1. The AXIS Strategy War Around the Globe Italy, Germany & Japan define their targets

2. Hitler Changes Tactics After Battle of Britain: –Hitler turns his attention east –Begins in the Balkans (April 1941) June 1941 invades Soviet Union –Violates non-aggression pact Critical Thinking!

3. Balkans falls quickly: Yugoslavia in 11 Days, Greece in 17 days

4. Operation Barbarossa Hitler targets Leningrad & Moscow –June 1941 By September Germans surrounded Leningrad –Over 1 million Russians died By December outside of Moscow –Winter proved fatal for Germany as it did for Napoleon

5. Stalingrad Leningrad Moscow

6. Russia had largest army: 5 million soldiers But they were poorly trained & equipped!

7. Italy Pursues North Africa Mussolini’s goal is to seize British controlled Egypt Egypt’s Suez Canal key to reaching Oil Fields Italy begins in Libya and moves to Egypt

8. Egypt & the Suez Canal : Access to Middle East & Oil Libya Egypt Italy performs poorly Germans come to rescue Egypt

10. Japan Japan was overcrowded and needed raw materials Japan was slowly building a Pacific Empire

11. China Southeast Asia Manchuria The Japanese Empire

13. 3-Theaters of War EUROPE NORTH AFRICA PACIFIC

15. A.P. Classes for Juniors U.S History- Placement Test TBA European History- Tuesday March 6 th (room 287) Electives: History of Film, Psychology, Philosophy, Women’s History