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War Begins

War Begins. Chapter 26, Section 2. The Beginning of World War II. What started WWII?. Germany’s invasion of Poland. German troops parade through Warsaw after the surrender of Poland. Warsaw, Poland, September 28-30, 1939. Invading German troops approach Bydgoszcz. Poland, September 18, 1939.

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War Begins

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  1. War Begins Chapter 26, Section 2

  2. The Beginning of World War II

  3. What started WWII? • Germany’s invasion of Poland German troops parade through Warsaw after the surrender of Poland. Warsaw, Poland, September 28-30, 1939.

  4. Invading German troops approach Bydgoszcz. Poland, September 18, 1939. German forces in the outskirts of Warsaw. In the background of the photograph, the city burns as a result of the German military assault. Warsaw, Poland, September 1939.

  5. Allied and Axis Powers • Allies—France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States • Axis Powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan

  6. Japanese Attack the U.S.! • The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

  7. Roosevelt Responds • Roosevelt immediately declared war on Japan.

  8. Timeline Activity • Adolf Hitler attacks Denmark and Norway. • Hitler launches an attack on the Soviet Union. • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. • German troops march victoriously into Paris. • Hitler’s army uses the blitzkrieg to attack Poland. • More than 800 British ships rescue more than 300,000 British and French soldiers trapped at Dunkirk. • Hitler calls off invasion of Great Britain. • The Finns surrender to the Soviet Union after a heroic battle. • The Germans bomb and destroy entire London neighborhoods in an attempt to weaken British morale. • The Netherlands and Belgium ask the Allies for help when Hitler invades these countries.

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