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WWII Begins September 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland

Explore the pivotal events and strategies of WWII, from Germany's invasion of Poland to the Allied forces' victory. Discover why the US focused on Japan and the impact on the world. Witness key battles, like D-Day, and the fall of Hitler.

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WWII Begins September 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland

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  1. WWII BeginsSeptember 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland • Non-Aggression Pact • Hitler & Stalin agree to invade Poland and not to attack each other

  2. December 8, 1941America Joins WWII Which enemy should the US first concentrate their resources on? Why? Japan? Germany?

  3. Big Three: U.S. – Franklin D Roosevelt • Agree that Germany is the bigger threat • Joseph Stalin (U.S.S.R) asks for U.S. and England to invade Northern Europe • Churchill thinks they do not have the resources for such an attack. Great Britain- Winston Churchill Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin

  4. July 1942Allies invade North Africa • Patton vs. Rommel • Tanks become important part of combat • Stalin not happy • Why?

  5. War in the Soviet Union • Hitler invades all the way to Stalingrad and Moscow(pg.431) • Kills much of the population along the way • Of the almost 50 million people killed in WWII almost half were from the Soviet Union • Half of those were civilians • Battle of Leningrad est. 1.6 – 2 Million Dead • Early 1942 Stalin begins to push Germans back

  6. Operation Overlord • Invasion of Northern Europe becomes priority in early 1943 • General Dwight D. Eisenhower put in charge of Allied Forces in Europe. • 2 Million U.S Soldiers based on Southern England

  7. Operation Overlord in Actions(D-Day) June 6, 1944 – July 25, 1944 • 1st Invasion • 150,000 soldiers • 1500 Tanks • 5300 Ships • 12000 Aircraft • 24000 Airborne Troops • Over 400,000 people killed in battle

  8. Germany caught between 2 fronts • Allied bombing from Western front • Berlin 25,000 killed • Dresden 60,000 killed • Soviet invasion from Eastern front • June – Sept. 1944: 1.3 Million German soldiers killed.

  9. Hitlers last chance • Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 16 1944) • Sends bulk of troops into Belgium • Attempting to: • Split Allied troops • Cut off supplies • Allied troops vastly outnumbered and trapped by speed. • Jan. 1945 Allies push back and win

  10. Allied forces invade Germany • Soviet Union takes Berlin from the east • Allied forces invade from the West • Meet at Elbe River • Results: • April 29, 1944 Hitler commits suicide • Germany soon signs peace • May 7, 1945: V-E Day (Victory in Europe) • Troops learn about the Holocaust

  11. WWII effects the World

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