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Ch 13.2 WWII Starts World War II Starts
Neville Chamberlain & Winston Churchill Hitler’s plan Alliances Great Britain’s Chamberlain Italy’s Mussolini Soviet Union’s Stalin Japan’s Tojo Hitler attacks Poland Blitzkreig Great Britain and France declare war Germany’s Blitzkrieg goes into Western Europe Maginot Line Norway and Denmark Fall Netherlands and Belgium Fall France Falls Vichy France Charles DeGaulle Battle of Britain Nazi’s take Eastern Europe Problems in East Asia Japan attacks China : Manchuria, Rape of Nanking Japan joins the Axis Powers Japan takes French Indochina, Indonesia US punishes Japan
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World War II Starts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Leader of Great Britain (At the beginning of WWII)
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World War II Starts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Met With Hitler in Munich, Germany
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World War II Starts British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Met With Hitler in Munich, Germany Hitler promised not to invade any other countries
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WWII Starts Winston Churchill of England
Rival politician to Neville Chamberlain Said that Appeasing Hitler was wrong
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Hitler Made Alliances with the countries around him Spain’s Franco
Hitler’s Plan Hitler Made Alliances with the countries around him Spain’s Franco Greater Germany Spain
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Hitler’s Alliances Italy’s Mussolini Italy
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Got Britain’s Chamberlain to not interfere
Hitler’s Alliances Got Britain’s Chamberlain to not interfere Great Britain
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Hitler’s Alliance’s Signed a Non-aggression Pact with USSR’s Stalin
Stalin agrees not to attack Germany if Germany gives it some conquered territory Soviet Union
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Hitler’s Alliance’s Japan’s General Tojo signs with Italy and Germany
The 3 become the Axis Powers
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Hitler Attacks Poland Shoots him
Germany dresses up a German criminal in a Polish military uniform Shoots him Says he was killed when Poland tried to invade Germany Poland
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September 1 1939 Germany invades Poland
Hitler Attacks Poland September Germany invades Poland
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Hitler Attacks Poland Germany uses the Blitzkrieg tactic
Means Lightning Strike Luftwaffe (Air Force), then tanks, then troops
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September 3 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
WWII Starts September Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germany conquers Poland in 1 month USSR attacks Poland from the East
Hitler Invades Poland Germany conquers Poland in 1 month USSR attacks Poland from the East USSR Poland Germany
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Hitler’s Blitzkrieg turns West
East Poland West USSR
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Hitler’s Blitzkrieg turns West
Maginot Line Fortified line along the French / German border built after WWI
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Underground bunkers built to keep out the Germans
Maginot line Underground bunkers built to keep out the Germans
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Maginot Line
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Maginot Line
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Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West
Hitler does not attack France (Phony War=Sept 1939-May 1940) Hitler attacks Denmark & Norway to control the Baltic sea for the German Navy Finland Winter War= USSR invades Finland Norway Baltic Sea Denmark USSR
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Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West
Germany invades the Netherlands Lasted five days May 10 - May Anne Frank = Jew Netherlands
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Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West
Germany Invades Belgium Bypasses the Maginot Line (May – June 1940) Germans go thru the dense Ardennes Forest French thought the forest too thick for a major tank offensive
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Hitler’s Blitzkreig turns West
Germany & Italy Invades France (May )
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France Falls France Surrenders June 14, 1940
Northern France is Controlled by the Nazi’s Vichy France = South France Cooperated with Nazis
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France Surrenders The government of France goes to Great Britain
French General Charles DeGaulle runs France opposition to Nazi’s from Great Britain
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Hitler controls Western Europe
Vichy
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Great Britain is an Island = the last Western European holdout
Battle of Britain Great Britain is an Island = the last Western European holdout Britain Soviet Union Nazi Germany & Italy Franco’s Spain
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Hitler sends the Luftwaffe ( German Air Force) Bombs Britain’s cities
Battle of Britain Hitler sends the Luftwaffe ( German Air Force) Bombs Britain’s cities
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Battle of Britain RAF (Royal Air Force) fights back
World’s 1st total air battle Radar developed Britain Britain Nazi Nazi
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Battle of Britain Great Britain’s RAF repels the Nazi Luftwaffe (Britain is safe*) Hitler’s 1st defeat Britain Soviet Union Nazi Germany & Italy Franco’s Spain
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Nazi Germany takes Eastern, Southern Europe
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking Nanking = Old Capitol of China
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)
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Rape of Nanking Lasted 6 Weeks
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking 200,000 – 300,000 killed
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking Japan Army invades and terrorizes the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing)
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking 80,000 Raped
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Rape of Nanking
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Japan causes Trouble in Asia
Japan takes over East Asia
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Ch13.2: WWII Starts 1. Who was Neville Chamberlain?
2. How did Chamberlain handle the threat that was Hitler? 3. What did Hitler promise Chamber lain he would not do again? 4. What did Chamberlain say would happen if Hitler invaded another country? 5. Which leader from Great Britain said that Appeasing Hitler was wrong? 6. Why did Hitler not invade Spain? 7. Who was Hitler’s European Axis ally? 8. How did Hitler handle Stalin before WWII? 9. What caused WWII? 10. What does Blitzkrieg translate to? 11. In which year did WWII start? 12. Who declared War against Germany? 13. Why did France feel safe from Germany? 14. What was the Maginot Line? 15. Why do Americans make fun of the French (based on WWII)? 16. What was Vichy France? 17. Who was Charles DeGaulle? 18. In which country in Nanking? 19. What was the Rape of Nanking? 20. Name the Axis Powers?
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Ch13.2: WWII Starts 1. Who was Neville Chamberlain? Prime Minister of Britain beginning of WWII 2. How did Chamberlain handle the threat that was Hitler? He appeased him 3. What did Hitler promise Chamberlain he would not do again? Invade a country 4. What did Chamberlain say would happen if Hitler invaded another country? Declaration of War 5. Which leader from Great Britain said that Appeasing Hitler was wrong? Winston Churchill 6. Why did Hitler not invade Spain? He was friends with Spanish Dictator Franco 7. Who was Hitler’s European Axis ally? Italy’s Benito Mussolini 8. How did Hitler handle the USSR before WWII? Signed the Non-aggression Pact 9. What caused WWII? Germany’s invasion of Poland 10. What does Blitzkrieg translate to? Lightning War 11. In which year did WWII start? 1939 12. Who declared War against Germany? France and Great Britain 13. Why did France feel safe from Germany? The Maginot Line 14. What was the Maginot Line? A reinforced border of bunkers b/tw Germany & France 15. Why do Americans make fun of the French? They surrendered quickly to the Germans 16. What was Vichy France? Southern France that cooperated with the Nazi’s 17. Who was Charles DeGaulle? French opposition General 18. In which country in Nanking? China 19. What was the Rape of Nanking? Japanese Invasion of the City of Nanking 20. Name the Axis Powers? Germany, Italy, Japan
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