World War II 1939-1945 Part 1

First Things First… Two sides of the war: _____________– Germany, Italy, and Japan ______________– Britain and France (USSR and U.S. will join later)

France Conquered 6 weeks after crossing into France, _________ ____________– France is forced to surrender, having only lasted about a month in the war Next on Hitler’s agenda is to _________________ Hitler decides to bomb Britain into surrendering ______________________ against the might of Germany

_________________(1940-1941) German air force bombs Britain and London for nearly a year In addition, the British and German air forces are ____________________above Britain British Prime Minister ________________refuses to surrender to Germany After over a year of fighting, Germany stops bombing Britain Britain proves to the world that ___________________

History Repeats Itself Hitler believes that Britain will soon be beaten, and so he turns his attention towards the USSR 1940 – Hitler _________________________ Germany’s early successes are halted at the ______________________ __________________ties down German troops Sound familiar?

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943) German advance is stopped and fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of _________________ Soviet Union continues to use _______________ ________________________, pouring more and more troops into battle After several months, the _____________proves too much for Germany Germany withdraws and now must fight a ________________

Stalingrad