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16.1. World War II Begins. German Trick. Germans disguised as Polish soldiers “Attacked” a German radio station German soldiers invade Poland. Hitler Upset. Very bitter after WWI loss
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16.1 World War II Begins
German Trick • Germans disguised as Polish soldiers • “Attacked” a German radio station • German soldiers invade Poland
Hitler Upset • Very bitter after WWI loss • Gradually working on getting back land Germany lost in WWI or had a high population of ethnic Germans (Austria, Czechoslovakia, etc.)
France and Great Britain Cave • Gave Germans land (Sudetenland) • British Winston Churchill very upset (Prime Minister soon) • Germany eventually took all of Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union and Germany • They both signed a nonaggression pact with each other for now
Poland • Poland does not give up land to Germany that once belonged to them • Germany declares war and WWII begins
Britain and France • Defended Poland • Declared war on Germany two days later
WWII Sides • Allied Powers • Britain • France • Eventually U.S. • Eventually Soviet Union • Axis Powers • Germany • Italy • Japan
Soviet Union • Neutral at first • Germany invaded them, so joined Allied Powers
Blitzkrieg • German war strategy against Poland • Concentrated air and tank attacks at specific areas • Poland eventually taken by Germany and Soviet Union from the east and west
Britain and France Station Their Troops • However Germany captured surrounding countries Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands which were around France • Germany bypassed the French and British line of troops
Germany Captures France • Germans take Paris by going around the French and British troops
On to Britain • With France captured, now the Germans can try to take Britain by air • Battle of Britain: • British Royal Air Force (RAF) was able to defeat Germans, however • Churchill was now Prime Minister and thanked the RAF
Roosevelt and U.S. Neutrality • First couple years, stayed neutral • In a Great Depression • However, war will end up helping the U.S. get out of the Depression!! • In meantime, the U.S. sold supplies to France and Britain to use in war
Germany and Soviet Union “Break Up” • March, 1941 Hitler invaded Soviet Union • U.S. now aided Soviets
Germany Tries to Break Up U.S. Aid to Britain • German U-Boats (Submarines) used in Battle of the Atlantic to sink cargo ships • An American destroyer was fired upon by a German U-Boat • Roosevelt then ordered destroyers to “shoot on sight” if that happened again • War is almost certain now for the U.S.
World War II in Europe, 1939-1941 • Pg. 473
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)December 7th, 1941 • http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/pearl-harbor/?ar_a=1