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Why die for Danzig?

Why die for Danzig?. The Nazi-Soviet Pact Germany Invades Poland The Response of Great Britain and France Warsaw Blitzkrieg Problems for Poland. The Soviet Response. The Baltic States Finland October 1939 Problems faced by the Soviets The Response of Great Britain and America.

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Why die for Danzig?

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  1. Why die for Danzig? • The Nazi-Soviet Pact • Germany Invades Poland • The Response of Great Britain and France • Warsaw • Blitzkrieg • Problems for Poland

  2. The Soviet Response • The Baltic States • Finland • October 1939 • Problems faced by the Soviets • The Response of Great Britain and America

  3. The U.S. Response • FDR • The Neutrality Acts • Cash and Carry • William Borah • The Phony War

  4. Ending the Phony war • Securing the Northern Flank • Denmark and Norway • April 10, 1940 • The British Response • German losses • Winston Churchill

  5. Marching towards France • May 1940 • The Maginot Line • Luxembourg • Ardennes Forrest • Erich von Manstein

  6. The Invasion of France • Dunkirk • May 27-June 4th • Reasons for Stopping • Mussolini’s role • June 22, 1940

  7. The Impact of the Fall of France • French Commander in Chief, General Maurice Gamelin • Worldwide implications • The Vichy Regime

  8. Focusing on the British • The Battle of Britain • Göring and the Luftwaffe • Flaws in the plan • Gains and losses • Reasons for Victory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0-fVLCnsBs

  9. Getting Involved • German U-Boats • Destroyers for Bases • The Selective Service Act • The Election of 1940

  10. Moving Further • Pleas from the British • Arsenal of Democracy • The Lend Lease Act (HR 1776) • March 1941

  11. The Second Front • The Nazi-Soviet Pact • Operation Barbarossa • Mussolini invades Greece • Hitler invades Greece

  12. The Second Front • Delaying the Plan • Intelligence gathering • Stalin’s response • June 22, 1941 • The Blitzkrieg

  13. The Second Front • Problems for the Germans • Problems for the Soviets • Holy Mother Russia • The effects of Winter

  14. Moving Closer to War • The Atlantic Charter • FDR meets with Churchill • August 1941 • Shared Goals • Fighting the U-Boats

  15. Pearl Harbor • Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto • Operation Hawaii • Admiral Husband Kimmel • “THIS IS NOT DRILL” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoUtoQLGQY&feature=related

  16. North Africa • Mussolini • Egypt • Exaggerations • The Suez Canal • Churchill’s response

  17. North Africa • Marshall Rudolfo Graziani • Numbers • Timeline • Commander Sir Archibald Wavell • General Erwin Rommel • The Afrika Corps

  18. North Africa • The role of the Navy • Desert Conditions • The Ultra Secret • General Claude Auchinleck • Rommel becomes a legend • “Monty”

  19. North Africa • Operation Torch • November 1942 • Pleas from Stalin • FDR’s choice? • Churchill’s choice?

  20. North Africa • George Marshall • Roosevelt meets with Molotov • November 8, 1942 • Reasons for the invasion • Henri Petain • Charles de Gaulle

  21. North Africa • French Resistance • Jean Darlan • Dwight Eisenhower • November 10, 1942 • The Darlan Deal • Suspicions • Results of the North Africa Campaign

  22. Back to the Soviet Union • Stalingrad • Summer 1942 • Caucasia • Hitler’s obsession

  23. The Eastern Front • August 1942 • Soviet General Georgi Zhukov • Romanian Efforts • The Russian Winter • January 1943 • Results

  24. Big Decisions • Casablanca • January 13-24, 1943 • The next move? • De Gaulle and Geraud • FDR’s “unconditional surrender” speech • Results

  25. The Eastern Front • July 1943 • Kursk • CITADEL • Diverting effort to Italy • Results

  26. Attacking the underbelly • Operation Husky • Coalition Forces • Attempts to throw off the Germans • Montgomery VS Patton • No more Mussolini • Field Marshall Pietro Badoglio

  27. Attacking the Underbelly • Eisenhower makes negotiations • Italy surrenders • Germany invades Italy • The Gustav Line • October 1943

  28. Wartime diplomacy • The Teheran Conference • Making plans • OVERLORD • Eisenhower’s new role

  29. Focusing on Italy • Anzio • Operation Shingle • General John Lucas • January 1944 • Lack of supplies

  30. Marching to Rome • Monte Cassino • January 1944 • Sending more troops • Strategy • May 1944 • General Mark Clark

  31. OVERLORD • Normandy • Scheduling • FORTITUDE • Numbers • Paratroopers • Cherbourg Refer to map on page 224 (Maddox)

  32. Secret weapons • V-1s • V-2s • ME 262

  33. Secret Plots • July 1944 • Colonel Klaus von Stauffenberg • Saving Germany • Attempts to overthrow the Reich • Hitler’s reaction • The long term effects

  34. Marching towards Germany • Leadership • Eisenhower • Montgomery • Patton

  35. Holland • Operation Market-Garden • September 1944 • Purpose of the operation? • Results?

  36. The Bulge • The plan • September 1944 • Goals • December 1944 • The initial attack • Spies

  37. The Bulge • Heroism • Christmas • Setbacks • Results

  38. The War in the East • The New Front • Hitler’s new plan • Poland • Gaining ground • February 2, 1945

  39. More diplomacy • Yalta • The big three • Gaining the upper hand • Goals

  40. Yalta • The United Nations • Reparations • Help against Japan • Poland • The Lublin Poles • The London Poles • Polish borders

  41. Moving In • Eisenhower’s intentions • The Elbe River • Stalin’s goals • Hitler’s condition • Eva Braun • Admiral Karl Doenitz • Field Marshal Alfred Jodl

  42. Potsdam • Truman • Stalin • Churchill • Attlee • Conditions

  43. The War in the Pacific • December 8, 1941 • The Next Target • MacArthur • Problems for the Americans • The role of the Press • Bataan www.google.com/maps

  44. Boosting Morale • Tokyo • The Hornet • April 18, 1942 • Lt. Colonel James Doolittle • Results of the Raid

  45. Coral Sea • Defending Australia • Admiral Chester Nimitz • Port Moresby • Yorktown • Lexington • May 7, 1942 • Results www.google.com/maps

  46. The Turning Point • June 4-7, 1942 • Midway • The Aleutians • Codes • Yamamoto • Results

  47. Offense • The Solomon Islands • Guadalcanal • August 7, 1942 • Fighting in the Jungles • Japan attempts to retake the island • Importance of the victory

  48. State of the War: 1943 • Divided Leadership • New technology

  49. The Next Objective • Rabaul • February 1943 • Operation Cartwheel • The Battle of Bismarck Sea www.google.com/maps

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