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World War II 1939-1945

World War II 1939-1945. The most significant event of the 20 th Century!. Causes of World War II. Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo did not cause World War II. The Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I is the chief cause of World War II. Other Causes of WWII.

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World War II 1939-1945

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  1. World War II 1939-1945 The most significant event of the 20th Century!

  2. Causes of World War II • Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo did not cause World War II. • The Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I is the chief cause of World War II.

  3. Other Causes of WWII • Germany was poor and humiliated. • Worldwide depression • Italy, Germany, and Russia turned to fascist leaders to restore nationalism.

  4. Weak Economy in Germany leads to Chaos in the Streets! Von Hidenburg chooses Hitler to be Chancellor in 1933

  5. Hitler becomes dictator when Hindenburg dies!

  6. Europe on the Brink of War • In 1934, Adolph Hitler announced a program of rearming Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles • In Italy, Benito Mussolini was also building a powerful military force

  7. World War II • World War II was a worldwideconflict which lasted from 1939 to 1945. • This global conflict split a majority of the world's nations into two opposing camps: the Allies and the Axis. • World War II was the most widespread war ever experienced, mobilizing over 100 million soldiers from 61 nations. • As a result of World War II, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as the world's two leading superpowers, dominating the world's stage for the next 40 years.

  8. The Axis Germany Hitler Italy Mussolini Japan Tojo

  9. Joseph Stalin Russia (USSR) Winston Churchill Great Britain FDR – Franklin D. Roosevelt USA Charles de Gaulle France Chaing Kai-shek China The Allies USA (joined the war in 1941), USSR, China, Great Britain, and France

  10. War in Europe • Europe was on the brink of war when in March 1938 Hitler takes the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia and later overruns the entire country. • In August 1939: Germany and Russia sign non-aggression pact; Germany attacks Poland, marking the official beginning of World War II as France and Britain were treaty-bound to come to the aid of Poland

  11. Appeasement • Giving Hitler what he wants to avoid war! • The Rhineland • Austria • The Sudetenland • Czechoslovakia

  12. Poland Falls! • On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. • The Polish army expected the attack to come along the Polish frontiers. • Hitler introduced a new kind of war called a blitzkrieg, which means “lightning war.”

  13. Germans invade France!June 1940

  14. The French are Defeated!!!

  15. Hitler’s Invasion of Russia – Operation Barbarossa June 22, 1941 A potentially easy victory except for General Winter!

  16. WW II EuropeRed countries are Allied or Allied-controlled, Blue is Axis or Axis controlled countries, and the Soviet Union is colored Green prior to joining the Allies in 1941.

  17. The U.S. and Lend-Lease • Before 1941 the United States stayed out of World War II. • President Roosevelt worked out a deal called Lend-Lease, which allowed him to give weapons to any countries on the Allied side (including tanks, airplanes, and ships).

  18. Propaganda • Propaganda is information presented in an attempt to influence people. • 3 Types • Testimonial – quoting or paraphrasing an authority or celebrity to support one’s own argument • Generalization – a statement that suggests all members of a group are the same in some way • Scare Tactics – the threat that if you do not do or believe something, something terrible will happen

  19. Scare Tactic

  20. Scare Tactic

  21. Scare Tactic

  22. G E N E R A L I Z A T I O N

  23. Then came the attack on Pearl Harbor!!!

  24. December 7th 1941

  25. Isoroku Yamamoto planned the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor. FDR asks for a declaration of War on December 8th, 1941.

  26. Above -- U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the declaration of war against Japan, December 8, 1941. (Photo credit: U.S. National Archives)

  27. Basic Allied Strategy: • Win the Battle of Supply • Stop the Axis Advance • Defeat Hitler First

  28. Normandy The Longest Day Life expectancy in the first wave :26 seconds!

  29. Normandy Invasion,D-Day (June 6, 1944)

  30. Paris Liberated August 1944!

  31. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, during World War II. The blast killed an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people. The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, another city in Japan. The End Of WWII

  32. The Atomic Bomb!

  33. World War II Changes the World! • Atomic Age Begins • Imperialism and Colonialism End • USA & USSR emerge as Superpowers • Cold War Begins • Holocaust and the death of 6 million Jews: • largest genocide in history.

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