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World War II
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Grade Social Studies
Germany’s Problems
Germany faced many problems after
WWI.
It lost land and the industry and farms had
been destroyed .
Highways, bridges, and railroads had to
be rebuilt.
Basic items were scarce.
Hitler Gains Control
• Hitler promised to rebuild
Germany’s military.
• The Treaty of Versailles
angered Germans.
• Hitler reinforces their
anger.
• Hitler said he would get
back Germany’s lost land.
Hitler and the Nazis
• Hitler named chancellor of Germany in
1933.
• Nazi’s build their military power.
• German’s who spoke against them were
put in prison or murdered.
• As Hitler gained power, he planned for
war.
• Opened factories to build weapons.
Hitler’s Moves Forward
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From 1936-1939
Germany gained control of the following:
Former territories
Czechoslovakia
Austria
1939: The Start of WWII
• Germany invades
Poland
• This invasion was
called the blitzkrieg
The War Begins
• England and
France declared
war on Germany
The Axis and Ally Powers
Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
Ally Powers
England, France, The
Soviet Union, and US
Poland
Poland is split.
Germany takes the Western part of
Poland
The Soviet Union takes East Poland.
Germany’s War Tactics
Germany quickly overran much of Europe
and was victorious for more than two
years by relying on a new military tactic
called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war).
Blitzkrieg tactics required the
concentration of offensive weapons (such
as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a
narrow front.
The Battle of Britain comprised four phases:
1. Hitler bombers attack British ports.
2. Hitler attacks British ships.
3. The Blitz – Beginning September 7, 1940 the city of
London was heavily bombed. Hitler hoped to destroy
the morale of the British people.
4. Night Bombing - With the failure of daylight bombing
raids Hitler began a series of nightly bombing raids on
London and other important industrial cities.
The Blitz and night bombings continued until Oct. 31.
Germany and the Soviets
• In 1941 Germany broke its packed with
the Soviet Union and invaded the country.
• Bad Mistake: Germany suffered great
loses
The United States
December 1941
The US entered the
war with the
bombing of Pearl
Harbor
France
1940 = Germany takes France
June 6, 1944= Normandy (D Day)
 A massive military operation
Over 150,000 Allied soldiers landed in
France
France liberated by the end of August
1944
1944-1945
Normandy or D-Day June 6, 1944
May 7, 1945 Germany surrendered
Japan was bombed Hiroshima
Mid August 1945 Japan’s surrenders
The End of WWII
 In August of 1945, the war in the Pacific
ends when the U.S. dropped atomic
bombs on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing 120,000
civilians.
Japan formally surrendered on September
2, 1945.
428. Who was the leader of the
Nazi Party in Germany?
• A. Adolf Hitler
• B. Woodrow Wilson
• C. Vladimir Lenin
429. What happened to people who spoke
out against Hitler in Germany?
• A. They were sent to Siberia
• B. They were put under house arrest.
• C. Some were put in prison; others were
murdered.
• D. Some were allowed to leave Germany
430. Put the events on the left in
chronological order.
• 1. Hitter was name chancellor
of Germany.
• 2. Germany invaded Poland.
• 3. Germans were unhappy
because of high unemployment
and poverty.
• 4. France and Great Britain
declared war on Germany.
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A. 1,2,4,3
B. 2,4,3,1
C. 3,1,2,4
D. 4,3,1,2
431.What do the statements on the left
explain?
• Hitler promised to
rebuild Germany’s
military.
• The treaty of
Versailles angered
Germans.
• Hitler said he would
get back Germany’s
lost land.
• A. events that led to
WWI
• B. feelings Germans
had about other
countries
• C. reasons why Hitler
and the Nazis came
to power in Germany
• http://www.historyonthenet.com/Chronolog
y/timelinewwii.htm
• CRCT Coach Pages 166-167