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WWII Hitler causes controversy • In Germany Hitler’s army had grown to ___________ troops. – This was a direct violation of the ______ __ __________. • Hitler did not think Europe would use force to uphold the Treaty, so he sent troops into ___ _________. Hitler cont’d • ___________- giving someone what they want to avoid war/violence – Europe gave in to everything Hitler wanted b/c they could not afford to fight a war with him • Stuff Hitler took over – The Rhineland- 1936 – Austria-1938 – Czechoslovakia- 1938 – Poland- 1939 *Took by military conquest Hitler and the Russians • Hitler and all other European countries knew the only country large enough to stop Germany was ______. • Hitler negotiated with Stalin and they signed the ____-_______ _____________ _____ on August 23, 1939 • With Russia out of the picture Hitler started WWII on _______ __, _____by attacking Poland. WWII Fighting • __________– Germany took over Poland in less than one month. • Using this fast attacking military tactic Germany took over Denmark and Finland in less than a month too. • On May 10, 1940 Germany began their attack on ____ __________, ________, and _______ Battle of Britain • In August of _____ Germany began to attack Britain. – They were attacking anything that would aid Britain’s military • The German ________ (Air Force) vs. The ________ ____ ______ • Germany destroyed many buildings and drove fear into British civilians • G.B. fought back very hard and was successful in holding off the German attack. Hitler & the Russians (again) • On ______ ___, ______Hitler broke his pact with Russia and _______. – Hitler believed he would defeat Stalin and the Russians before the winter hit in 1941 • Hitler’s troops made it to within 25 miles of ________ • There was a huge battle at __________ but Germany never made it any further. • Now in December of 1941 The German armies had been stopped on both Fronts (France and Russia European Theater • Germany had a new surge of successful attacks in early ____. • He took all of northern Africa (from Morocco to Egypt) • One of the biggest mistakes made was for Hitler to attack __________. – After he began to attack his army was defeated and it changed his “goals” for the war. Japan • Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan signed the _______-__________ ______on November 25, 1936 – Japan had not lost a war since before the 1500’s • Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (The U.S. Pacific Fleet) on _______ __, ____. – This pulled the U.S. into WWII. – _______ also declared war on the U.S. on December 11, 1941 Pacific Theater • The Japanese Empire had grown to stretch from inner China to the Island of ______. • The US stopped the Japanese at the _____ ___to protect Australia. • One Month Later we defeated the Japanese at Midway and this became the _______ _____ of the war. • A new strategy was developed to push the Japanese army back to Japan- ______ ______. D-Day • On June 6, 1944 The Allies launched the largest attack in History at ________, France. – This attack was a major turning point in the War against Germany • There were high casualties because of barbed wire and metal obstacles covering the beaches. • The Allies were successful and eventually pushed back the Germans all the way to Berlin