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World War II

WWII Leaders

Allied Powers Great Britain U.S.S.R. France United States Winston Churchill U.S.S.R. Joseph Stalin France Charles De Gaulle United States FDR

Axis Powers Germany Italy Japan Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Emperor Hirohito Hideki Tojo Army Isoroko Yamamoto Navy

Causes of WWII Causes of WWII Versailles Treaty Rise of Dictatorships Terms causes resentment & anger Rise of Dictatorships Promises of better life & ultra-nationalism U.S. Stance Isolationism / neutrality Axis Expansion Aggression & imperialism Failure of Appeasement Causes of WWII

The Phony War Quiet period after Germany invaded Poland Watch each other at Maginot Line - system of defense Along border of France and Germany

France – False Sense of Security? The Maginot Line

France – False Sense of Security?

The War Begins

Blitzkrieg lightning war New form of warfare Used coordinated attacks on one part of enemy line Use of air force, tanks, artillery, infantry

April & May 1940 Germany launched blitzkrieg in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France (all were overwhelmed) G.B. and France retreat to coast (Dunkirk)

Rescue at Dunkirk Largest water rescue in history 900 vessels were assembled (tugboats - yachts) 340,000 soldiers retreated across English Channel

Dunkirk Evacuated June 4, 1940

France Surrenders June, 1940

A Divided France Henri Petain

General Charles De Gaulle The French Resistance The Free French General Charles De Gaulle The Maquis

Axis Powers in 1942

Battle of Britain

Now Britain Is All Alone!

Luftwaffe German Air Force Tried to attack Britain by bombing her (1000 planes per day)

RAF Royal Air Force Outnumbered, but very courageous (invention of radar helped RAF)

Battle of Britain: The “Blitz”

Battle of Britan: The “Blitz”

The London “Tube”: Air Raid Shelters during the Blitz

The Royal Air Force

U.S. Aid

U. S. Lend-Lease Act, 1941 Great Britain.........................$31 billion Soviet Union..........................$11 billion France..................................$3 billion China..................................$1.5 billion Other European......................$500 million South America.......................$400 million The amount totaled: $48,601,365,000

Lend-Lease

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

The Atlantic Charter Roosevelt and Churchill sign treaty of friendship in August 1941. Solidifies alliance. Fashioned after Wilson’s 14 Points. Calls for League of Nations type organization.