Transcript How Did the Second World War Start?

How Did the Second
World War Start?
A presentation by Miss Hayton
It’s all about being
friends with each other!
• Some countries were friends
with certain countries and not
others!
• France and Britain were friendly
with each other.
• Germany and Italy were friendly
with each other.
How did the war start?
• To find out how the
Second World War
started we have to
look back at the
First World War.
• This map of Europe
shows some of the
countries involved.
How did World War I
end?
• By September 1918 the German
High Command realised that the
war was lost.
• After millions of people had died
the war finally ended in
November 1918
What did the treaty do?
• Many people were
determined to stop
war happening again.
• A League of Nations
was established to
enable countries to
keep peace.
• Germany was made
to take the blame.
What happened after the
war?
• Germany was
made to pay out
huge sums of
money in
compensation.
• They were also
made to give up
some land.
• Germany was
also forced to
reduce the size
of her armies
and to sink her
ships.
• As a result the
country became
bankrupt.
What happened next?
• The country had no money, people
had no jobs and were starving.
• Some people resented the status
and money that others, such as
Jews had. Jews were persecuted
and made to give up their jobs and
money
• Adolf Hitler rose to power with
promises to help the German people.
• He set up youth groups and spoke at
rallies.
The situation got worse!
• All over Europe,
people began to
suffer as jobs
disappeared.
• Germany began
to re-build her
ships and build
up her armies.
What did we do?
• The British Prime
Minister, Neville
Chamberlain
believed that he
could negotiate
with Adolf Hitler.
• He met Herr Hitler
at Munich in 1938
and declared the
meeting was
successful, ‘Peace
in our time’ he said.
Was it ‘Peace in our
time’?
• Unfortunately not!
• Germany, with the
support of her
allies, continued to
invade other
countries.
• In September 1939
Britain issued an
ultimatum, after
Germany invaded
Poland. It was
ignored, so war
was declared.
What happened first?
• War was
declared on
September 3rd
1939.
• Air raid sirens
sounded, but it
was a false
alarm.
• The evacuation
of children
began.