1. Admiral Chester Nimitz (navy)
General Douglas MacArthur (army)
The war begins
Non-aggression Pact of 1939
Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union

2. Non-aggression Pact of 1939
Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union
Agreed to:
Not go to war with each other
Divide up Eastern Europe

3. Agreed to:
Not go to war with each other
Divide up Eastern Europe
Germany invaded Poland in 1939
Britain and France declared war on Germany 2 days later
World War II officially began

4. Britain and France declared war on Germany 2 days later
World War II officially began
Hitler unleashed the blitzkrieg (“lightning war”)

5. World War II officially began
Hitler unleashed the blitzkrieg (“lightning war”)
Battle of France (1940)

6. Battle of France (1940)
Germany defeated France in 6 weeks

7. Battle of France (1940)
Germany defeated France in 6 weeks
Hitler broke the pact in 1941 and invaded the USSR

8. Germany defeated France in 6 weeks
Hitler broke the pact in 1941 and invaded the USSR
The USSR joined the Allies

9. 10-2-2 #5 Hitler broke the pact in 1941 and invaded the USSR
The USSR joined the Allies #5
Discuss
Non-aggression Pact
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Describe the importance of the Non-aggression Pact