World War IIWorld War II

Blitzkrieg/Battle of BritainBlitzkrieg/Battle of Britain

Blitzkrieg in PolandBlitzkrieg in Poland

• Luftwaffe=German Airforce rained over Poland/dropped bombs

• Soviet Union invades from east

• 3 weeks Poland falls

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• Poland taken by the Germans

Invasion of Poland, Sept.1939Invasion of Poland, Sept.1939

Invasion of France, May 1940Invasion 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.

ResultsResults

• 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

Battle of BritainBattle of Britain

Battle for BritainBattle 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.

Battle of Britain – a draw…Battle of Britain – a draw…

US NeutralityUS 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.

War in Europe 1940-1941War in Europe 1940-1941

• Axis Pact: June, 1940: Germany, Italy & Japan.

• July, 1941: Hitler invades the Soviet Union.

War in Asia, 1940 - 1941War 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.

ActivityActivity

• 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.