1. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
1) Sept – Poland invaded by first Hitler and then Stalin.
Great Britain & France declare war on the Axis --
but NOT on the Soviet Union.

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3. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
2) Sept-Apr – The Phony War.
A state of war exists, but without any fighting.
“Sitzkrieg.”

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Maginot Line

5. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
3) Nov – Stalin begins an invasion of Finland, the Baltic States and Romania.

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7. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
4) Apr – Hitler invades Denmark and Norway.
To prevent a blockade and protect coal shipments from Sweden.

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9. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
5) May 1940 – Hitler conquers Benelux countries and invades France.
Bypassing Maginot Line.

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11. France Falls June 10, 1940 – Mussolini joins the invasion.
France surrenders
to the Axis.

12. Dunkirk
Vichy France

13. Winston Churchill

14. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
6) Summer 1940 – The Battle of Britain.
Battle for control of the skies over English Channel.
RAF v. Luftwaffe.
Operation Sea Lion.

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16. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
7) Fall-Spring – Hitler conquers the Balkans.
3 countries officially join the Axis:
Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria.
Yugoslavia and Greece are invaded.

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18. C. The War Begins – Events before U.S. Entry
8) June 1941 – Hitler invades the Soviet Union.
Operation Barbarossa.
Over 4 million soldiers on an mile-wide front.

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