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Warm-Up 4/5

Warm-Up 4/5. When did WWII begin? Determine who may claim that the war started on the following dates (hint: use your timeline) 1931 1935 September 1, 1939 December 7, 1941 June 22, 1941. Agenda 4/5. Warm-Up/HW Check Finish “Road to War” video Notes. “Road to War” Questions.

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Warm-Up 4/5

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  1. Warm-Up 4/5 • When did WWII begin? • Determine who may claim that the war started on the following dates (hint: use your timeline) • 1931 • 1935 • September 1, 1939 • December 7, 1941 • June 22, 1941

  2. Agenda 4/5 • Warm-Up/HW Check • Finish “Road to War” video • Notes

  3. “Road to War” Questions • Take notes as you watch on the following: • Ardennes Forest • Battle of Britain • Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union • U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor

  4. Notes Assignment #37 (continued)

  5. France Falls • May 1940 – Hitler focuses on Ardennes • Belgium surrenders; French stranded at Dunkirk • Italy declares war on GB, France and attacks from South • June 14: Paris falls

  6. Vichy France • Marshal Petain takes over southern France • Vichy government under Petain collaborates with Nazis • Charles De Gaulle flees to London and sets up government-in-exile

  7. Battle of Britain (1940-41) • GB now stands alone against Nazis • Churchill vows never to give in • RAF uses radar and Enigma = pivotal • Outcome: Hitler’s advances can be blocked

  8. North Africa • Italy focuses on Suez Canal in Egypt • Britain fights back with a vengeance; Italy needs Germany to help • General Erwin Rommel (“Desert Fox”) commands the Africa Korps

  9. The Balkans • Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Turkey • Key to Hitler’s plan to attack USSR • Countries in red join Axis powers • Yugoslavia and Greece fall to Nazis

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