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World War II
Mr. Millhouse
AP World History
Hebron High School
Road to War: Europe
Treaty of Versailles
“MORE than fourteen years have passed since the unhappy day when the German people, blinded by
promises from foes at home and abroad, lost touch with honor and freedom, thereby losing all. Since that day
of treachery, the Almighty has withheld his blessing from our people.”
Adolf Hitler, February 1, 1933
The Great Depression
Rise of Nazi Germany
Rise of Nazi Germany
German Expansion
 1936 – German troops
move into the Rhine river
valley
 Breaks Treaty of Versailles
 1938 – Germany annexes
Austria & the Sudetenland
 Munich Conference &
Appeasement
 1939 – Nazi-Soviet non-
aggression pact
 September 1, 1939 –
Germany invades Poland
Road to War: Japan
Treaty of Versailles
Washington Conference
Japanese Imperialism
 1910 – Annex Korea
 1931 – Attack Manchuria
 Mukden Incident
 1936 – Battle near Beijing
 Used as an excuse to
invade mainland China
 Rape of Nanking
 Comfort Women
 1940 – French Indo-China
Japanese Aggression
Fighting
World War II
Blitzkrieg
New Technology
Other technological advancements: radar,
synthetic rubber, antibiotics, etc.
Pearl Harbor
Highpoint of Axis Power
Winning the War
European Theater
Notable Battles
1 – Blitzkrieg of Poland
5 – Surrender of Paris
6 – Battle of Britain
9 – Germany invades USSR
21 – Battle of Stalingrad
*Turning Point of WWII
22 – Battle of El Alamein
*Monty defeats Rommel
26 – Allies invade Sicily
*U.S. troops led by Patton
29 – Battle of Normandy
*Largest amphibious assault
in world history
32 – Battle of the Bulge
*Last German offensive
35 – Soviets enter Berlin
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Amphibious Assaults
Battle of Normandy (D-day)
Firebombing of Dresden
Allied Victory in the Pacific
Island-Hopping
Firebombing of Tokyo
Atomic Bomb
Effects of the Atomic Bomb