1. The Costliest WAR in HISTORY 1939-1945
World War II
The Costliest WAR in HISTORY

2. Chapter 31 Sec. 2 The Global Conflict: Axis Advances

3. Early Axis Gains September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland
Hitler introduced “BLITZKRIEG” or lightning war
Poland Fell

4. Early Axis Gains In April 1940 war exploded again….
Norway & Denmark fell
Next Netherlands & Belgium
Fell to Hitler’s BLITZKRIEG

5. Early Axis Gains France Surrenders Germany attacked from the North
Italy attacked from the South

6. Early Axis Gains Africa and the Balkans
German General Erwin Rommel “Desert Fox” won victories in Africa.
Italy invaded Greece
Bulgaria and Hungary joined the Axis Powers.

7. Technology of Modern Warfare
Air power major impact
Fast moving armored tanks
Parachutes
Radar to detect airplanes
Sonar to detect submarines

8. The Battle of Britain Britain stood alone in Western Europe
Operation Sea Lion-invasion of Britain
Hitler bombed London for 57 days
It was a failure
Britain never lost their will to fight

9. Operation Barbarossa The conquest of the USSR
Germans sent 3 million soldiers
WINTER HITS
Germany was forced to retreat

10. American Involvement Grows
Lend-Lease Act
“The Arsenal of Democracy”
The Atlantic Charter

11. Japan Attacks
December 7, 1941 was “ a date which will live in infamy” declared President Roosevelt.
Congress declared war on Japan
December 11, Germany & Italy declared war on the United States.

12. Axis Blunders
Operation Barbarossa
Pearl Harbor

13. Dates of Victory V-E Day – Victory in Europe – May 8th, 1945
V-J Day- Victory over Japan- August 14 & 15, 1945 but the formal date- when Japan formally surrendered on the U.S.S. Missouri – September 2, 1945.
President Truman declared the 2nd of September as V-J Day.