviet Union

  8. Breaking the pact • Germany attacks the Soviet Union, resources and oil • Hitler divides his forces; Leningrad & Moscow • Leningrad-900 days, starvation, and never falls • Moscow-Russia winter=COLD

  9. Japan • Where is Japan located? • What geographic land form is Japan? • What problems do you have with being on an island?

  10. Japan • US not involved in WWII; except for selling supplies and weapons • Japan sees the US as a problem • Pearl Harbor • United States enters World War II

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