1. Mr. Somogye AP World History
World War 2 The Sequel
… to World War 1
Mr. Somogye
AP World History

2. Road to War: Europe

3. Treaty of Versailles Made conditions that caused WW2
Germany loses 15% of territory and its colonial empire
Germany to pay heavy reparations
Germany has military restrictions
Germany has to accept responsibility for starting war (War Guilt)
leads to Germany resentment of Treaty
“MORE than fourteen years have passed since the unhappy day when the German people, blinded by promises from foes at home and abroad, lost touch with honor and freedom, thereby losing all. Since that day of treachery, the Almighty has withheld his blessing from our people.”
Adolf Hitler, February 1, 1933

4. Great Depression Contracting stock prices wiped out “paper fortunes”
Many lost life savings
World trade drops 62% in a few years
Unemployment rises to 30% in Germany, and in US
Countries all respond differently

5. The Great Depression

6. The Rise of Nazi Germany
Nazi = fascist gov’t
Grew out of collapse of Germany imperial state after WW1
Successfully pulls Germany out of Great Depression
Hitler suppressed all political opponents, press
Jews used as scapegoat
German race superior

7. Rise of Nazi Germany

8. German Expansion 1936 – German troops move into the Rhine river valley
Breaks Treaty of Versailles
1938 – Germany annexes Austria & the Sudetenland
Munich Conference & Appeasement
1939 – Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
September 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland

9. Road to War: Japan

10. Japanese Imperialism 1910 – Annex Korea 1931 – Attack Manchuria
Mukden Incident
1936 – Battle near Beijing
Used as an excuse to invade mainland China
Rape of Nanking
An episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops
1940 – French Indo-China

11. Japanese Aggression

12. Fighting World War II

13. Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) – Germany tactic, rapid movement of infantry, tanks, and airpower over large areas

14. New Technology
Other technological advancements: radar, synthetic rubber, antibiotics, etc.

15. Pearl Harbor

16. Highpoint of Axis Power
Germany quickly takes land quickly
France taken
Battle of Britain airstrikes weakens England but unsuccessful
Invades Russia
But Winter is coming…..

17. Winning the War

18. European Theater Notable Battles 1 – Blitzkrieg of Poland
5 – Surrender of Paris
6 – Battle of Britain
9 – Germany invades USSR
21 – Battle of Stalingrad *Turning Point of WWII
22 – Battle of El Alamein *Monty defeats Rommel
26 – Allies invade Sicily *U.S. troops led by Patton
29 – Battle of Normandy *Largest amphibious assault in world history
32 – Battle of the Bulge *Last German offensive
35 – Soviets enter Berlin

19. Battle of Stalingrad
Germany rushes into USSR... But Russia is big, cold, and Stalin’s Soviets destroy everything as they retreat “Scorched Earth”… USSR counter attacks at Stalingrad… Germany 6th army gets cut off… intense urban fighting… Germanys starve to death but eventually surrender… Germany pushed out of Russia

20. Battle of Stalingrad

21. Amphibious Assaults

22. Battle of Normandy (D-day)
Allies storm the beaches in France… largest amphibious assault ever… France liberated in a month… Allies push towards Germany… US Britain from West and USSR from East… Beginning of the end for Germany

23. Firebombing of Dresden
Military
vs.
Civilian targets?

24. Soviets reach Berlin
VE Day
May 7, 1945

25. Allied Victory in the Pacific

26. Island-Hopping
Allied strategy to focus on key islands in Pacific at strategic locations to move towards Japan.

27. Firebombing of Tokyo

28. Atomic Bomb
*Allies agreed upon Unconditional Surrender before war was ending.

29. Effects of the Atomic Bomb
VJ Day = August 9, 1945

30. Outcomes of WW2 60 million people died, over half were civilian
USSR >40% of death, China lots of civilian attacks
Bombing of cities shows new attitude of total war
Gov’t mobilized economies and propaganda inc.
Holocaust = 6 million Jews killed in genocide
Europe impoverished, industry in ruin, ppl hurting
Europe couldn’t keep colonial holdings
Consolidated and expanded communist world
Growth of internationalism (United Nations
US now a major global superpower