1. WWII Begins September 1, 1939 – Germany invades Poland
Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler & Stalin agree to invade Poland and not to attack each other

2. December 8, 1941 America Joins WWII
Which enemy should the US first concentrate their resources on? Why?
Japan?
Germany?

3. Big Three: U.S. – Franklin D Roosevelt
Great Britain- Winston Churchill
Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin
Agree that Germany is the bigger threat
Joseph Stalin (U.S.S.R) asks for U.S. and England to invade Northern Europe
Churchill thinks they do not have the resources for such an attack.

4. July 1942 Allies invade North Africa
Patton vs. Rommel
Tanks become important part of combat
Stalin not happy
Why?

5. War in the Soviet Union
Hitler invades all the way to Stalingrad and Moscow(pg.431)
Kills much of the population along the way
Of the almost 50 million people killed in WWII almost half were from the Soviet Union
Half of those were civilians
Battle of Leningrad est. 1.6 – 2 Million Dead
Early 1942 Stalin begins to push Germans back

6. Axis
Military
Civilian
Total
Germany
3,500,00
700,000
4,200,000
Japan
2,000,000
350,000
2,350,000
Romania
300,000
160,000
460,000
Hungary
140,000
290,000
430,000
Italy
330,000
80,000
410,000
Other Nations
312,000
106,000
418,000
Allied
Soviet Union
10,000,000
20,000,000
China
2,500,000
7,500,000
Poland
100,000
5,700,000
5,800,000
Yugoslavia
1,400,000
1,700,000
France
250,000
600,000
Czechoslovakia
200,000
215,000
415,000
United States
400,000
Great Britain
326,000
62,000
388,000
199,000
465,000
664,000
Est. Total Deaths
20,858,000
27,372,000
48,231,000

7. Operation Overlord
Invasion of Northern Europe becomes priority in early 1943
General Dwight D. Eisenhower put in charge of Allied Forces in Europe.
2 Million U.S Soldiers based on Southern England

8. Operation Overlord in Actions (D-Day) June 6, 1944 – July 25, 1944
1st Invasion
150,000 soldiers
1500 Tanks
5300 Ships
12000 Aircraft
24000 Airborne Troops
Over 400,000 people killed in battle

9. Germany caught between 2 fronts
Allied bombing from Western front
Berlin 25,000 killed
Dresden 60,000 killed
Soviet invasion from Eastern front
June – Sept. 1944: 1.3 Million German soldiers killed.

10. Hitlers last chance Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 16 1944)
Sends bulk of troops into Belgium
Attempting to:
Split Allied troops
Cut off supplies
Allied troops vastly outnumbered and trapped by speed.
Jan Allies push back and win

11. Allied forces invade Germany
Soviet Union takes Berlin from the east
Allied forces invade from the West
Meet at Elbe River
Results:
April 29, 1944 Hitler commits suicide
Germany soon signs peace
May 7, 1945: V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
Troops learn about the Holocaust

12. WWII effects the World