1. WW2 #2: France & Britain Blitzkrieg means…
The attack on this country begins WW2
Germany signs a pact (agreement) not to fight with this country

2. France: Ger goes around Maginot, May 1940
Goes through the Ardennes forest

3. Dunkirk Ger trap Allies at the coast, in Dunkirk
Britain rescues most of the soldiers – small boats cross channel to take 338,000 soldiers to larger boats in deeper waters

4. Who is left to the fight the Axis Powers?
Italy joins Ger by attacking France from south
June 22, 1940, France surrenders
Charles de Gaulle: General of Fr’s army, flees to London, and leads resistance movement agst Ger
Who is left to the fight the Axis Powers?

5. Great Britain alone in its fight agst Ger
Winston Churchill leads the fight! “We shall never surrender!”

6. Blitz: bomb London for 57 days in a row!
Battle of Britain: Sept 1940: Ger launches Operation Sea Lion: attack on Britain
Luftwaffe (German air force) bomb country
1st attack military and Royal Air Force (RAF)
Turn to cities / civilians
Blitz: bomb London for 57 days in a row!

7. A B C D
Children were evacuated to the countryside to keep them safe during the war.

8. Battle of Britain, cont’d
Air raid shelters / Send kids out to country
Hitler stop ins May 1941
Who wins?

9. WW2 #4: Attacks Continue
Which countries have fallen to Germany? Name 3
Which Allied country is able to stop Germany’s advances?
Which country signed a nonaggression pact with Germany?

10. Africa
Italy wants Suez Canal in Egypt (British colony) – easy access to OIL
Britain resists:
Winning
Hitler sends in reinforcements under General Erwin Rommel
Axis begin to win

11. Eastern Europe Hitler persuades most of E. Eur to join Axis Powers
Attack & defeat – Yugoslavia & Greece

12. Who’s winning?

13. Invasion of USSR “Operation Barbarossa”
June 22, 1941: Ger invades USSR
Why? Land, destroy communists & Jews
Ger winning:
Ger troops not supplied – use Russian supplies
Scorched earth policy:

14. Battle of Leningrad: (Sept 1941) Ger will cut off city from supplies & wait for surrender
Battle of Moscow: (Oct 1941) Ger will close in on capital but winter comes – Ger will retreat and wait

15. Compare and Contrast Battle of Leningrad to Battle of Britain
Similarities
Britain
5-7 items in each column
Draw a picture or symbol for each column
Create your own original title for the poster
Put names on the back

16. Who’s winning? Axis Powers: Allied Powers:
List all the places this alliance has won up to this point
Allied Powers:
List all the places this alliance has won up to this point

17. Tobruk, Libya Who’s winning? Battle goes back & forth
Rommel “Desert Fox” pushes British out of Tobruk & claim victory – Jan 1942
Who’s winning?

18. Answer:
Convince the US to join this war. Use evidence from this battle to persuade the Americans who really, really don’t want to fight. (4-6 sentence s)

19. WW2 Battles
Battle: Draw a picture, symbol, or write a 5 word less description
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Dunkirk
Battle of Britain
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of Moscow
Summary: When, Where, Who, What happened?
Significance: Who wins? What advantage(s) are gained? What does this tell us about the way the war is going (good for Allies/Axis?) Is it a turning point?

20. WW2 #5: Life on Home front This is important / significant because …..
Say:
What do you SEE in the cartoon / poster?
Do all 2 cartoons & pick 2 posters
Pick 5 interesting points in the interview
Mean:
This means that ….
This shows us that….
Matter:
This is important / significant because …..

21. WW2 #5: Life on Home front Say:
A small boy is using a sling shot against a 3 headed monster with big bad weapons (David & Goliath)
Mean:
This means that the Allies may appear small & weak compared to Axis powers – but they will win
Matter: The Allies are hopeful & determined to win – even if it doesn’t look so promising at the moment.

23. Nazi-Soviet Pact – why did these sworn enemies create a peace treaty between each other before the outbreak of WWII?
Why did Europe let Hitler get away with expansion before Sept. 1939?
Blitzkrieg on Poland, London Blitz, Operation Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Leningrad
Nazis in France – How did they control France during most of the war?
War Criminals: How were they determined/ punished?
Why West didn’t Stop the Death Camps –what did the west know and why did they ignore the slaughter?