10th World Studies 5.18.18 Today’s Agenda: WWII HW: Vote Turn in: Nothing Take out : NOTES Today’s Learning Objectives: I can determine the importance of the battles of WWII Today’s Agenda: WWII HW: Vote Prepare yourself for an exam (next week!)

What do I want you to know about each specific battle? At minimum: Who were the main nations involved? Who “won?” Timeframe and location Significance of the battle within the context of WWII

“MAIN” PLAYERS: The Allies: Axis powers: China Great Britain France Soviet Union, from June 1941 United States, from December 1941 Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan Soviet Union, until June 1941

1939: Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact The Axis Powers 1939: Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact 1940: Tripartite Pact 1936: Anti-Comintern Pact 1937 1939: The Pact of Steel 1936: Rome-Berlin Axis

1941 1941 The Allied Powers

“Buffer Zone” from the “Geris” The Winter War 1939 Karielian Isthmus “Buffer Zone” from the “Geris”

Connections to Germany? Mannerheim and Germany? The Winter War Who Won? Connections to Germany? Mannerheim and Germany? Importance to WWII?

Who Won? April 1940 Operation Weserübung Importance to WWII? Why Norway? Why Denmark? Who Won? April 1940 Operation Weserübung

Fall Gelb, Rot, and the Fall of France June 1940 Who Won? Anything Familiar? Importance to WWII?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-s9ji6XdAY The Miracle at Dunkirk Churchill Speech? https://youtu.be/WOpZ4bM2a4c?t=95

Battle of Britain/Sea Lion Importance to WWII? Innovations? Who Won? Bombing of Berlin? July 1940 Battle of Britain/Sea Lion

Basic German Invasion Plan… Operation Sea Lion create a cordon (police/military encirclement) in the shortest straight line between France and Britain… line it with minefields and subs, and ferry the German army across… Churchill claims that Britain could have torn this minefield up, destroyed the subs, and crushed this invasion… he also says that this was the most heavily fortified section of the British coast…

Churchill estimated that at the beginning of the Battle of Britain the Luftwaffe forces outnumbered the RAF 3-1, but there was considerable home field advantage for the British Why?  fuel… Luftwaffe only had about 10 minutes of fighting time over England before having to head back to refuel. Also, Radar, & the beginnings of Enigma Churchill describes the need to defend a long coastline in Britain meant to set up forces on the perimeter that would stall the enemy and then the largest possible reserve for quick counterattack… (what he accused the French of not doing in the Battle of France… )

The Bombing of London a ‘Relief’ to Churchill “London can take it.” Hitler had made a tactical error by changing his focus, allowing RAF to recover By October, Hitler gave up on the bombing of Britain Too late to launch sea lion Instead, would deal with England via the War in the Atlantic (Wolf Packs) Starve the British out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0t-RqjMH-A

World War II Year-by-Year: http://wwiimaps.homestead.com/europe45.html The Entire War in 7 Minutes… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVEy1tC7nk