Transcript World War II So Far

World War II
Begins…
SEPTEMBER 3, 1939
The USSR attacks Poland
from the east.
Germany attacks Poland
from the west
Germany uses blitzkrieg
tactics…
ENGLAND AND FRANCE DECLARE WAR
ON GERMANY IN RESPONSE TO THE
INVASION OF POLAND
Allies vs. Axis Powers
Britain, France,
Poland, China
Germany, Italy,
Japan, USSR
Early Battles
of
World War II
WWII was fought in Africa,
Europe, Asia, and the Pacific
The War in North
Africa
Italian & German forces fought
the British in North Africa.
British General Montgomery was
facing German Field Marshall
Rommel, also known as the
Desert Fox.
By 1940, Axis Powers controlled
most of North Africa
THE WAR
IN
WESTERN
EUROPE…
Germany invades and takes
over Norway, Finland,
Denmark,and Belgium.
In May of 1940 the Nazis
invade France and take over.
A Nazi government was set
up in Southern France called
the Vichy Government.
Britain stands alone in Western
Europe.
U.S. sends supplies to Britain
across the Atlantic Ocean.
Germany engages in Wolf Pack
Attacks.
U.S. signs Atlantic Charter with
Britain and FDR authorizes
“Shoot on Sight” Order.
WAR
IN
EASTERN
EUROPE
In 1941 Hitler turns on Stalin and begins
Operation Barbarossa an attack on the
Soviet Union.
Stalin joins the Allies
Stalin issues the scorched earth policy
burning Russian land as the Germans attack.
Within 3 months Hitler’s troops had pushed
500 miles inside the Soviet Union
Hitler is close to conquering the Soviet
Union
By the Fall
of 1941…
Hitler
controlled
most of
Europe
He expanded
his
extermination
policies to
every country
he
conquered…
This is called:
The Holocaust
In the Pacific . . .
Meanwhile the Japanese said the
“Pacific is ours”.
Japan began to control the
Pacific by taking over Manchuria,
Korea and the Philippines.
Japan wanted to take over the
rest of the Islands in the Pacific.
Question: How did U.S. respond?
On December 7, 1941 Japan
attacked the US pacific fleet at
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
On December 8, 1941 the
United States declared war on
Japan and Germany.
President Roosevelt said, “This
is a day which will live in infamy”
Allies vs Axis Powers
Allies = Great Britain, France,
Poland, U.S, China, U.S.S.R.
Axis Powers = Germany, Italy,
Japan
Question: Who is winning the war by 1942?