1. Blitzkrieg/Battle of Britain
World War II
Blitzkrieg/Battle of Britain

2. Blitzkrieg in Poland
Luftwaffe=German Airforce rained over Poland/dropped bombs
Soviet Union invades from east
3 weeks Poland falls
Poland taken by the Germans

3. Invasion of Poland, Sept.1939

4. Invasion of France, May 1940
Hitler invades Belgium, Denmark, & Norway.
- By passing the French “Maginot Line”
Trapping British & French forces at Dunkirk
British navy rescues most of them, taking them to Great Britain.

7. Results June 22, 1940 France surrenders
Vichy government set up (Nazi puppet gov)
Charles de Gaulle (french general) fled to Britain to set up government in exile

8. Battle of Britain

9. Battle for Britain
Summer 1940=Germans hit Britain hard with air raids.
Hope: break will of British ppl.
RAF fought back/developed radar
British will remains unbroken.
October 1940: Battle of Britain – draw.

10. Battle of Britain – a draw…

11. US Neutrality Cash & Carry Act, September 1939
US trades with belligerents
Buyers must pay cash & do all the shipping.
Lend-Lease Act, March 1941: Lend or lease weapons to the Allies.

12. War in Europe 1940-1941 Axis Pact: June, 1940: Germany, Italy & Japan.
July, 1941: Hitler invades the Soviet Union.

13. War in Asia, 1940 - 1941 Japan continues war against China, 1940-1941.
Japan invades Indochina, July, 1941.
US stops all oil exports to Japan.
Atlantic Charter signed, August, 1941.
December 7, 1941:
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

15. Activity
Make sure your Friday Flashcards are done for the second set of WW II vocabulary.
Design a timeline of the Major Events/Battles from 1938 through1941 regarding WW II, including months, years, and belligerents and results.