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WWII

WWII. Introduction:. Most devastating war in human history 55 million dead 1 trillion dollars Began in 1939 as strictly a European Conflict Widened to include most of the world. How It Began. Lots of factors WWI leftovers

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WWII

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  1. WWII

  2. Introduction: • Most devastating war in human history • 55 million dead • 1 trillion dollars • Began in 1939 as strictly a European Conflict • Widened to include most of the world

  3. How It Began • Lots of factors • WWI leftovers • Germany defeated in and had to pay cost of war. In huge economic depression • Italy victorious but wanted more territory • Japan victorious but wanted China • Outside factors…

  4. What Were These Outside Factors? • Germany reduced size • Organized League of Nations • French and Britain unsure • U.S. isolationist

  5. Rise of Hitler • Nazi Party organized, 1920s • Nazi party largest in Germany, 1932 • Hitler voted as chancellor, 1933 • New parliament created • 450, 000 members • Larger than German army

  6. Hitler Gets Busy • Gestapo Created -- April, 1933 • Jewish Boycott – April, 1933 • Jewish Books Banned & Burned – May, 1933 • 27,000 People in Camps – July, 1933 • 60,000 People in Camps – 1938 • Illegal to Leave Germany – October, 1941

  7. German Territorial Gains • Austria – March, 1938 • Border of Czechoslovakia – Sept., 1938 • All of Czechoslovakia – March, 1939 • Poland – Sept., 1939 • By Summer of 1940, Germany Controlled Most of Europe • World shocked as France falls to Germans

  8. Those Dumb Enough To Ally • Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1939 • Betrayed by 1941 • Mussolini and Italy, 1939 • Off and on betrayed until Italian defeat in 1943

  9. Alliance That Changes War • Germany “allies” with Japan • Japan was “China Hungry” • Japanese angry over U.S. support of China • Agreed to peace negotiations with U. S.

  10. Pearl HarborDec. 7, 1941

  11. Damages

  12. U. S. Involved In War

  13. Allies United:U.S.S.R, England and The U.S.

  14. Normandy Invasion,D-Day

  15. D-DayLanding on Normandy Beach

  16. Germany SurrendersMay 7, 1945

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