Transcript World War II: Part One a CHC2D Canadian History presentation

World War II:
Part One
a CHC2D Canadian History presentation
Denmark & Norway
British Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain believed that the best way
to stop Germany was to close off its
access to resources
The Allies made a plan to seize Norway
without knowing that Germany was also
invading
On 9 April 1940, Germany succeeds
On 26 April 1940, the Allies retreat from
Norway
Chamberlain Out
On 7 May 1940, debate begins in the
British House about the failure
the Admiral Of The Fleet puts the blame
on Chamberlain (but not the Admiral in
charge of the navy)
On 10 May 1940, Chamberlain is
replaced by his First Lord of the Admiralty,
Sir Winston Churchill
interesting fact: this portrait of Churchill
was taken at the Chateau Laurier in
Ottawa by Yousef Karsh
Germany Westward
10 May 1940, the same day Churchill is sworn
in: Germany invades France, Belgium,
Luxembourg and the Netherlands
15 May 1940: Holland surrenders
26 May 1940: Allied troops began a massive
evacuation from Dunkirk
28 May 1940: Belgium surrenders
Italy Enters
10 June 1940: Mussolini finally
decides to side with Germany and
declares war against Britain and
France
10 June 1940: Norway officially
surrenders
France Falls
14 June 1940: Germany enter Paris
16 June 1940: new French Prime
Minister Marshal Pétain signs a
treaty with Nazi Germany
23 June 1940: Hitler arrives in Paris
28 June 1940: Britain recognizes
General Charles de Gaulle as the
leader of the Free French
5 July 1940: France breaks offs
relations with Britain
Britain Bombed
Hitler decides to try and force Britain
into accepting a peace treaty by
demonstrating how much he can hurt it
from the air
10 July 1940: Battle Of Britain begins
13 August 1940: bombings commence
23-24 August 1940: London is bombed
25-26 August 1940: Britain bombs
Berlin
Britain Bombed
7 September 1940: Germany begins a
series of nighttime raids against Britain
this is called The Blitz
lights across London were kept off at
night
citizens went into the London
Underground for safety during the
bombings
15 September: London, Southampton,
Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and
Manchester are all hit in one night
Eastern Expansion
20 November 1940: Hungary joins the
Axis Powers
29 November 1940: Romania joins the
Axis Powers
27 March 1941: Yugoslovian coup
overthrows pro-Axis government
6 April 1941: Nazis invade Greece &
Yugoslavia
17 April 1941: Yugoslavia surrenders
27 April 1941: Greece surrenders
Africa
13 September 1940: Italy invades
Egypt
9 December 1940: Britain starts
fighting back against the Italians in
Africa
12 February 1941: German General
Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli,
followed two days later by troops
major battles follow over Tobruk,
Syria and Lebanon
War On Two-Fronts
22 June 1941: Germany attacks the
Soviet Union — the maneuver is called
Operation Barbarossa
29 June 1941: Minsk falls
3 July 1941: Stalin calls for a “scorched
earth” policy
10 July 1940: Germany crosses into
Ukraine
12 July 1941: USSR signs an
agreement of Mutual Assistance with
Britain
20 August 1941: Siege of Leningrad
begins
Canadian Involvement
Canadian troops had seen little action
when they were chosen to try a new
attack on the French port of Dieppe
The attack was to combine naval, air
and land operations as one
It was pushed for by the Soviets to
open a new front against the enemy
19 August 1942: 4963 of 6103 troops at
the battle are Canadian
The operation is a
DISASTER
What Went Wrong?
No artillery meant there was nothing to
attack German guns waiting on the
beach
Tanks are no good on the beach: they
get stuck in the sand
Boats for retreating were sunk before
the troops could get there
907 Canadians are killed, 586 wounded
and 1874 taken prisoner