Transcript WWII in Europe PowerPoint Activity

World War II Europe
Job 1: Nations
 Label
the following nations on
your map:
France United Kingdom Poland
Germany Belgium Soviet Union
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Job 2: Symbols
We will place arrows and symbols on our map. All
arrows and symbols will be time stamped.
Arrows represent offensives. We will need 3 colors:
German offensives
Russian offensives
Allied offensives
You will to make a symbol for battles, and draw
airplanes for the Battle of Britain.
Job 3: Complete the notes
outline
There
is a notes
outline to complete
with the
PowerPoint.
Blitzkrieg
Overcome defensive
positions
Lightning war
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First Wave: Dive
Bombers
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Second Wave: Tanks
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Third Wave: Infantry
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No stalemates like
WWI
Invasion of Poland
September 1939
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Germany attacks Poland to take
back land lost after WWI.
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Even though Germany and the
Soviet Union looked at each other
as enemies, they agreed to not
attack one another and divide
Poland between themselves.
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This non-aggression pact was
temporary.
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France and United Kingdom
declare war on Germany.
Germans from the West
Soviet Union from the
East
Draw Arrows
 Draw
arrows on your map that
represent these 2 offensives:
 Germany
to Poland
 Soviet
Union to Poland
 Label
these offensives September
1939
Invasion of France and
Low Countries May 1940
No stalemate this time!
May 10, 1940 Germany
attacks west!
 Six
weeks later,
Belgium,
Netherland, and
France were all
occupied.
The Battle of Dunkirk
May to June 1940
One BIG German
screw up!
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The British were
able to evacuate
340,000 soldiers
while the Germans
hesitated.
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Those soldiers would
fight again.
Draw arrows and battle
symbol
 Draw
arrows from Germany
through the low countries and
northern France.
 Label
 Draw
these arrows May 1940.
your symbol for Dunkirk
and label it May-June 1940.
The Battle of Britain
Summer and Fall of 1940
Scrambling to get to
their planes!
Invasion of Britain?
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The Germans could not
invade Britain with out air
superiority.
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The Battle of Britain was a
titanic struggle between the
air forces.
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The British won which
represented Hitler’s first
setback.
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MORE WILL COME!
Airplanes
 Draw
two airplanes (German
and British) over the United
Kingdom.
 Label
these planes the Battle
of Britain and date them
Summer and Fall 1940.
Invasion of the Soviet
Union June 1941
3 Objectives:
 Living
space or
lebensraum.
 Resources
particularly oil.
 Defeat
Communism.
3 Offensives in 1
Draw arrows and battle
symbol
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A large arrow headed east from Poland into the
Soviet Union should be labeled June 1941.
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Place the cities of Leningrad, Moscow, and
Stalingrad on the map.
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Divide your arrow into three prongs each
headed to a city.
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Put symbols for these three battles: Moscow
October 1941 to January 1942; Leningrad
September 1941 to January 1944; Stalingrad
July 1942 to February 1943.
Turning Points in the East
1943
Kursk July 1943
Stalingrad February
1943
The tide is turning!
 In
February, the Germans lost
the most significant battle on the
eastern front at Stalingrad.
 In
July, they lost at the Battle of
Kursk. This battle was seen as
Germany’s last offensive, and put
the Germans in full retreat mode.
Draw arrow and battle
symbol
Soviets on the march
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Draw an arrow from the
Soviet Union west to the
Western boundary of
Poland
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Label this offensive July
1943
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Label the end of the line
along the German Polish
border December 1943.
Allied invasion of France
June 1944
Open a second front
against the Germans
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The United States, United
Kingdom, and Canada
invaded France and pushed
toward Germany.
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This put tremendous pressure
on an already strained
Germany.
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Germany’s last stand came in
December with their
desperate offensive called the
Battle of the Bulge.
Draw arrows and battle
symbol
December 15, 1944
Allies are on the border
Germany’s last
desperate offensive
Draw arrows and battle
symbol
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Draw an arrow from the United
Kingdom to France then across to the
border with Germany.
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Label this June 1944.
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Make a battle symbol where
Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium
meet. Label this the Battle of the
Bulge December 1944.
The Fall of Germany
Spring 1945
Germany was smashed
between two armies
Soviet capture of Berlin
Draw arrows and battle
symbol
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Place the Elbe River on the map.
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Draw an arrow from Poland west to
the Elbe. Label it January 1945.
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Draw an arrow from Belgium east to
the Elbe. Label it January 1945.
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Put a symbol on Battle symbol on
Berlin and label it April 1945.
The Meeting at the Elbe
April 1945
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This meeting of the
two armies became
the boundary
between the future
East and West
Germany.
Victory!