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WH WWII Europe
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- 2. • TARGET #1 (March7,1936) • Took RHINELAND
- 3. Target # 2 (Mar.12,1938) • Annexed Austria • 6 million people (Germans). Hitler: “In order to grow, Germany needs the landof its neighbors”.
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- 8. • Appeasement= Passiveagreement toavoidwar.
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- 11. 6 months after Invadedentire Czechoslovakia March 15, 1939
- 13. Target # 4 •Poland •Direct invasion would bring conflict with the SovietUnion.
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- 15. • NonaggressionPact (Aug. 29,1939) • GermanyandRussia committed never to attack eachother. • Insecret: • DividePoland • Soviet canhave land they lost after WWI
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- 18. Germany invaded Polandfrom the west Sept1, 1939 September 3,1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany WWII havebegun Soviet invaded Poland from the east Sept 17, 1939
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- 21. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg
- 22. Blitzkrieg • “Lightning War”, takingenemiesby surprise (German strategies) • Luftwaffe- aircraft • Panzer unit- tanks • Stuka-dive bomber
- 23. Blitzkrieg • “Lightning War”, takingenemiesby surprise (German strategies) • Luftwaffe- aircraft • Panzer unit- tanks • Stuka-dive bomber
- 25. The PhonyWar • MagniotLine=Systemof forts builtalong FrancesEast border. • Sitzkrieg – Sitting War
- 26. • Germanyinvades: • Norway(Apr 1940) • Denmark (Apr 1940) • Netherlands (May • Belgium (May1940) • Luxemburg (May 19
- 27. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg
- 28. Germany Invaded= April 1940 Germany Invaded= April 1940 Germany Invaded= April1940 Germany Invaded= April 1940
- 29. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg
- 30. • Germanyinvaded France • Germanoffensive trapped almost 400,000 Britishand Frenchsoldiers at Dunkirk Beach. • Francesurrenders (June22, 1940).
- 33. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg
- 34. Battle of Britain •Germansassembleaninvasion fleet on the coastofFrance. • Togain control of the skyGermany: • Destroy Britain’s RoyalAir Force(RAF). • Luftwaffe raids (every night for 2months)
- 35. • Radar–detect aircraftandpredict flightpaths. • Ultra- decodingmachine • Shot down severalluftwaffe • SavedBritain (Germanyretreated)
- 36. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg
- 37. Soviet Union (June,1941) •Hitler breaks pact and invadesSovietUnion.
- 38. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg AXIS POWER
- 39. Appeasement Non-aggression pact World WarII Blitzkrieg AXIS POWER
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- 41. Axispower Aimed at keepingthe U.S.out ofthe war Germany, Italy, and Japanjoined forces.
Editor's Notes
- #4 Hitler: “In order to grow, Germany needs the land of its neighbors”.