War begins in Europe with Sept. 1, 1939 invasion of Poland; Early Axis successes

1. War Begins in
Europe
1939-1941

3. Objectives

4. Objectives
Analyze causes of World War II.
Identify major participants and elements of the
war.

6. Vocabulary

7. Vocabulary
Allied Powers: Great Britain, United States, USSR and more
Atlantic Charter: agreement between US and UK that outlined vision for post-war world
Battle of Britain: bombing campaign by Germans over Great Britain; included night time
raids over London
blitzkrieg: German ‘lightning war’; featured quick strategic air strikes followed by
overpowering tank and artillery attacks
Charles De Gaulle: French General and eventual Prime Minister; escaped to Great Britain
during the war and led French resistance from there
Franklin D. Roosevelt: U.S. President during World War II
Lend-Lease Act (1941): agreement to sell arms to Allied nations; supplied over $50 billion
worth of arms to Allied nations
non-aggression pact: agreement between Germany and USSR to not go to war and carve up
territories between the two nations
Operation Barbossa: name for German invasion of USSR
Vichy: name of occupation government in France during Nazi invasion
Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister during the war

9. Non-Aggression Pact

10. Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler announces plans for Poland (April 28, 1939)

11. Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler announces plans for Poland (April 28, 1939)
UK & France warn Hitler that they will make a stand

12. Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler announces plans for Poland (April 28, 1939)
UK & France warn Hitler that they will make a stand
USSR (Josef Stalin) not invited to Munich Conference
(1938)

13. Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler announces plans for Poland (April 28, 1939)
UK & France warn Hitler that they will make a stand
USSR (Josef Stalin) not invited to Munich Conference
(1938)
USSR signs a secret non-aggression pact with Hitler
August 23, 1939

14. Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler announces plans for Poland (April 28, 1939)
UK & France warn Hitler that they will make a stand
USSR (Josef Stalin) not invited to Munich Conference
(1938)
USSR signs a secret non-aggression pact with Hitler
August 23, 1939
Agree to not react; Russia can have half of Poland,
Baltic States and Finland

15. Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler announces plans for Poland (April 28, 1939)
UK & France warn Hitler that they will make a stand
USSR (Josef Stalin) not invited to Munich Conference
(1938)
USSR signs a secret non-aggression pact with Hitler
August 23, 1939
Agree to not react; Russia can have half of Poland,
Baltic States and Finland

17. Age of the Blitzkrieg

18. Age of the Blitzkrieg
German strategy centers around quick strikes called
blitzkrieg - ‘lightning war’

19. Age of the Blitzkrieg
German strategy centers around quick strikes called
blitzkrieg - ‘lightning war’
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland

20. Age of the Blitzkrieg
German strategy centers around quick strikes called
blitzkrieg - ‘lightning war’
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland
September 3 ➙ UK & France declare war on
Germany; ineffective (too slow)

21. Age of the Blitzkrieg
German strategy centers around quick strikes called
blitzkrieg - ‘lightning war’
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland
September 3 ➙ UK & France declare war on
Germany; ineffective (too slow)
USSR attacks in November; within a year control
Finland & Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia)

27. Turning West

28. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway

29. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway
Then Holland, Luxembourg, and
Belgium

30. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway
Then Holland, Luxembourg, and
Belgium
Sneak through the Maginot
Line in the Ardennes and strike
into France; Dunkirk

31. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway
Then Holland, Luxembourg, and
Belgium
Sneak through the Maginot
Line in the Ardennes and strike
into France; Dunkirk
May - Belgium falls

32. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway
Then Holland, Luxembourg, and
Belgium
Sneak through the Maginot
Line in the Ardennes and strike
into France; Dunkirk
May - Belgium falls
June 10 - Italy declares war on
France and UK

33. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway
Then Holland, Luxembourg, and
Belgium
Sneak through the Maginot
Line in the Ardennes and strike
into France; Dunkirk
May - Belgium falls
June 10 - Italy declares war on
France and UK
June 14 ➙ German forces
march down the Champs
Elysees in Paris

