WWII Europe Goes to War.  Hitler demanded the Sudetenland –Neville Chamberlain met with Hitler to discuss this demand –Great Britain was not prepared.

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WWII Europe Goes to War

 Hitler demanded the Sudetenland –Neville Chamberlain met with Hitler to discuss this demand –Great Britain was not prepared for war so they appeased Hitler  Gave into his demands  Hitler said it was all he wanted but 6 months later divided Czechoslovakia Between his allies

 Great Britain and France lost hope of settling peacefully  Great Britain and France prepare for war –Great Britain and France said if Hitler continued to expand they would go to war  Hitler and Stalin Sign a nonaggression pact –Eliminates a Soviet attack from the East  Divided Eastern Europe between the two nations

 Hitler invaded Poland on Sept 1, 1939 –Great Britain, France, Poland- Allied powers  Hitler used Blitzkrieg- “lighting war” –Fast concentrated air strikes –Allowed Hitler to take Poland in a month

 After Hitler takes Poland war slows down –United States calls this a “phony war” –France begins to set up defense on the Maginot Line- fortification along French and German border  Provided housing for troops, recreation areas, underground rail lines, concrete walls with artillery

 Hitler attacks Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg –Takes less than 3 weeks  Use this area to attack France

 By June Hitler took over France –Italy declares war on France and Great Britain  Hitler controlled Northern 3/5th and Southern coast –Vichy France- under General Henry Philippe Petain –Free France- Led by Charles DeGaullle  Formed bases in Britain and led underground resistance

 Hitler turns to Great Britain- Battle of Britain –Massive air raids on Britain- Luftwaffe –Britain responds by bombing Berlin- Royal Air Force, RAF  Major losses on both sides –Germany lost more

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