1 / 20

Road to War & Early World War Two (1930s)

Intro Steps Toward War Rhineland (1936) Austria (1938) Sudetenland (1938) Mood Conference Poland German Conquest (1939-42) Poland France Battle of Britain Russian Invasion. Key Terms Munich Conference Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Nazi-Soviet Pact Blitzkrieg Axis & Allies.

duc
Download Presentation

Road to War & Early World War Two (1930s)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Intro Steps Toward War Rhineland (1936) Austria (1938) Sudetenland (1938) Mood Conference Poland German Conquest (1939-42) Poland France Battle of Britain Russian Invasion Key Terms Munich Conference Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Nazi-Soviet Pact Blitzkrieg Axis & Allies Road to War & Early World War Two(1930s)

  2. Rome/Berlin Axis(Mussolini & Hitler Become Allies)

  3. Steps-Rhineland(1936) • Demilitarized by Versailles Treaty (no troops allowed) • March, 1936 German troops occupied it • France protested, but that was all

  4. Steps-Austria(1938) • Hitler called for Nazi’s in Austrian cabinet • 1938 German troops occupied Austria • Plebiscite was held: 99.7% of Austrians approve annexation with Germany Hitler with Seyss-Inquart, Austria’s last Chancellor

  5. Hitler demanded Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia) because of its large German-speaking population. Czechoslovakia refused Hitler’s demands. Steps-Sudetenland(1938)

  6. The “Mood” In Europe (1938) • “Oxford Debate” • Everyone wanted peace so a conference was organized to avoid bloodshed

  7. Munich Conference(1938) Agreement • Germany received the Sudetenland. • Hitler promised not to seek more territory. Results • Hitler was convinced no one would stand up to him. • French & British were determined to fight if Hitler made more demands. Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister)

  8. Munich & Appeasement • Appeasement-giving in to the demands of another. • Following Munich, Appeasement became a “dirty word.” Hitler & Mussolini in Munich

  9. Hitler demanded Poland’s port city of Danzig but the Poles wouldn’t give in. Hitler was ready to fight, but concerned about USSR, so… Steps-Poland

  10. Nazi-Soviet Pact(1939) • Agreement between Germany & USSR; agreed not to attack one another for 10 years. • In a secret provision the two nations divided Poland in half: • One week later Germany invaded Poland and WWII began.

  11. WWII Themes • Technology-from the Blitz to A-bomb & in between • Diplomacy-Allies cooperate • “Total War”-civilian casualties

  12. Poland Faces A Blitzkrieg(September 1, 1939) • Blitzkrieg- “Lightening Warfare” New Technologies = Success • Air attacks combined with rapid troop movement • Poland fell within one month German air force targeted railroads

  13. Allies Great Britain France Axis Germany Italy Japan WWII Alliances(1939)

  14. France Falls To Germany • 1940 France fell to Germany in 6 weeks (successful Blitz) Victorious German Soldiers

  15. The British Stand Alone: Battle of Britain • Cities were bombed June, 1940-June 1941 • British radar helped & radio influenced morale London under fire

  16. Russian Invasion • June, 1941 Germany invaded Russia (in violation of previous treaty) • German “Blitzkrieg” again VERY successful (initially) Hitler switched tactics

  17. Allies Great Britain France Axis Germany Italy Japan WWII Alliances • USSR

  18. Pearl Harbor Attack(12/7/41) • 19 Ships sunk • About 2,000 dead USS Arizona explosions kill about 1,100

  19. Allies Great Britain France USSR Axis Germany Italy Japan WWII Alliances • US

  20. Intro Steps Toward War Rhineland (1936) Austria (1938) Sudetenland (1938) Mood Conference Poland German Conquest (1939-42) Poland France Battle of Britain Russian Invasion Key Terms Munich Conference Neville Chamberlain Appeasement Nazi-Soviet Pact Blitzkrieg Axis & Allies Road to War & Early World War Two(1930s)

More Related