1. 10th World Studies 5.22.18 Today’s Agenda: WWII HW:
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Today’s Learning Objectives:
I can determine the importance of the battles of WWII
Today’s Agenda:
WWII
HW:
Prepare yourself for an exam…

2. What do I want you to know about each specific battle?
At minimum:
Who were the main nations involved?
Who “won?”
Timeframe and location
Significance of the battle within the context of WWII

3. “MAIN” PLAYERS: The Allies: Axis powers: China Great Britain France
Soviet Union, from June 1941
United States, from December 1941
Axis powers:
Germany
Italy
Japan
Soviet Union, until June 1941

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-s9ji6XdAY The Miracle at Dunkirk
Churchill Speech?

5. Vichy France

6. Changing of tactics? Berlin? Battle of Britain/Sea Lion
Importance to WWII?
Churchill speech…
Innovations?
Who Won?
Changing of tactics? Berlin?
July 1940
Battle of Britain/Sea Lion

7. Basic German Invasion Plan… Operation Sea Lion
create a cordon (police/military encirclement) in the shortest straight line between France and Britain…
line it with minefields and subs, and ferry the German army across…
Churchill claims that Britain could have torn this minefield up, destroyed the subs, and crushed this invasion… he also says that this was the most heavily fortified section of the British coast…

8. Also, Radar, & the beginnings of Enigma (more in Battle of Crete…)
Churchill estimated that at the beginning of the Battle of Britain the Luftwaffe forces outnumbered the RAF 3-1, but there was considerable home field advantage for the British
Why?  fuel… Luftwaffe only had about 10 minutes of fighting time over England before having to head back to refuel.
Also, Radar, & the beginnings of Enigma (more in Battle of Crete…)
Churchill describes the need to defend a long coastline in Britain meant to set up forces on the perimeter that would stall the enemy and then the largest possible reserve for quick counterattack… (what he accused the French of not doing in the Battle of France… )

9. The Bombing of London a ‘Relief’ to Churchill
“London can take it.”
Hitler had made a tactical error by changing his focus, allowing RAF to recover
By October, Hitler gave up on the bombing of Britain
Too late to launch sea lion
Instead, would deal with England via the War in the Atlantic (Wolf Packs)
Starve the British out

10. The use of RADAR in the Battle of Britain
The Dowding System
Set up both along the coast and inland…
Range of approximately 100 miles—at least as far as the German bases along the coast of France

11. Why is Crete important to Allies/Axis?
Battle of Crete
May 1941
Help the Italians
Why is Crete important to Allies/Axis?
Who Won?
Importance to WWII?

12. Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact??? Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad…
Operation Barbarossa
June 1941
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact???
Who Won?
Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad…
Importance to WWII?

13. Operation Torch & El-Alamein Amphibious, coordinated invasion
Oct/Nov 1942
Brits/USA v Germany
Amphibious, coordinated invasion
Importance to WWII?
Where?

14. Operation Citadel: The Battle of Kursk
July 1943
Who? What? Where?
Who Won?
Importance to WWII?

15. World War II
Year-by-Year:
The Entire War in 7 Minutes…