German Offensive

Blitzkrieg (lighting war) surprise and overwhelming force Poland fell after just 3 weeks

The Fall of France May 1940 Germany had invaded Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium

The Battle of Britain Nightly bombings of cities Battle of Britain The German forces were driven off by the RAF - Royal Air Force -

The U.S. Provides Limited Aid In 1940, FDR announced that the US should become The Great Arsenal of democracy “ The Great Arsenal of democracy ” fb6358e949745c9aed5/SNL%20S einfeld%20History%20Lesson

Germany invaded the USSR US began to aid Stalin and Communist Soviet Union “ the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Japan Attacks the U.S. PEARL HARBOR Japan Attacks the U.S. PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941 “A date which will live in infamy”

The Eastern Front Germany attacks the Soviet Union Battle of Stalingrad won by the Soviets – Brutal winter – Massive Soviet counterattack – Hitler refused to retreat – Soviets lost over 1 million soldiers – Soviet army began moving toward Germany

Operation Overlord D-Day June 6, ,000 troops land at Normandy, France Allies were able to start their push towards Germany wwII#dday-invasion

Liberating Europe The Big Three - FDR, Churchill, Stalin Yalta Conference Adolf Hitler commits suicide Germany surrendered VE Day (May )

Racial Purity Germany tried to prove their “superior” race The German government tried to identify persons of “inferior” race

The Ghettos ghettos Jews were forced to live in ghettos, overcrowded segregated areas within cities

Ghetto to Concentration Camps Jews were later relocated from ghettos to concentration camps where they were forced to work to support the Nazi war effort

The Final Solution Genocide Genocide the deliberate extermination of a specific group of people Death Camps to carry out the extermination of all Jews

Holocaust Nazi racism led to the systematic murder of 11 million people in Europe The Jews suffered the most with 6 million deaths 90% of Jewish Population in Poland was murdered

The Nuremberg War Trials Death camps were discovered by Allied forces Nazi leaders were put on trial Charged with war crimes 12 of 24 were sentenced to death Goering, Hess, von Ribbentrop, Keitel