1. Bell Work
Hitler’s, Stalin’s, and Mussolini's governments are examples of what type of government
Totalitarian

2. Objective: Cover the events of WWII
Course of WWII

3. Europe at War
On September 1st 1939 Hitler invades Poland and conquers it in 4 weeks
Germans use a new form of fighting called Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) which uses surprise and overwhelming force to crush its enemies
After the invasion of Poland, Britain and France declare war
WWII had begun

4. Europe at War France builds the Maginot Line
Hitler quickly conquers Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and France
France builds the Maginot Line
Germans bypass the line by passing through the Ardennes forest
Cut off Allied soldiers had to escape they use the French port of Dunkirk to cross English Channel to Britain
Paris falls in June 1940

5. Britain Alone Hitler now controls much of Europe
Britain asks U.S. for help
U.S. had a strict policy of Isolationism and didn’t want to get involved
President Roosevelt worked to convince America to give aid to Britain
Slowly U.S. begins to send food, ships, planes, and weapons

6. Battle of Britain
Hitler begins to plan the invasion of Britain and unleashes the Luftwaffe
Hitler felt Britain would surrender
Churchill refuses
Bombed England day and night for 10 months
People sleep in subways to avoid the bombs
RAF fought around the clock
Defeats the German Air Force

7. Eastern Front
With in two years Hitler breaks the treaty with the Soviet Union and opens second front on June 22, 1941
Wanted natural resources and land
Soviets join Allies
Germany captures huge amounts of land
Soviet army loses millions of soldiers over 2 million captured
By December Germans were within 25 miles of Moscow

8. Japan at War December 7th 1941 a date which will live in infamy
Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii
Japan quickly conquers the Philippines, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, and other islands
Japan thought their attack on the U.S. Fleet would destroy the U.S. Navy and led to America accepting the Japanese domination of the Pacific
They were wrong, instead they awoke a sleeping giant

9. The Allies Advance Allies included Britain, U.S., and Soviet Union
Axis Powers included, Germany, Italy, and Japan
Allies begin the assault in Africa and defeat the Germans and Italians in Africa within a few months
On the Eastern Front Hitler attacks Stalingrad in Nov by Feb the Soviets counter-attack
The combination of Russian troops and the Russian Winter defeat Hitler’s troops

10. Pacific Front
After Pearl Harbor, U.S. Carrier planes destroys 4 Japanese Aircraft Carriers at the Battle of Midway
This is the turning point of the U.S. war in the Pacific
Afterwards the U.S. would island hop across the Pacific until they were within striking distance of Japan

11. Last Years of the War After Africa, the Allies invade Italy
Mussolini is defeated and executed
Next Allies invade France on D-Day June 6, 1944
Gen. Eisenhower leads the invasion
Despite heavy Germany resistance the Allies establish a beachhead

12. Germany Surrounded
After D-Day Paris is quickly liberated as Allies continue to push East
The Soviets Continue to defeat the Germans and push West toward Berlin
Hitler moves to a underground bunker
In the end he blames the Jews and commits suicide

13. Japan Surrounded Allies move within striking distance of Japan
President Truman orders the use of a new super weapon the Atomic bomb
On August Hiroshima was destroyed
August another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
August 14, 1945 Japan surrenders
WWII is over. 50 million people died during the war