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World War II
Begins… SEPTEMBER 3, 1939
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The USSR attacks Poland from the east.
Germany attacks Poland from the west
Germany uses blitzkrieg tactics…
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ENGLAND AND FRANCE DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY IN RESPONSE TO
THE INVASION OF POLAND
Allies vs. Axis Powers
Britain, France, Poland, China
Germany, Italy, Japan, USSR
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Early Battles of
World War IIWWII was fought in Africa,
Europe, Asia, and the Pacific
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The War in North Africa
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Italian & German forces fought the British in North
Africa.
British General Montgomery was facing German Field Marshall Rommel, also
known as the Desert Fox.
By 1940, Axis Powers controlled most of North
Africa
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THE WAR IN
WESTERN
EUROPE…
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Germany invades and takes over Norway,
Finland, Denmark,and Belgium.
In May of 1940 the Nazis invade France and take
over.
A Nazi government was set up in Southern France
called the Vichy Government.
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Britain stands alone in Western Europe.
U.S. sends supplies to Britain across the Atlantic
Ocean.
Germany engages in Wolf Pack Attacks.
U.S. signs Atlantic Charter with Britain and FDR
authorizes “Shoot on Sight” Order.
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WAR IN
EASTERN
EUROPE
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In 1941 Hitler turns on Stalin and begins Operation Barbarossa an
attack on the Soviet Union.
Stalin joins the Allies
Stalin issues the scorched earth policy burning Russian land as the Germans
attack.
Within 3 months Hitler’s troops had pushed 500 miles inside the Soviet
Union
Hitler is close to conquering the Soviet Union
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By the Fall of 1941…
Hitler controlled
most of Europe
He expanded
his extermination policies to every
country he conquered
…This is called:
The Holocaust
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In the Pacific . . .
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Meanwhile the Japanese said the “Pacific is ours”.
Japan began to control the Pacific by taking over
Manchuria, Korea and the Philippines.
Japan wanted to take over the rest of the Islands in the
Pacific. Question: How did U.S. respond?
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On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
On December 8, 1941 the United States declared war
on Japan and Germany.
President Roosevelt said, “This is a day which will live
in infamy”
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Allies vs Axis Powers
Allies = Great Britain, France, Poland, U.S, China, U.S.S.R.
Axis Powers = Germany, Italy, Japan
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Question: Who is winning the war by 1942?