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Who was on each side? Axis Powers Germany Italy Japan Allied Powers Great Britain Soviet Union United States France Surrendered to Germany in 1940 after 6 weeks

How did WWII start? Germany invaded Poland (1939). Allies declare war on Germany. Germany then invades France, Belgium, etc. Then Hitler invades Russia. Germans use “blitzkrieg” to overwhelm other armies. Blitzkrieg means “lightening war” in German. Surround with tanks and troops in trucks.

June 22, 1940: France surrenders to Germany Germany invaded Poland in1939 Nazi Germany Invaded Denmark and Norway in 1940 One month later, Germany invades France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands June 22, 1940: France surrenders to Germany 3

War in Europe US was isolated at first but started to prepare for war in 1940 Increased military & had 1st peacetime military draft Sept. 1940 Lend-Lease Act 1941—lend, not sell arms, to Britain Sept. 1940—to help keep US out of war Hitler brings in Japan as part of Axis Powers Hitler hoped US wouldn’t want to fight a 2 front war US enters war after bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 Churchill & Roosevelt decide to invade North Africa June 1942 By July 1943: Allies force way into Italy & Italy surrenders Germany is able to hold most of the Italian peninsula

War Comes to an END! Stalingrad Germany invaded Russia (Soviet Union) at city of Stalingrad Lasted from August 21,1942- February 2,1943 Soviet Military was able to push Germany out of the Soviet Union; cost Germany 200,000 troops Was turning point in war against Germany

How did WWII end in Europe? Operation Overlord- Allied invasion of France. Also called D-Day (June 6, 1944). Within a month 1 million Allied troops were stationed in Europe. Germany is surrounded with the USSR to the east Germany surrenders in May 8, 1945 (V-E Day) after Hitler commits suicide.