Transcript World War II - Cloverleaf Local

World War II
Will Luppino
Ethan Wolff
Causes: Treaty of Versailles
• War Guilt Clause
• Outrageous Reparation
Payments to France &
Great Britain
• Led to worldwide
depression
• Other harsh restrictions
on the German people
Hitler
• Born: April 20, 1889
• Decorated World War I
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veteran
Member of the Nazi
political party
Became leader of party in
1921
Elected Chancellor in
1933
Declared Führer in 1934
Occupation of France
• French government
surrendered after Battle of
France
• Armistice was signed June
22, 1940 at Compiegne
• German army occupied
northern and western
thirds of France
• Remaining third ruled by
government headed in
Vichy
Battle of Britain
• July 10 - October 31,
1940 over Britain
• Sustained effort by
German Luftwaffe to
destroy British RAF
(Royal Air Force)
• Ended when German
forces pulled out in
preparation for
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
• Code name of Nazi invasion of
Soviet Union
• Began June 22, 1941
• Named after Emperor Fredrick
Barbarosa of the Holy Roman
Empire, leader of the Third
Crusade
• Advanced as far as Stalingrad but
then were repelled by Russian
Forces
Battle of Stalingrad
• July 17, 1942 –
February 2, 1943
• Estimated total
casualties
• Russian: 1.5 million
• German: 841,000
• Resulted in decisive
Soviet victory and
German retreat
Vassili Zaytsev
• Most notable Soviet
sniper of World War II
• 242 verified kills
however total
estimated number
around 500
• Used standard issue
Mosin-Nagant rifle
African Theatre
• Lasted from June 10,
1940 – May 2, 1945
• Allied forces led by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Axis forces red by
Erwin Rommel
• Major battles: 1st
Battle of El Alamein,
2nd Battle of El
Alamein, and the
Battle of Madagascar
D-Day
• June 6, 1944
• Allied invasion of
Normandy, France
• Known as Operation
Neptune/Overlord
• Amphibious beach
landing of over
150,000 Allied troops
Race to the Atomic Bomb
• U.S. first to
successfully put to use
• German scientists
close behind in
development
• Used on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, Japan in
1945
• Set stage for Cold War
Fall of Berlin
• Berlin stormed by
Soviet forces April,
1945
• Known as the “Battle
of Berlin”
• Final major offensive
of European theatre
• Many German leaders
committed suicide
before occupation
Dedicated to:
• World War II Veterans
• Mr. Flint
• Mr. Clark
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