WWII Begins

1. WWII Begins

2. US Isolationism • The US continued the isolationist policies begun after World War I • These policies were strengthened as war loomed in Europe • Congress passed the Neutrality Acts • Outlawed arms sales to any country at war or engaged in a civil war • Outlawed loans to any country at war or engaged in a civil war

3. Germany begins expanding • In 1938, Hitler began conquering neighboring lands with German-speaking populations • German troops entered Austria unopposed • Germany threatened Czechoslovakia and gained part of it through negotiation • Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Britain, pushed the policy of appeasement (giving concessions in order to prevent war • Gave Germany the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia that bordered Germany and had a large population of German speakers

6. Appeasement Guiding Question: What were the causes and effects of appeasement? • Read and analyze the secondary source

7. WWII Begins • Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939

8. WWII Begins • Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 • Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other • They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them

9. WWII Begins • Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 • Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other • They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them • Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939 • Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly • Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland

10. WWII Begins • Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 • Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other • They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them • Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939 • Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly • Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland • Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland

11. WWII Begins • Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 • Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other • They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them • Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939 • Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly • Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland • Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland • France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September

12. WWII Begins • Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 • Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other • They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them • Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939 • Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly • Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland • Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland • France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September • The battle of Britain began in the summer of 1940 • Germany launched airstrikes against Britain • Using radar, Britain was able to defend itself and force Hitler to cancel his planned invasion