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The Ups and Downs of Germany

The Ups and Downs of Germany. Hitler gains Rhineland, Austria, Czech, Poland. What is appeasement? German Nationalism and Confidence High What does Germany have going for them at this point? Hitler Sets Sights on France. Why? Franco Prussian War WWI Treaty of Versailles

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The Ups and Downs of Germany

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  1. The Ups and Downs of Germany

  2. Hitler gains Rhineland, Austria, Czech, Poland. What is appeasement? German Nationalism and Confidence High What does Germany have going for them at this point? Hitler Sets Sights on France. Why? Franco Prussian War WWI Treaty of Versailles Rivalry and Enemies Appeasement Helps Germany

  3. Hitler’s troops sneak through French Ardennes (woods) The German’s catch the French by surprise France forced to retreat North The Nazi’s trap the French at the beaches of Dunkirk….France’s backs are to the water Attack on France

  4. The English save 338,000 French soldiers by boating them to safety Known as the ‘Free French’ they are led by Charles deGaulle ‘Free French’ will help the English fight English Heroics

  5. With their backs to the water on Dunkirk Beach the French surrender June 14 1940 Germany takes Paris June 22, 1940 France officially surrenders France Falls

  6. Churchill – ‘we shall never surrender’ Knock out Britain’s RAF (Royal Air Force) Land 250,000 German soldiers Luftwaffe (German Air Force) attack Bombing of English cities especially London Factories and Towns English hid in subway stations, and air-raid shelters Goal-destroy morale England Next-Battle of Britain

  7. RADAR Tracking system to see when and where air attacks may come ENIGMA German code-making machine Decoding German messages Technology Helps England

  8. Although Outnumbered 2900 to 4500 planes the technology helped England was able to slow down the Germans The Germans were struggling to defeat the English Hitler decided to call off the attack on England. Why ? Germany Slows Down

  9. Could Hitler be stopped?? • The British showed the world that the Nazi’s were not invincible. • This was a major turning point of the War

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