Battles PPT
... Soviet advance—pushing Hitler’s troops backward Axis forces with 2 million casualties—outnumbered and outgunned Early 1944, Siege of Leningrad ends; more victories for Soviets followed Axis forces driven back into central Europe Soviets within 40 miles of Berlin by February 1945 ...
... Soviet advance—pushing Hitler’s troops backward Axis forces with 2 million casualties—outnumbered and outgunned Early 1944, Siege of Leningrad ends; more victories for Soviets followed Axis forces driven back into central Europe Soviets within 40 miles of Berlin by February 1945 ...
World War II
... Jews attacked as “enemies of the Germans” in the media Jews expelled from German schools Identification worn on clothing; Names changed to identify SS used to enforce German policies Most Jews believed they could endure until Hitler lost power (they were wrong) ...
... Jews attacked as “enemies of the Germans” in the media Jews expelled from German schools Identification worn on clothing; Names changed to identify SS used to enforce German policies Most Jews believed they could endure until Hitler lost power (they were wrong) ...
Allied Wartime Conferences in World War II Where: When
... Free French under de Gaulle and Giraud ...
... Free French under de Gaulle and Giraud ...
World War II
... eastern front) Japan – over 1.5 combat deaths; 900,000 civilians dead Soviet Union - 13 million combat deaths U.S. – 300,000 combat deaths, over 100,000 other deaths When you include all combat and civilian deaths, World War II becomes the most destructive war in history with estimates as high as 60 ...
... eastern front) Japan – over 1.5 combat deaths; 900,000 civilians dead Soviet Union - 13 million combat deaths U.S. – 300,000 combat deaths, over 100,000 other deaths When you include all combat and civilian deaths, World War II becomes the most destructive war in history with estimates as high as 60 ...
World War II Prelude to Global War
... Fighting followed as US, British, and Canadian troops pushed through France and liberated Paris US and Canadian troops then freed Brussels and Antwerp and Holland Germany launched a counter attack in Luxembourg and Belgium called the BATTLE of the BULGE US troops were not looking that good until Gen ...
... Fighting followed as US, British, and Canadian troops pushed through France and liberated Paris US and Canadian troops then freed Brussels and Antwerp and Holland Germany launched a counter attack in Luxembourg and Belgium called the BATTLE of the BULGE US troops were not looking that good until Gen ...
The Cold War
... Allied leaders Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman meet again to finalize plans for post-WWII Europe Countries that fought with Hitler lost land and had to pay reparations to the Allies Germany and the city of Berlin divided into 4 zones that were controlled by the United States, ...
... Allied leaders Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman meet again to finalize plans for post-WWII Europe Countries that fought with Hitler lost land and had to pay reparations to the Allies Germany and the city of Berlin divided into 4 zones that were controlled by the United States, ...
Ch16 Quiz Review 1. The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression
... Ch16 Quiz Review 1. The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact in 1939 with 2. Great Britain and France entered World War II because of the invasion of 3. The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on 4. Charles de Gaulle was the 5. How did the Lend-Lease Act benefit the Unite ...
... Ch16 Quiz Review 1. The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact in 1939 with 2. Great Britain and France entered World War II because of the invasion of 3. The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on 4. Charles de Gaulle was the 5. How did the Lend-Lease Act benefit the Unite ...
The American People in World War II
... 11. The U.S. declared war on _______________. Three days later, ____________________ and _______________ declared war on the U.S. 12. Three big American victories early in the Pacific war were in the _______________ _______________, at ___________________, and at _________________________. 13. Roose ...
... 11. The U.S. declared war on _______________. Three days later, ____________________ and _______________ declared war on the U.S. 12. Three big American victories early in the Pacific war were in the _______________ _______________, at ___________________, and at _________________________. 13. Roose ...
Adolph Hitler (1889
... implement the Final Solution. The goal was to round up Jews and deport them to forced labor and ultimate extermination camps in Eastern Poland. The Firebombing of Dresden in February 1945 was a British reprisal bombing which had little or not military value, literally destroyed the entire center of ...
... implement the Final Solution. The goal was to round up Jews and deport them to forced labor and ultimate extermination camps in Eastern Poland. The Firebombing of Dresden in February 1945 was a British reprisal bombing which had little or not military value, literally destroyed the entire center of ...
chapter 19 Section 3.pptx
... • The virus swept across the western front in June, disabling 50,000 German troops. • It’s second and third waves were even deadlier. ...
... • The virus swept across the western front in June, disabling 50,000 German troops. • It’s second and third waves were even deadlier. ...
The Battle of the Bulge File
... The Malmedy Massacre. On December 17, 1944, halfway between the town of Malmedy and Ligneuville in Belgium, an American battalion was captured by an SS force. About 150 POWs were disarmed and sent to stand in a field. About 80 men were killed by gunfire, and their bodies were left where they fell. M ...
... The Malmedy Massacre. On December 17, 1944, halfway between the town of Malmedy and Ligneuville in Belgium, an American battalion was captured by an SS force. About 150 POWs were disarmed and sent to stand in a field. About 80 men were killed by gunfire, and their bodies were left where they fell. M ...
World War II - White Plains Public Schools
... The Phony War Other than Germany’s invasion of Poland there is no fighting between Germany & its allies and Great Britain and France War really begins in April of 1940 as Nazi forces invade Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and ...
... The Phony War Other than Germany’s invasion of Poland there is no fighting between Germany & its allies and Great Britain and France War really begins in April of 1940 as Nazi forces invade Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and ...