34. Turning West
April, 1940 - German forces sweep
north into Denmark and Norway
Then Holland, Luxembourg, and
Belgium
Sneak through the Maginot
Line in the Ardennes and strike
into France; Dunkirk
May - Belgium falls
June 10 - Italy declares war on
France and UK
June 14 ➙ German forces
march down the Champs
Elysees in Paris

37. Vichy France

38. Vichy France
Germany sets up an occupation government in France
named after a city where it was formed - Vichy

39. Vichy France
Germany sets up an occupation government in France
named after a city where it was formed - Vichy
Charles De Gaulle - French government head,
escaped to UK - lead French resistance from there;
Vichy President Philippe Pétain

40. Vichy France
Germany sets up an occupation government in France
named after a city where it was formed - Vichy
Charles De Gaulle - French government head,
escaped to UK - lead French resistance from there;
Vichy President Philippe Pétain
Would cooperate with
Nazi government
throughout the
occupation of France

41. Vichy France
Germany sets up an occupation government in France
named after a city where it was formed - Vichy
Charles De Gaulle - French government head,
escaped to UK - lead French resistance from there;
Vichy President Philippe Pétain
Would cooperate with
Nazi government
throughout the
occupation of France

43. Battle of Britain

44. Battle of Britain
Hitler’s strategy to take Great Britain -
extended bombing to prepare way for invasion

45. Battle of Britain
Hitler’s strategy to take Great Britain -
extended bombing to prepare way for invasion
From August 1940 - May 1941 - German
Luftwaffe targets military installations; London
night bombing at last

46. Battle of Britain
Hitler’s strategy to take Great Britain -
extended bombing to prepare way for invasion
From August 1940 - May 1941 - German
Luftwaffe targets military installations; London
night bombing at last
New inventions and intelligence helps UK
survive

49. Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain during the war

50. Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain during the war

52. War Spreads

53. War Spreads
Italy invades Egypt (UK) and takes Suez
Canal - September 1940; Algeria, Tunisia

54. War Spreads
Italy invades Egypt (UK) and takes Suez
Canal - September 1940; Algeria, Tunisia
UK strikes back; Germany sends Gen.
Erwin Rommel to reinforce (Desert
Fox)

55. War Spreads
Italy invades Egypt (UK) and takes Suez
Canal - September 1940; Algeria, Tunisia
UK strikes back; Germany sends Gen.
Erwin Rommel to reinforce (Desert
Fox)
Until 1942, much of North Africa
controlled by Axis Powers

56. War Spreads
Italy invades Egypt (UK) and takes Suez
Canal - September 1940; Algeria, Tunisia
UK strikes back; Germany sends Gen.
Erwin Rommel to reinforce (Desert
Fox)
Until 1942, much of North Africa
controlled by Axis Powers
Germany swarms into Southern Europe
and Middle East

57. War Spreads
Italy invades Egypt (UK) and takes Suez
Canal - September 1940; Algeria, Tunisia
UK strikes back; Germany sends Gen.
Erwin Rommel to reinforce (Desert
Fox)
Until 1942, much of North Africa
controlled by Axis Powers
Germany swarms into Southern Europe
and Middle East
Nazi control over most of Europe
between 1940-1944

58. War Spreads
Italy invades Egypt (UK) and takes Suez
Canal - September 1940; Algeria, Tunisia
UK strikes back; Germany sends Gen.
Erwin Rommel to reinforce (Desert
Fox)
Until 1942, much of North Africa
controlled by Axis Powers
Germany swarms into Southern Europe
and Middle East
Nazi control over most of Europe
between 1940-1944

60. End of an Uneasy Peace

61. End of an Uneasy Peace
May 1941 - Germany invades Yugoslavia, Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary

62. End of an Uneasy Peace
May 1941 - Germany invades Yugoslavia, Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary
Establish bases to support attack into USSR

63. End of an Uneasy Peace
May 1941 - Germany invades Yugoslavia, Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary
Establish bases to support attack into USSR
June 22, 1941 - Germany launches Operation
Barbarossa

