The Global Conflict: Axis Advances Chapter 18 Section 2 pp. 473-478 Adapted from a presentation by Trenton Bruntz 2012.

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The Global Conflict: Axis Advances Chapter 18 Section 2 pp Adapted from a presentation by Trenton Bruntz 2012

Vocabulary Blitzkrieg: or lightning war Radar: was used to detect airplanes Sonar: was used to detect submarines

Early Axis Gains On September 1, 1939, Nazi forces stormed into Poland, revealing the enormous power of Hitler's blitzkrieg. First German planes bombed airfields, factories, towns, and cities, and screaming dive bombers fired on troops and civilians. Then, fast moving tanks and troop transports roared into the country.

Continued.. While Germany attacked the west, Stalin lands to the east that was promised in the Nazi-Soviet pact. Hitler didn’t do much that winter, but Stalin spread over a lot of countries including Finland, who put up a stiff fight but did not last.

The “Phony War” During that first winter France hunkered down behind the Maginot Line. Britain sent troops to wait with them. Reporters referred to this quiet time as a phony war. But in April 1940 Hitler launched a blitzkrieg against most of Scandinavia.

Miracle of Dunkirk By may German forces were pouring into France. Retreating British forces were soon trapped between the advancing Nazis and the waters of the English Channel. In a desperate gamble, the British sent every kind of ship possible to Dunkirk where the British where to pick them up. Over 300,000 British troops were ferried to safety. This was known as the Miracle of Dunkirk.

France Falls Germany headed south to Paris while Italy declared war on France and attacked France from the south overrunning and demoralizing them. France surrendered on June 22, 1940, in a forest clearing in north eastern France, Hitler avenged the German defeat in Hitler forced the French to sign the surrender documents in the same railroad car in which Germany had signed the armistice ending world War I.

Africa and the Balkans In 1940, Mussolini ordered forces from Italy’s North African colony of Libya into Egypt. The British army repulsed these invaders. So Hitler sent a brilliant General by the name Erwin Rommel or “desert fox” to settle things. He chalked up a string of successes in 1941 and He pushed the British all the way back to Cairo, Egypt.

The Technology of Modern Warfare Air power took a prominent role. After its tryout in Spain, the Luftwaffe, or German air force, perfected methods of bombing civilian as well military target. Hitler also used fast moving armored tanks and troop carriers along with parachute troops to storm through Europe.

Continued…. Scientists and Engineers improved the design and effectiveness of airplanes and submarines. They produced even more deadly bombs and invented hundreds of new devices, such as radar and sonar. But it also lead to medical advances and to new synthetic products to replace scarce strategic goods.

The Battle of Britain and the Blitz After France surrendered, Britain stood alone in Western Europe. Hitler was sure he had won, but Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister. Churchill rallied the British to fight on and to never give up.

The London Blitz Beginning on August 12, 1940, German bombers began a daily bombardment of England's southern coast. For a month, the British Royal Air Force valiantly battled the Luftwaffe. But the German changed their tactics, turning there targets from military to the Blitz or bombings of London and other cities.

Continued… German bombers first appeared over London late on September 7. All through the night, relays of aircraft showered high explosives and firebombs on the sprawling capital. The bombings continued for 57 nights. Much of the city was destroyed, and some 15,000 lost their lives. The British however refused to give up.

Failure of the Blitz German planes continued to bomb London and other cities off and on until June But contrary to Hitler’s hopes, British morale was not destroyed. In fact, the bombing made the British more determined to turn back the enemy. After operation sea lion failed, Hitler turned his attention to the Soviet Union which proved to be one of his costliest mistakes.

Operation Barbarossa In June 1941, Hitler embarked on Operation Barbarossa, or the conquest of the Soviet Union. Hitler wanted Russia for its rich resources and to crush communism in Europe. Plus to defeat his powerful rival Stalin.

The German Advance In operation Barbarossa, Hitler unleashed a new blitzkrieg. About three million German pored into the Soviet Union. They caught Stalin unprepared, his army still suffering from the purges that had wiped out many of its top officers. Two and a half million Russian troops were killed in the invasion. But just like in 1812 with Napoleon, the Germans were not prepared for the harsh winters and thousands died.

Siege of Leningrad The Russians, meanwhile, suffered appalling hardships. In September 1941, the two and a half year siege of Leningrad began. Food was soon rationed to two pieces of bread a day. Desperate Leningraders ate almost anything. They boiled wallpaper scraped off walls because its paste was said to contain potato flour. Owners of leather briefcases boiled and ate them, “jellied meat” is what they called it.

Continued… Although more than a million Leningrader died during the German siege, the survivors struggled to defend their city. Hoping to gain some relief for the exhausted Russians, Stalin urged Britain to open a second front in Western Europe.

American Involvement Grows. When the war began in 1939, the United States declared it neutrality. Although isolationists feeling remained strong, many Americans sympathized with those who battle the Axis powers. Later, President Roosevelt found ways around the Neutrality Acts to provide aid, including warships, to Britain as it stood alone against Hitler.

The Arsenal of Democracy In early 1941, FDR persuaded Congress to pass the Lend-lease Act. It allowed him to sell or lend war materials to any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.

Atlantic Charter In August 1941, Roosevelt and Churchill met secretly on a warship in the Atlantic. The two leaders issued the Atlantic Charter, which set goals for the war. They pledged to support the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live.

Japan Attacks In December 1941, the allies gained a vital boost when a surprised action by Japan suddenly pitched the United States into the war. From the late 1930s, Japan had been trying to conquer China. Although Japan occupied much of eastern China, the Chinese would not surrender. When war broke out in Europe in 1939, the Japanese saw a chance to grab European possessions in Southeast Asia.

Growing Tensions In 1940, Japan advanced into French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies. To stop Japanese aggression, the united states banned the sale to japan of war materials, such as iron, steel, and oil for airplanes. Japan and the United States held talks to ease the growing tension. But extreme militarists such as General Tojo Hideki were gaining power in Japan.

Attack on Pearl Harbor With talks at a standstill, General Tojo ordered a surprise attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Early on December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes damaged or destroyed 19 ships, smashed American planes on the ground, and killed more than 2,400 people.

Continued… The next day, a grim faced President Roosevelt told the nation that December 7 was a date which will live in infamy. He asked Congress to declare war on Japan. On December 11, Germany and Italy, as Japans allies, declared war on the United States.

Japanese Victories In the long run, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor would be as serious a mistake as Hitler’s invasion of Russia. But the months after Pearl Harbor gave no such hint. Instead, European and American possessions in the Pacific fell one by one to the Japanese. They captured the Philippines and seized other American islands across the Pacific. They overran the British colonies of Hong Kong, Burma, and Malaya, pushed deeper into the Dutch East Indies, and Completed the takeover of French Indochina.