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War Around the World
Social Studies 10
Ms. Rebecca
2009
Quiz!
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1. What were 3 causes of WWII that were
also causes of WWI?
2. Explain how the Treaty of Versailles
helped lead to war.
3. How did the Great Depression lead to
war?
4. What is appeasement?
5. Did appeasement work? How do you
know?
Look at the following pictures
of WWII
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How do you think WWII impacted the
rest of the world?
http://www.subtire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/world-war-2.jpg
http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02455/pictures/worldwarII.jpg
Egyptian Soldiers
Dead German soldiers in Stalingrad
Starving Russians
Japanese-American internment camp
Review
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Hitler had already begun to take land
but he didn’t want to take land that
would make the Soviet Union go to war
with Germany.
Non-Aggression
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So, Hitler signed a non-aggression
treaty with Stalin. They agreed to not
go to war with each other.
Why did the Soviet Union sign
the treaty?
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The army didn’t feel ready to fight
ANOTHER war. They were hurt VERY
badly during WWI.
Review: Road to War (19321939)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Election of 1932
Remilitarize (1935)
Invasion of Rhineland
(1936)
Union with Austria
(1938)
Review: Road to War (19321939)
Czechoslovakia and
Munich Conference
(1938)
1. Appeasement Policy
F. Non-Aggression Pact
(1939)
G. Invasion of Poland
(1939)
E.
1. The war begins
Quick Victory on the Western
Front
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Sept 1, 1939- Hitler invaded Poland
2 days later, Great Britain and France
declared war on Germany.
The Allies
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Great Britain and France were on the
Allies. Many other countries joined the
Allies against Germany.
Japan
Germany
Italy
USSR
World War II
USA
G.B.
France
China
III. World War II Basics
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B.
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Axis Powers: Italy,
Germany, Japan
Allied Powers:
Great Britain,
France….later USA,
China, Russia and
more!
Neutral countries:
Switzerland
How did Germany fight?
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Fast and Furious!
“Blitzkrieg”
Germany for
“lightning war”
Germany continued to win
land
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In:
Denmark
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
France lost to Germany too!
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In June, 1940
http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/Adolf_Hitler_Paris_1940.jpg
Germany TRIED to take over
Great Britain
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Air-bombed British
cities
But the British air-force had
radar!
http://www.aefreemart.com/uploaded_images/radarScreen-719485.jpg
They knew where German planes
were and could shoot them
down.
http://muggingisblissful.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/7.jpg
The British leader: Winston
Churchill
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Helped encourage people to not give up
and to believe that Great Britain would
defeat the Germans.
Great Britain won!
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Because the British people didn’t give
up
And the air-force was able to shoot
down German planes….
Great Britain defeated the Germans!
The Eastern Front
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After 2 years of fighting, Hitler broke his
treaty with Stalin.
July 27, 1941- Hitler invaded the Soviet
Union
The Soviet Union joined the Allies
The Soviet Union lost millions
of soldiers
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BUT they were able
to defeat the
Germans in the
Battle of
Stalingrad in 1942.
Why were the Soviet Union soldiers able
to defeat the Germans?
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1. The Germans
weren’t prepared
(ready) for the
harsh Soviet winter.
Tanks and weapons
didn’t work in
extreme cold.
Dead German soldiers in Stalingrad
Why were the Soviet Union soldiers able
to defeat the Germans?
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2. The German soldiers didn’t have
enough supplies.
Germany surrenders
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On Feb 2, 1943 Germany surrendered.
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HUGE turning point in the war.
The Pacific Front
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The U.S. wanted to be neutral but it
favored the Allies.
U.S. sent military aid to the British
Pearl Harbor
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On Dec 7, 1941
Japan bombed Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii.
U.S. declares war
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The U.S. declared war on Japan.
The next day Germany and Italy
declared war on the U.S.
War on 3 continents
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In North Africa Italy
and Germany tried
to get more land
(rich in oil
resources)
But American and
British troops
stopped them.
By 1943 the Allies were
winning the war
What happened in Italy?
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Italians kicked
Mussolini out of
office and
surrendered to the
Allies.
The Allies took
control of Italy.
http://brucefong.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/surrender.jpg
The War Ends
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June 6, 1944
The Allies
landed in
Normandy,
France
http://www.topkat-travel.co.uk/images/Normandy_Invasion,_June_1944.jpg
D-Day
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The Allied invasion
of Normandy beach
is called: D-Day.
aveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/d-day-landing-june-1944-omaha-beach-in-normandy-f
D-Day
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VERY bloody!
Many soldiers died
but the Allies won
and took over Paris
http://www.murdoconline.net/pics/dday666.jpg
At the same time…..
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The Soviet Union moved in to attach
Germany on the east.
On May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered
and Hitler shot and killed himself.
Bombing in Japan
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American planes dropped an atomic
bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6,
1945.
160,000 people killed or injured
Bombing in Japan
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3 days later- The U.S. dropped
ANOTHER atomic bomb on Nagasaki,
Japan
Japan surrendered.
The war was officially over August
9,1945
Key vocabulary
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Define the following key terms in your notebook:
Non-aggression
Blitzkrieg
D-Day
Atomic bomb
Stalingrad
Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Roosevelt
Churchill