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Page 1 Name:__________________________________________________ Date:_____________ Class:___________ World War II Begins Hitler Seeks More Land - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ - On 3/12/1938, Hitler absorbed Austria into Germany. He asserted that there were many German speaking people in this area and they supported the transition. Hitler’s next target was Czechoslovakia. The Nazi’s claimed Germans were being mistreated in this area and took the western boundary of the Czech’s called the Sudetenland. - Pursuing Appeasement - European nations were becoming anxious and wanted to reach an agreement for Hitler to stop invading other areas. - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ - The leaders of France and Britain felt that, if Hitler was allowed to keep the Sudetenland, he will would stop invading other areas, so they agreed Germany could keep the area. The Munich Agreement Fails - Hitler broke the agreement. He falsely claimed “Germans were mistreated” in Poland and invaded the country. - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ - On 8/23/1939, Stalin and Hitler signed a Nonaggression Pact and agreed to divide Poland in an attempt to avoid war with each other. Blitzkrieg in Poland “Lightning War” - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ - France and Britain could not respond in time. Though they had hoped that Hitler would stop after taking the Sudetenland, Hitler kept going. In 1939, Stalin invaded Poland and took the Eastern half. Stalin and Hitler split the region. - Hitler’s Invasion Intensifies - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ - He also had taken over Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg by May of 1940. Since becoming leader of Germany, Hitler had violated the Treaty of Versailles and the Munich Agreement. It was clear he wanted nothing less than all of Europe. Copyright, USHistoryTeachers.com All Rights Reserved. Page 2 Germany VS. France & Britain - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ - Germans sent tanks through wilderness areas thought to be impassable and invaded Allied territory. The Germans forced the Allied troops to the beach of Dunkirk. Over 300,000 French, British, and Belgium troops fled to England to escape the Nazis. Britain Remains Free - Benito Mussolini was a strong supporter of Hitler. Italy invaded from the South and France fell to Hitler. - Nazi’s bombed targets in London through war planes. Britain used radar to detect attacks and this prevented Hitler from successfully invading Britain. - __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Copyright, USHistoryTeachers.com All Rights Reserved. Page 3 Name:____________________________________________________ Date:____________ Class:__________ FULL NOTES: World War II Begins Hitler Seeks More Land - Hitler claimed Germany needed to take more areas for lebensraum (living space). According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was not even supposed to have an army to pursue such goals. - On 3/12/1938, Hitler absorbed Austria into Germany. He asserted that there were many German speaking people in this area and they supported the transition. - Hitler’s next target was Czechoslovakia. The Nazi’s claimed Germans were being mistreated in this area and took the western boundary of the Czech’s called the Sudetenland. Pursuing Appeasement - European nations were becoming anxious and wanted to reach an agreement for Hitler to stop invading other areas. - On 9/30/1938, the Munich Agreement was achieved. Edouard Daladier, Premier of France, and Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, met with the Nazi regime to discuss a settlement on the issue. - The leaders of France and Britain felt that, if Hitler was allowed to keep the Sudetenland, he will would stop invading other areas, so they agreed Germany could keep the area. The Munich Agreement Fails - Hitler broke the agreement. He falsely claimed “Germans were mistreated” in Poland and invaded the country. - This was a hostile move. Britain, France, and Russia, those passive when other areas were taken, could attack if Poland fell to Hitler. - On 8/23/1939, Stalin and Hitler signed a Nonaggression Pact and agreed to divide Poland. Blitzkrieg in Poland “Lightning War” - On 9/1/1939, German planes bombed Poland and tanks invaded after the onslaught. This vicious tactic, called blitzkrieg, assured a quick victory. - France and Britain could not respond in time. Though they had hoped that Hitler would stop after taking the Sudetenland, Hitler kept going. - In 1939, Stalin invaded Poland and took the Eastern half. Stalin and Hitler split the region in an attempt to avoid war with each other. Hitler’s Invasion Intensifies - In April of 1940, Hitler took Denmark and Norway to “defend their independence,” Actually, he wanted to restrict Great Britain from using these areas. - He also had taken over Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg by May of 1940. - Since becoming leader of Germany, Hitler had violated the Treaty of Versailles and the Munich Agreement. It was clear he wanted nothing less than all of Europe. Copyright, USHistoryTeachers.com All Rights Reserved. Page 4 Germany VS. France & Britain - On 9/3/1939, France and Britain declared war on Germany. Appeasement had failed and all out war was the only remaining course of action. - Germans sent tanks through wilderness areas thought to be impassable and invaded Allied territory. - The Germans forced the Allied troops to the beach of Dunkirk. Over 300,000 French, British, and Belgium troops fled to England to escape the Nazis. Britain Remains Free - Benito Mussolini was a strong supporter of Hitler. Italy invaded from the South and France fell to Hitler. - Nazi’s bombed targets in London through war planes. Britain used radar to detect attacks and this prevented Hitler from successfully invading Britain. - The Royal Air Force defended Britain from Germany and Charles de Gaulle set up a government in exile for France in Britain. Copyright, USHistoryTeachers.com All Rights Reserved.
