1. Hitler’s Europe
World War II

2. A New War
Hitler and Stalin signed a nonaggression pact (Promised not to attack each other).
Hitler promised him territory- Divide Poland.
Stalin would take Finland and the Baltic countries of Lithuania, and Estonia.
September 1, Hitler invades Poland.
September 3, France and Great Britain declare war.
Hitler annexes western half of Poland. (Large German population)

3. Blitzkrieg Germany’s new military strategy. Lighting War
Using fat-moving airplanes ad tanks, followed by massive infantry forces, to take enemy defenders by surprise.

4. Stalin on the Move
September 17, USSR invades the eastern half of Poland.
Annexes Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Finland puts a struggle but conquers in May 1940.

5. The Fall of France May 1940- Sweeps through:
The Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
June 14- Germany takes Paris
June 22- France surrenders

6. Germany versus GB France falls, GB is alone.
Winston Churchill proclaimed “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets…we shall never surrender.”
Summer Germany bombs London.
The British resisted and Hitler decided to call off the attacks.

7. The Mediterranean
September Mussolini attacks Egypt, disaster for Italians, Britain fights back.
April Hitler persuades Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary to join the Axis Powers.
Invades Yugoslavia and Greece

8. Operation Barbarrosa His plan to invade the Soviet Union.
June 22, Announced to attack the USSR.
Pushed 500 miles inside Russia.

9. News Show Conversion How is this war a World War? Why?
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