World War II

The Great Depression Collapse of American Stock Market in 24 October 1929 – Crisis of Capitalism and the Free Market Collapse of American Stock Market in 24 October 1929 – Crisis of Capitalism and the Free Market Overproduction of Agricultural Products Overproduction of Agricultural Products Worldwide ripple effect of “global economy” Worldwide ripple effect of “global economy”

Manchurian Invasion of 1931

JAPAN in the Pacific

Francisco Franco Spanish Civil War, Popular Front vs Nationalists (Fascists) Popular Front of Socialists and Communists Nationalists of army, church, wealthy elites.

Franco and Hitler Francisco Franco

The Spanish Civil War

Mussolini and Hitler Rome-Berlin Axis 1936 Pact of Steel 1939 Anti-Comintern Pact 1936

German Expansion 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia August 23, German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact August 23, German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland

German Expansion,

Signing of the Munich Agreement, 1938

Liberal Democracy in Retreat Neville Chamberlain Returns to England from Munich with “peace for our time”

German Expansion,

German Expansion 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia August 23, German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact August 23, German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland

War In Europe Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Britain & France Declare War on Germany Britain & France Declare War on Germany Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May France Surrenders Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May France Surrenders Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Battle of Stalingrad – Battle of Stalingrad – German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 D-Day – June 1944 D-Day – June 1944 Germany Surrenders – May 1945 Germany Surrenders – May 1945

World War II in Europe

War In Europe Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Britain & France Declare War on Germany Britain & France Declare War on Germany Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May France Surrenders Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May France Surrenders Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Battle of Stalingrad – Battle of Stalingrad – German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 D-Day – June 1944 D-Day – June 1944 Germany Surrenders – May 1945 Germany Surrenders – May 1945

The Final Solution “The Jewish Question” “The Jewish Question” Kristallnacht (1938) “Nuremberg Laws’ Kristallnacht (1938) “Nuremberg Laws’ Emigration Emigration The SS and the Einsatzgruppen The SS and the Einsatzgruppen The Death Camps and the Final Solution The Death Camps and the Final Solution Auschwitz, Buchenwald Auschwitz, Buchenwald

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Triple Alliance In 1940 Japan Joins Germany & Italy to Form Triple Alliance

World War II in the Pacific

July 16, :29am First A-Bomb

Europe after WWII