WWII in 3 days or less WWII 1939-1945

Road to War - 1939 Japan attacks China - 1937 The Fall of Nanking becomes a major issue against the Japanese during and after the war Japan proves to be just as brutal as the Nazis after WWII was over

Road to War - 1939 Germany wanted to expand their boarders (Lebensraum) German troops invaded the Rhineland (France) (1936) Wanted to annex Austria into German control (1938) Hitler demanded Czechoslovakia hand over the Sudetenland (1938) Demanded the rest of Czechoslovakia (1939)

Road to War - 1939 Europe did not want to get into another war so quickly British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, believed that Hitler did not want to go to war Chamberlain told the world that he had helped to create “Peace in our time.”

Road to War - 1939 While Germany was expanding/taking over, France & England threatened Hitler with war if he did not back off WWI had drained France & England of military resources, and they were not able to back up what they were saying

Road to War - 1939 Hitler hated Communism & the Soviet Union He realized that to expand German lands, he would need to keep the Soviet Union as a close ally

Road to War - 1939 Hitler & Stalin both agreed that they would invade and conquer Poland stopping their armies at a certain point Sept 1st WWII started when Germany invaded Poland England & France said enough was enough

Road to War - 1939 Germany uses a new tactic called Blitzkrieg and new weapons Blitzkrieg – “Lightning War” Overwhelming force Noise makers on the bombers cause a “terror” sensation to those on the ground being targeted

Road to War - 1939 Germany turned West and headed towards France They used Blitzkrieg tactics against France German tanks played a major role as well at the troops

Road to War - 1939 In October, Nazi officials start to deport Jews from Czechoslovakia & Austria to Poland BBC reports the concentration camps are being built

WAR! - 1940 Churchill gives his “blood, toil, tears & sweat” speech in Commons May 1940, France is all but defeated, England stands alone against Hitler Hitler forces France to surrender in same place the Treaty of Versailles was signed

WAR! - 1940 Radar technology is delivered to the United States Radar has proven to be very useful fighting against the German bombing

WAR! - 1940 German Battleship Bismarck sinks in the North Atlantic Bismarck is one of the largest battleships of her time.

WAR! - 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Hitler has top officials come up with a “solution to the Jewish question” United States put an oil embargo on all nations that show aggressive actions

WAR! - 1941 Russian winter is Hitler’s biggest challenge, and hurts the Nazi military more than the actual fighting Germany wasn’t prepared for the cold winter Temps reached -22o German troops froze, vehicles stopped working & guns wouldn’t fire

WAR! - 1941 November Japanese navy leaves for Hawaii 33 warships, including 6 aircraft carriers December 7th 1941; Japan attacked United States Naval forces at Pearl Harbor 2,404 military killed, 57 civilians killed

WAR! - 1942 United States plans to set up internment camps for Japanese- Americans, German-Americans & Italian-Americans Of all those interned, 62% were American citizens

WAR! - 1942 Manhattan Project – the United States program to develop nuclear weapons – was viewed as a race against Nazi Germany German engineers create the first man made object that reaches into space

WAR! - 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal – USS Juneau sinks killing the 5 Sullivan Brothers of Iowa Their deaths caused the US government to create the sole survivor policy

WAR! - 1943 Operation Mincemeat Italy surrenders in September Allies fool German officers with fake information about an upcoming invasion Italy surrenders in September

WAR! - 1944 D-Day 155,000 Allied troops land in France

WAR! - 1944 Japan orders massive Banzai charge Paris is liberated Results in the death of 4,300 Japanese soldiers Paris is liberated Hitler ordered his troops to burn Paris to the ground German soldiers disobey order

WAR! - 1944 Japan uses kamikaze attacks against US Navy in the Pacific

WAR! - 1945 US troops plant American flag on Mt. Suribachi

WAR! - 1945 Hitler is living in a bunker under Berlin with Eva Braun Allies agree to let Soviet Union take Berlin Germans don’t want Soviets to enter Berlin Would rather surrender to Americans or British troops

WAR! - 1945 April 30th – Hitler kills himself Next day, Germany’s new leader, Joseph Goebbels kills himself & family WWII in Europe was over Allies will divide up Germany into 4 parts

WAR! - 1945 August 6th – Little Boy is dropped on Hiroshima 140,000 deaths right away August 9th – Fat Man is dropped on Nagasaki 39,000 deaths right away Equals to 75 million sticks of dynamite August 15th – VJ Day, WWII is officially over, sort of

PEACE! - 1990 Many people view WWII officially being over with the re-unification of Germany in 1990

Lasting Impact of WWII Cold War Nuclear Age United States vs. Soviet Union Wars Korea Vietnam Afghanistan Spending lots of money on useless stuff Berlin Wall Nuclear Age More Nations with Nukes Clean Power? People Find a Voice in the World Protesting Holocaust Notes