Transcript European Theater - Coach Simpson`s World

Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
*Winston Churchill
England
Prime Minister :
Led war against
Germany
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Instrumental in
Taking Germany
*Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
U.S.A.
Declared war on
Japan after the attack
On Pearl Harbor
Hitler used
propaganda like
this poster to
influence the
German citizen’s.
*Hitler targeted
the young people
to indoctrinate
them with Nazi
ideals
Stalin and
Hitler sign a
10 year
agreement
that they will
not attack
each other.
Secretly they
agreed to split
up Poland
“Lightning War”
*Blitzkrieg is the German battle plan
which allowed Germans to
quickly take land
Three stages to Blitzkrieg
1. Start with an air assault (airplanes)
2. Send in rapidly moving tank units
to disrupt transportation and
communication
3. Follow up with mechanized
infantry units
The invasion of Poland
“Lightning War”
1. Sept. 1, 1939 –
Germany invades
Poland. This starts
World War II.
2. April 9, 1940 –
Germany attacks
Denmark and Norway.
The invasion of Poland
“Lightning War”
3 May 10, 1940 –
Germany attacks
France, Belgium,
Luxembourg,
and the
Netherlands.
*Maginot Line*
Maginot line was a
series of fortresses
and gun
emplacements
between France
and Germany.
*Built because
France feared
Germany’s
aggression
The Battle for France and
Great Britain
France had attempted
to drive back German
forces but was
trapped
against the North Sea.
France Falls June 14,
1940 to Germany
The German Luftwaffe
began bombing airfields,
then major British cities.
*Radar, which helped
British anticipate the
German moves, and the
Royal Air Force (RAF)
stop the Luftwaffe raids
*Hitler will give up and
turn his attention to
Eastern Europe
RAF shot down so
many German
bombers that Hitler
was forced to give up
on Great Britain.
RESULT: Britain
WON! Hitler’s
advances could be
blocked!
• Italy on the
offensive in North
Africa
• Britain strikes
back, both dig in
and wait for
support.
Montgomery,
pictured above.
Rommel’s forces
will be driven out
of Egypt, and
forced to
surrender. This
battle saved the
Suez Canal.
•Patton is known for
his victories in
Africa,Italy, France,
and the Battle of
Bastogne.
US Sherman Tanks
• Countries in Balkans join the Axis Powers
• Bulgaria
• Romania
• Hungary
• RESISTANCE
to Axis Powers
• Yugoslavia – fell in 11
days
• Greece – fell in 17 days
The Nazis Invade the Soviet Union
June 22, 1941
*Hitler makes
the same
mistake as
Napoleon
• U.S. passed Neutrality
Acts
• *1941- U.S. passed
Lend- Lease Act.
• Lead or lease arms and
supplies to any country
vital to U.S.
• Roosevelt approved
act to aid the war in
Europe, though U.S.
stated they were
Neutral in the war.