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Review. What did Hitler do between 1937-1941 ? Which country stood alone to oppose Germany? What happened on December 7, 1941 ? What were the effects of Pearl Harbor?. World War II: Europe 1941-1945.

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  1. Review • What did Hitler do between 1937-1941? • Which country stood alone to oppose Germany? • What happened on December 7, 1941? • What were the effects of Pearl Harbor?

  2. World War II: Europe 1941-1945 EQ: What were the outcomes of the German Invasion of the Soviet Union and the Allied Invasion of Normandy?

  3. The Big Three

  4. Hitler Invades the Soviet Union • After defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler moves East • Why? – living space for the new German Empire • Germany invades with 4 million men, in June 1941 • Catches Stalin and Soviet Union by surprise • Soviets suffer heavy casualties and the German Army advances 1,000 miles

  5. The Tide Turns in the East • Germans surround Moscow but winter sets in and gives Soviets time to regroup • Germans are defeated at Moscow, Stalingrad, and Kursk • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yOBCGwMpeo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ3bzg-Tvt4 • Suffer heavy casualties and retreat from the Soviet Union in 1943

  6. A Second Front • Stalin needs the U.S. and Britain to open a second front against Germany • U.S. and Britain decide to invade German controlled France

  7. Normandy Invasion (D-Day)

  8. D-Day/Normandy Invasion • Allied forces land on beaches of France on June 6, 1944 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8PruBXQ3Bs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeEQD1mv0n0 • Despite heavy losses, they push the Germans back • By September, the Allies had freed France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

  9. Allies Work Together • British and Americans will come at Germany from the West and the Soviets from the East • Surround Germany

  10. The End of Nazi Germany • Hitler commits suicide as Soviet troops close in • Germany surrenders on May 8, 1945

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