World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. It began when Hitler invaded Poland after taking control of Germany and annexing Austria. Germany formed an alliance with Italy and Japan called the Axis Powers, while the Allies included the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States, China, France and others. The war was defined by Germany's use of "Blitzkrieg" warfare and air power from the Luftwaffe.

1. World War II
By: Grant Hall
Started: 1939
Ended: 1945

2. Hitler’s
Beginning
✤ Lebensraum is the territory
that a state or nation believes is
needed for its natural
development, esp. associated
with Nazi Germany
✤ Anschluss was the political
union-ship between Austria
and Germany
✤ The invasion of Poland started
WW2

3. Hitler-Stalin
Pact
✤ Signed August 23, 1939
✤ It was non-aggression pact,
that said that Germany and
Russia would not bother each
other
✤ Germany would break the pact
and end up invading Russia
anyhow

4. Appeasement
✤ the policy of making
concessions to the dictatorial
powers in order to avoid
conflict
✤ Germany, UK, Italy, and
France signed an appeasement
that Germany could have
Sudetenland as long as they
didn’t invade anywhere else
✤ "We have peace in our time"
-Neville Chamberlain

5. The Axis
Powers
✤ Germany
✤ Japan
✤ Italy

6. The Allies
✤ Soviet Union
✤ United Kingdom
✤ United States of America
✤ China
✤ France
✤ Netherlands
✤ Belgium

7. Blitzkrieg
✤ Blitzkrieg was an intense
military campaign used by the
Germans which was intended
to bring about a swift victory
✤ Luftwaffe was the German Air
Force