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CHAPTER 20

CHAPTER 20. A WORLD IN FLAMES (1931 - 1941). 20.1 – AMERICA AND THE WAR. See the work you did over Presidents Day Weekend. 20.2 – WORLD WAR II BEGINS. See your pictorial dictionaries for pages 688-690. 20.2 – WORLD WAR II BEGINS. Sept. 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland

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CHAPTER 20

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  1. CHAPTER 20 A WORLD IN FLAMES (1931 - 1941)

  2. 20.1 – AMERICA AND THE WAR • See the work you did over Presidents Day Weekend

  3. 20.2 – WORLD WAR II BEGINS • See your pictorial dictionaries for pages 688-690

  4. 20.2 – WORLD WAR II BEGINS • Sept. 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland • Blitzkrieg tactics overwhelm Poland in 1 month • Sept. 3, 1939 – GB and France declare war on Germany Video clip

  5. 20.2 – WORLD WAR II BEGINS • W. Europe was quiet as British and French troops waited behind the Maginot Line • Defensive along Fr./Ger. border • Big mistake, why? • Germans went around the ML into Luxembourg and Belgium; F and B troops were trapped in Belgium Video clip

  6. 20.2 – MIRACLE AT DUNKIRK • 338,000 British and French troops were evacuated from the port at Dunkirk and sent across the English Channel in early June, 1940 Video clip

  7. 20.2 – GERMANY CONQUERS FRANCE • June 22, 1940 – Germany conquers northern and western France • Vichy France – established as puppet gov’t under Petain to govern France • De Gaulle challenged the legitimacy of the Vichy gov’t

  8. 20.2 – BRITISH RESISTANCE TO GERMANY • GB was led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill • Battle of Britain (summer – fall of 1940) – massive air battle between GB and Germany • Both sides bombed civilians in cities • British used radar • Hitler called off the invasion of GB

  9. 20.3 – THE HOLOCAUST • See packet

  10. 20.4 – AMERICA ENTERS THE WAR • You are responsible for this section on your own

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