Transcript Chapter 26 Section 2

Chapter 26 Section 2
War Begins
World War II
War in Europe
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September 1, 1939-Hitler sends troops into
Poland.
September 3, 1939-Great Britain and France
declare war on Germany.
The Germans attacked Poland quickly and
fiercely.
Poland fell to Germany within the month.
This offensive was called blitzkrieg, means
lightning war, the swift attack by the Germans.
GERMANY INVADES POLAND
War in Europe
 The Soviet Union moved troops into eastern
Poland and the Germans controlled Western
Poland.
 Stalin took over the Baltic regions of
 1. Latvia
2. Lithuania
3. Estonia
and forced them accept Soviet military bases.
 The Soviets invaded Finland but were defeated
and left Finland.
The War Expands
The French and British settled at the Maginot
Line along the German border between Belgium
and Switzerland.
 April 1940, Germany invades
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. the Netherlands
4. Belgium
 With the fall of Denmark the British and French
moved to the port of Dunkirk on the western
coast of France on the English Channel.
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SOVIET UNION
Latvia,
Latvia,Estonia
Estonia
and
andLithuania
Lithuania
GERMANY
Norway, Denmark,
Netherlands and Belgium
Port of Dunkirk
Battle of Dunkirk
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With the Germans approaching the British
and French prepared to leave France.
More than 800 ships, ferries and fishing
boats evacuated the troops to safety.
June 1940
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Germans move across Somme River and further
into France.
Italy joins the war on the side of Germany and
attacked France from the southeast.
AXIS Powers:
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
June 14, 1940, the Germans marched into Paris.
HITLER’S EMPIRE 1942
Germany Marches into Paris, France
Hitler in Paris at the Eiffel Tower
Battle of Britain
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August 1940- Germans bomb British
shipyard, industries and cities, by air.
Germany was never able to win victory over
Britain due to the heroics of Britain’s Royal
Air Force (RAF).
Hitler retreated and ended the air attacks.
Britain’s Royal
Air Force
(RAF)
Germany invades the Soviet Union
1941:Hitler launched an attack on the Soviet
Union
► The Soviet Union then joined the side of the
Allies in their fight against Germany and Italy.
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Allies:
1.Great Britain
2. France
3. Soviet Union