The Cold War begins 1945 -1948
... After World War II the Cold War began and caused tension throughout the world. • The USA and the USSR were the two world Superpowers. • The USA was a capitalist society with a democracy. • The USSR was a communist country with a dictatorship. • Both wanted to be the most powerful nation in the ...
... After World War II the Cold War began and caused tension throughout the world. • The USA and the USSR were the two world Superpowers. • The USA was a capitalist society with a democracy. • The USSR was a communist country with a dictatorship. • Both wanted to be the most powerful nation in the ...
File
... The 1930s began with a Great Depression that kept all American eyes fixed on domestic affairs. However, the isolationism of the 1920s waned as a new international menace threatened the future of democracy. At the close of the decade, the United States was on the brink of war. Japan’s decision to bom ...
... The 1930s began with a Great Depression that kept all American eyes fixed on domestic affairs. However, the isolationism of the 1920s waned as a new international menace threatened the future of democracy. At the close of the decade, the United States was on the brink of war. Japan’s decision to bom ...
World War II - Mrs. Cronin's APUSH
... penetrate deep into enemy territory – Coordinated assault by tanks and planes – Followed by motorized vehicles and infantry ...
... penetrate deep into enemy territory – Coordinated assault by tanks and planes – Followed by motorized vehicles and infantry ...
North African Campaign
... • Intense Allied bombing of cities often resulted in firestorms in the cities. In one attack on Hamburg in 1943, 30,000 people died in the firestorm that resulted from the bombing. ...
... • Intense Allied bombing of cities often resulted in firestorms in the cities. In one attack on Hamburg in 1943, 30,000 people died in the firestorm that resulted from the bombing. ...
Chapter 17 - WWII
... c. agree with his need to expand Germany’s military. d. fear Germany more than they feared Stalin. 11. Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that a. other countries were trying to conquer Germany. b. Germany’s people were superior to everyone else. c. Germany’s natural resour ...
... c. agree with his need to expand Germany’s military. d. fear Germany more than they feared Stalin. 11. Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that a. other countries were trying to conquer Germany. b. Germany’s people were superior to everyone else. c. Germany’s natural resour ...
World War II Background Information to read with PPP
... Soviets counterattacked and surrounded the German army. Supplies ran low and the harsh Russian winter set in causing the German army to suffer and losing thousands of troops to the cold and starvation. The Germans were forced to surrender in January 1943 as they ran out of ammunition. The human toll ...
... Soviets counterattacked and surrounded the German army. Supplies ran low and the harsh Russian winter set in causing the German army to suffer and losing thousands of troops to the cold and starvation. The Germans were forced to surrender in January 1943 as they ran out of ammunition. The human toll ...
Ch 16 World War Looms Sec 1 Dictators Threaten World Peace
... Nazis where Jews and others were starved while doing slave labor or were murdered Extermination 1. Nazis built six death camps in Poland, each with huge gas chambers that could kill 6,000 people/day a. Auschwitz – largest death camp 2. Prisoners were also shot, hanged, injected with poison, and the ...
... Nazis where Jews and others were starved while doing slave labor or were murdered Extermination 1. Nazis built six death camps in Poland, each with huge gas chambers that could kill 6,000 people/day a. Auschwitz – largest death camp 2. Prisoners were also shot, hanged, injected with poison, and the ...
NAME: BLOCK: WWII Quiz 1 Study Guide Part 1: Geography Identify
... Treaty of Versailles (must include reparations) – Germany was forced to pay high reparations after WWII. They were also resentful towards the Allied powers. Japan felt excluded from the negotiations, and wanted to prove their power. How did post WWI Europe set the stage for WWII? Explain two histori ...
... Treaty of Versailles (must include reparations) – Germany was forced to pay high reparations after WWII. They were also resentful towards the Allied powers. Japan felt excluded from the negotiations, and wanted to prove their power. How did post WWI Europe set the stage for WWII? Explain two histori ...
Unit 9: Cold War Unit Test - adstokes
... b) The remaining anger of enemies on the opposing sides of World War II c) Soviet anger at US intervention in Greece and Turkey d) Economic and political differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. ...
... b) The remaining anger of enemies on the opposing sides of World War II c) Soviet anger at US intervention in Greece and Turkey d) Economic and political differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. ...
Victory and Tragedy in Europe
... Turning the Tide in Europe • Italian King & army forced Mussolini from power & negotiated peace with allies • Germany occupied most of Italy while allied forces landed in Southern Italy • Bitter fighting lasted until the surrender of Germany in 1945. • Eastern Front: German offensive stopped at the ...
... Turning the Tide in Europe • Italian King & army forced Mussolini from power & negotiated peace with allies • Germany occupied most of Italy while allied forces landed in Southern Italy • Bitter fighting lasted until the surrender of Germany in 1945. • Eastern Front: German offensive stopped at the ...
April 15 – April 19 Chapter 32
... – Last military offensive by the Nazis – December 16, 1944: Germans find weak point in allied lines – Americans eventually turn the tide and push the Germans back ...
... – Last military offensive by the Nazis – December 16, 1944: Germans find weak point in allied lines – Americans eventually turn the tide and push the Germans back ...
Consequences of Nazism
Nazism and the acts of the Nazi German state profoundly affected many countries, communities and peoples before, during and after World War II. While the attempt of Germany to exterminate several nations viewed as subhuman by Nazi ideology was eventually stopped by the Allies, Nazi aggression nevertheless led to the deaths of tens of millions and the ruin of several states.