1. World War II Part 1

2. First Things First… Two sides of the war:
_____________– Germany, Italy, and Japan
______________– Britain and France (USSR and U.S. will join later)

4. France Conquered
6 weeks after crossing into France, _________ ____________– France is forced to surrender, having only lasted about a month in the war
Next on Hitler’s agenda is to
_________________
Hitler decides to bomb Britain
into surrendering
______________________
against the might of Germany

6. _________________(1940-1941)
German air force bombs Britain and London for nearly a year
In addition, the British and German air forces are ____________________above Britain
British Prime Minister ________________refuses to surrender to Germany
After over a year of fighting,
Germany stops bombing
Britain
Britain proves to the world
that ___________________

7. History Repeats Itself
Hitler believes that Britain will soon be beaten, and so he turns his attention towards the USSR
1940 – Hitler _________________________
Germany’s early successes are halted at the ______________________
__________________ties
down German troops
Sound familiar?

8. Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)
German advance is stopped and fierce fighting breaks out in the streets of _________________
Soviet Union continues to use _______________ ________________________, pouring more and more troops into battle
After several months, the _____________proves
too much for Germany
Germany withdraws and
now must fight a
________________

9. Stalingrad