Major Military Events of World War II

Britain and France declare war on Germany Britain delivers an ultimatum to Germany. -Britain and France declare war but do nothing to help the Poles or fight Hitler. This is called the “phony war” where England and France watch and wait - Stalin invades Poland from the east.

Assignment #3: Military Aspects of WWII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE Crash Course World History #38 – World War II Assignment #3: Military Aspects of WWII On the back of your slide, take notes from textbook about your assigned battle or location of battles. Be ready to discuss and plan a SHORT (two minute) presentation with three other people about each battle in the war for a WWII battle timeline. As part of your presentation, brainstorm reasons your battle or campaign was significant to WWII. You will have to come up with these as a group – it may not be spelled out in the textbook.

Assignment #4: Timeline of WWII Write down basic facts about each campaign (people, technologies, ideas) Explain significance to war.

#1 Rescue at Dunkirk and Fall of France - 1940 – p.492-493

#2 Battle of Britain – 1940/1941: Nazis Target Britain with Arial Attacks in 1940 in preparation for invasion. p. 493-494

#3: Operation Barbarossa (1941) and Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43) p. 495-496 and 507 In June 1941 Nazi Forces invade Soviet Union leading to USSR joining Britain against Nazi Germany. By Winter, Germans on outskirts of Leningrad, Moscow & Stalingrad.

#4: North Africa Campaign AND the invasion of Italy p #4: North Africa Campaign AND the invasion of Italy p. 494-495 and 506-507

#5: Operation Overlord aka “D- Day” on June 6th, 1944 Allied Invasion of France establishes new Western Front p.509-511 (include Germany’s surrender)

#6: Pearl Harbor brings US into war and “Island Hopping Strategy” US/Australians vs. Japan p. 497-500

Ex: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Hiroshima/Nagasaki p. 500-501 and 511-513 #7: Pacific War intensifies after German surrender in Europe, but Japan refuses to unconditionally surrender until after use of 2 atomic bombs in August, 1945 Ex: Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Hiroshima/Nagasaki