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World War II – The War in Europe
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Appeasement
Giving into the demands of
an aggressor in order to keep
the peace.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Bound Hitler and Stalin to
peaceful relations.
The Start of World War II
On Sept. 1, 1939, German
forces invaded Poland.
Question 1
Question 2
Name some of the ways that
Was appeasement a success
that the Western Democracies or failure? Why?
appeased Hitler and
Germany?
No-Hitler eventually invades
Poland which he promises he
Hitler remilitarizes
won’t do
Rhineland, annexes Austria,
takes over the Sudetenland,
then Czechoslovakia
Why and when did Germany
and the Soviet Union enter
into the pact?
August 1939-out of mutual
need
What were the agreements
that were formed by this
pact?
Agreed to divide up Poland
and to not fight one another if
either went to war
Why did Germany invade
Poland and what military
strategy did they utilize?
Blitzkreig-lightening warutilized tank and airpower
technology to strike a
devastating blow against the
enemy. Bomb airfields,
factories, towns, use
divebombers and then send
tanks in.
What was different about
what happened after the
invasion of Poland, than the
invasion of
Czechoslovakia?
Two days later September 3,
1939-Britain and France
declared war on Germany.
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The Miracle of Dunkirk
The French, with some
British, at the Maginot Line
during the winter of 1940.
France Falls
France is defeated and
surrenders to Germany.
Operation Sea Lion/Battle
of Britain
Britain stood alone in
Western Europe.
Africa and the Balkans
Axis armies pushed into
North Africa and the
Balkans?
This quiet time during the
winter at the Maginot Line
was known by reports as
what? Sitzskreig or phony
war.
Where and when did the
Germans attack? Were the
Germans successful?
When does France
surrender?
June 22, 1940
How is France divided up
after its surrender? Germany
in the North and a puppet
state set up in the South with
Vichy as capitol
What was Operation Sea Lion
(August 1940) Did it happen?
Planned invasion of Germany
that never happens
Did London break under the
Blitz (launched September 7,
1940)? No even with almost
two months of consecutive
bombing, they resumed
normal life each day.
Who was known as the
“Desert Fox” and where and
when did he push the British?
Erwin Rommel-Cairo, Egypt
Where did Italy invade in
October 1940? What
happened? Invades GreeceHitler sends reinforcements
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What does nullify mean?
Germany Invades the Soviet What does Hitler nullify by
invading the Soviet Union.
Union
In June 1941, Hitler had his
Nullify-to void
forces invade the Soviet
Voids Nazi-Soviet Pact when
Union in Operation
they invade SU
Barbarossa.
American Involvement
Grows
At the beginning of World
War, the United States
practiced isolationism and
passed a series of Neutrality
Acts.
Total War
When nations devote all of
their resources to the war
effort.
“Big Three”
Churchill, FDR, Stalin?
What two cities did Hitler try
to capture? What caused
Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet
Union to stall?
Leningrad and Moscowweather
What was the Lend-Lease
Act? When was it passed?
March 1941-US could lend or
lease any weapons vital to the
US defense
What event drew the United
States to enter into the war?
When?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7, 1941
In 1942, the Allies committed
themselves to total war, how?
Rationing, women in
factories, propaganda, war
bonds
How were women involved in
the war effort?
Women took the roles of men
as they went to fight in the
war
When was the Tehran
Conference? What happened
Late 1943-Tehran, Iranagreed to keep border of
Poland for SU as outlined in
Nazi-Soviet Pact. Stalin asked
to open a 2nd front-we didn’t
do
What was the “Big Three’s”
policy regarding the war in
Europe and in the Pacific?
Knock out Europe first
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Allied Victory in North
Africa
“Desert Fox” is defeated.
Allies Advance Through
Italy
Allies crossed the
Mediterranean into Italy, after
gaining control over North
Africa.
Germans defeated at
Stalingrad
Who were the generals
involved? When did
Rommel’s defeat occur?
Eisenhower then Patton-May
1943
Where did the Allied forces
go to next?
Sicily
When did the Allies cross
over into Italy?
July 1943
What happened?
Captured Sicily and traveled
North
When and where did the
German next attack in the
Soviet Union?
Stalingrad-1942
What was the result of the
Battle of Stalingrad? What
did the Soviet Union do next?
German commander
surrendered in January 1943now Red Army on offensice
and drove invaders outside
SU.
What did the Western Allies
finally do in 1944?
Allied invasion of France-DDay
How did Allied leaders like
Eisenhower prepare the way
for the invasion? Planned the
operation and assembly
troops and supplies-also
constant bombing of
Germany’s industry to set up
Germans stalled outside
Moscow and Leningrad in
1941.
Allies Advance
The Allies push towards
Germany in 1944
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D-day Assault
Invasion of France.
When and where did D-Day
occur? June 6, 1944-beaches
of Normandy
What were the results of DDay? Secure beaches-move to
Paris and liberate France
Allies continue to Advance
Germany reeling under
incessant, round-the-clock
bombing.
What did the continued
assaults from the Allies,
including the Soviet Union do
to Germany? Destroyed
industry and morale
When was the Battle of the
Bulge? What happened?
Dec. 1945-allied win
What is self-determination?
What part of Europe did
Churchill and Roosevelt want
to have self-determination?
Right for people to choose
own govt. Eastern Europe
What was decided at this
conference?
SU would enter war three
months after end of war in
Europe. Would receive
territory in return. Germanydivided into four zones and
Berlin as well
Why were the Allies able to
defeat the Axis powers?
Because of the location of
Germany and its alliesfighting on several fronts
simultaneously. Invasion of
SU
Where would the Allies go
next, now that they had won
in Europe? War in Pacific
Yalta Conference
February 1945, “Big Three”
met at Yalta, in the Southern
Soviet Union.
V-E Day
Victory in Europe – March 8,
1945