64. End of an Uneasy Peace
May 1941 - Germany invades Yugoslavia, Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary
Establish bases to support attack into USSR
June 22, 1941 - Germany launches Operation
Barbarossa
Invasion of Soviet Union

65. End of an Uneasy Peace
May 1941 - Germany invades Yugoslavia, Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary
Establish bases to support attack into USSR
June 22, 1941 - Germany launches Operation
Barbarossa
Invasion of Soviet Union
Stalls in Leningrad & 125 miles outside of
Moscow

68. U.S. Becomes Involved

69. U.S. Becomes Involved
March, 1941 - U.S. to offer help against Axis aggression

70. U.S. Becomes Involved
March, 1941 - U.S. to offer help against Axis aggression
Lend-Lease Act (1941) - Weapons and materials can
be sold for cash; other countries have to transport
themselves (at first)

71. U.S. Becomes Involved
March, 1941 - U.S. to offer help against Axis aggression
Lend-Lease Act (1941) - Weapons and materials can
be sold for cash; other countries have to transport
themselves (at first)
August, 1941 - Churchill and U.S. President, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, agree to the Atlantic Charter

72. U.S. Becomes Involved
March, 1941 - U.S. to offer help against Axis aggression
Lend-Lease Act (1941) - Weapons and materials can
be sold for cash; other countries have to transport
themselves (at first)
August, 1941 - Churchill and U.S. President, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, agree to the Atlantic Charter
U.S. start sending naval vessels to escort supplies to
Great Britain

73. U.S. Becomes Involved
March, 1941 - U.S. to offer help against Axis aggression
Lend-Lease Act (1941) - Weapons and materials can
be sold for cash; other countries have to transport
themselves (at first)
August, 1941 - Churchill and U.S. President, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, agree to the Atlantic Charter
U.S. start sending naval vessels to escort supplies to
Great Britain
Germany reacts; U-boats fire on U.S. Destroyers

75. The U.S. Declares

76. The U.S. Declares
In response to Japanese aggression
in China, U.S. imposes oil embargo
against Japan in 1941

77. The U.S. Declares
In response to Japanese aggression
in China, U.S. imposes oil embargo
against Japan in 1941
Japan has eye on Philippines, Guam
and French Indochina (Vietnam)

78. The U.S. Declares
In response to Japanese aggression
in China, U.S. imposes oil embargo
against Japan in 1941
Japan has eye on Philippines, Guam
and French Indochina (Vietnam)
Japanese Adm. Yamamoto Isoroku
- U.S. naval forces in Hawaii were
threat against Japanese goals in
Pacific

79. The U.S. Declares
In response to Japanese aggression
in China, U.S. imposes oil embargo
against Japan in 1941
Japan has eye on Philippines, Guam
and French Indochina (Vietnam)
Japanese Adm. Yamamoto Isoroku
- U.S. naval forces in Hawaii were
threat against Japanese goals in
Pacific
December 7, 1941 - Japanese forces
strike Pearl Harbor

80. The U.S. Declares
In response to Japanese aggression
in China, U.S. imposes oil embargo
against Japan in 1941
Japan has eye on Philippines, Guam
and French Indochina (Vietnam)
Japanese Adm. Yamamoto Isoroku
- U.S. naval forces in Hawaii were
threat against Japanese goals in
Pacific
December 7, 1941 - Japanese forces
strike Pearl Harbor

81. Sides are Drawn
Allied Powers Axis Powers
U.K. - Prime Minister Germany - Führer
Winston Churchill Adolph Hitler
U.S. - President Franklin D. Italy - Il Duce Benito
Roosevelt Mussolini
U.S.S.R. - Chairman Josef Japan - Emperor
Stalin Hirohito

85. Vocabulary

86. Vocabulary
Allied Powers
Lend-Lease Act (1941)
Atlantic Charter
non-aggression pact
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbossa
blitzkrieg
Vichy
Charles De Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt

87. Journal #4
Page 826, Question 3
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