Ch 13.2 WWII Starts World War II Starts Neville Chamberlain & Winston Churchill Hitler’s plan Alliances Great Britain’s Chamberlain Italy’s Mussolini Soviet Union’s Stalin Japan’s Tojo Hitler attacks Poland Blitzkreig Great Britain and France declare war Germany’s Blitzkrieg goes into Western Europe Maginot Line Norway and Denmark Fall Netherlands and Belgium Fall France Falls Vichy France Charles DeGaulle Battle of Britain Nazi’s take Eastern Europe Problems in East Asia Japan attacks China : Manchuria, Rape of Nanking Japan joins the Axis Powers Japan takes French Indochina, Indonesia US punishes Japan

World War II Starts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Leader of Great Britain 1937-1940 (At the beginning of WWII)

World War II Starts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Met With Hitler in Munich, Germany

World War II Starts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Met With Hitler in Munich, Germany Hitler promised not to invade any other countries

WWII Starts Winston Churchill of England Rival politician to Neville Chamberlain Said that Appeasing Hitler was wrong

Hitler Made Alliances with the countries around him Spain’s Franco Hitler’s Plan Hitler Made Alliances with the countries around him Spain’s Franco Greater Germany Spain

Hitler’s Alliances Italy’s Mussolini Italy

Got Britain’s Chamberlain to not interfere Hitler’s Alliances Got Britain’s Chamberlain to not interfere Great Britain

Hitler’s Alliance’s Signed a Non-aggression Pact with USSR’s Stalin Stalin agrees not to attack Germany if Germany gives it some conquered territory Soviet Union

Hitler’s Alliance’s Japan’s General Tojo signs with Italy and Germany The 3 become the Axis Powers

Hitler Attacks Poland Shoots him Germany dresses up a German criminal in a Polish military uniform Shoots him Says he was killed when Poland tried to invade Germany Poland

September 1 1939 Germany invades Poland Hitler Attacks Poland September 1 1939 Germany invades Poland

Hitler Attacks Poland Germany uses the Blitzkrieg tactic Means Lightning Strike Luftwaffe (Air Force), then tanks, then troops

September 3 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany WWII Starts September 3 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

Germany conquers Poland in 1 month USSR attacks Poland from the East Hitler Invades Poland Germany conquers Poland in 1 month USSR attacks Poland from the East USSR Poland Germany

Hitler’s Blitzkrieg turns West East Poland West USSR

Hitler’s Blitzkrieg turns West Maginot Line Fortified line along the French / German border built after WWI

Underground bunkers built to keep out the Germans Maginot line Underground bunkers built to keep out the Germans

Maginot Line

Maginot Line

Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West Hitler does not attack France (Phony War=Sept 1939-May 1940) Hitler attacks Denmark & Norway to control the Baltic sea for the German Navy Finland Winter War= USSR invades Finland Norway Baltic Sea Denmark USSR

Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West Germany invades the Netherlands Lasted five days May 10 - May 14 1940 Anne Frank = Jew Netherlands

Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West Germany Invades Belgium Bypasses the Maginot Line (May – June 1940) Germans go thru the dense Ardennes Forest French thought the forest too thick for a major tank offensive

Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West Germany & Italy Invades France (May 10 1940)

France Falls France Surrenders June 14, 1940 Northern France is Controlled by the Nazi’s Vichy France = South France Cooperated with Nazis

France Surrenders The government of France goes to Great Britain French General Charles DeGaulle runs France opposition to Nazi’s from Great Britain

Hitler controls Western Europe Vichy

Great Britain is an Island = the last Western European holdout Battle of Britain Great Britain is an Island = the last Western European holdout Britain Soviet Union Nazi Germany & Italy Franco’s Spain

Hitler sends the Luftwaffe ( German Air Force) Bombs Britain’s cities Battle of Britain Hitler sends the Luftwaffe ( German Air Force) Bombs Britain’s cities

Battle of Britain RAF (Royal Air Force) fights back World’s 1st total air battle Radar developed Britain Britain Nazi Nazi

Battle of Britain Great Britain’s RAF repels the Nazi Luftwaffe (Britain is safe*) Hitler’s 1st defeat Britain Soviet Union Nazi Germany & Italy Franco’s Spain

Nazi Germany takes Eastern, Southern Europe

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking Nanking = Old Capitol of China

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)

Rape of Nanking Lasted 6 Weeks

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking 200,000 – 300,000 killed

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking 80,000 Raped

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Rape of Nanking

Japan causes Trouble in Asia Japan takes over East Asia

Ch13.2: WWII Starts 1. Who was Neville Chamberlain? 2. How did Chamberlain handle the threat that was Hitler? 3. What did Hitler promise Chamber lain he would not do again? 4. What did Chamberlain say would happen if Hitler invaded another country? 5. Which leader from Great Britain said that Appeasing Hitler was wrong? 6. Why did Hitler not invade Spain? 7. Who was Hitler’s European Axis ally? 8. How did Hitler handle Stalin before WWII? 9. What caused WWII? 10. What does Blitzkrieg translate to? 11. In which year did WWII start? 12. Who declared War against Germany? 13. Why did France feel safe from Germany? 14. What was the Maginot Line? 15. Why do Americans make fun of the French (based on WWII)? 16. What was Vichy France? 17. Who was Charles DeGaulle? 18. In which country in Nanking? 19. What was the Rape of Nanking? 20. Name the Axis Powers?

Ch13.2: WWII Starts 1. Who was Neville Chamberlain? Prime Minister of Britain beginning of WWII 2. How did Chamberlain handle the threat that was Hitler? He appeased him 3. What did Hitler promise Chamberlain he would not do again? Invade a country 4. What did Chamberlain say would happen if Hitler invaded another country? Declaration of War 5. Which leader from Great Britain said that Appeasing Hitler was wrong? Winston Churchill 6. Why did Hitler not invade Spain? He was friends with Spanish Dictator Franco 7. Who was Hitler’s European Axis ally? Italy’s Benito Mussolini 8. How did Hitler handle the USSR before WWII? Signed the Non-aggression Pact 9. What caused WWII? Germany’s invasion of Poland 10. What does Blitzkrieg translate to? Lightning War 11. In which year did WWII start? 1939 12. Who declared War against Germany? France and Great Britain 13. Why did France feel safe from Germany? The Maginot Line 14. What was the Maginot Line? A reinforced border of bunkers b/tw Germany & France 15. Why do Americans make fun of the French? They surrendered quickly to the Germans 16. What was Vichy France? Southern France that cooperated with the Nazi’s 17. Who was Charles DeGaulle? French opposition General 18. In which country in Nanking? China 19. What was the Rape of Nanking? Japanese Invasion of the City of Nanking 20. Name the Axis Powers? Germany, Italy, Japan