1. Learning Objective:
Today I will be able to summarize the results of blitzkrieg in WWII by writing the causes & effects of German invasions.
Agenda:
Learning Objective
Lecture Notes: Ch WWII Begins continued…
Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
No Exit Slip

2. Battle of Britain
Luftwaffe (German air force) attacked British cities from,
Royal Air Force (RAF—British air force)were outnumbered.
2 technologies helped the RAF:
Radar– tracking device that read speed & direction of incoming warplanes
Enigma machine—German code-machine to decode German secret messages

3. Hitler called off attacks Battle of Britain ended in May 10, 1941
Hitler changed his focus to the Mediterranean & Eastern Europe.

4. Italy Invasion of North Africa
Sep. 1940, Mussolini attacked North Africa after attacking France.
During Battle of Britain, Mussolini seized control of Suez Canal & 60 miles deep into Egypt.

5. British took 130, 000 Italian prisoners Hitler backs up Italy
By Feb 1941
Hitler backs up Italy
General Erwin Rommel leads Afrika Korps against GB
Rommel attacks & British retreat to Tobruk, Lybia
British fought back, but by Jan 1942 Rommel seized Tobruk

6. War in the Balkans
Hitler wanted to take over USSR, but attacked the Balkan countries to get to USSR
Hitler persuaded & invaded Bulgaria, Romania & Hungary to join Axis Powers, early April 1941

7. Hitler Invades Soviet Union
With the Balkans fully controlled, Hitler plans on the Operation Barbarossa
To invade the Soviet Union
June 22, 1941, Germans invade USSR
Soviets unprepared.

8. Within a week, Germans move 500 miles deeps in USSR
Soviets use scorched-earth strategy against Germans
Destroy & burn within an enemy’s path

9. Sep. 8 1941, Germans seized Leningrad
Pressures Stalin to surrender
2.5 million Soviets starve—German destroyed food warehouses.
Nearly 1 million died of starvation ( )

10. Invasion drags to winter
Hitler sought to seize Moscow, capital of USSR
Hitler refuses retreat as Soviets counterattacked.
By march 1943, 500, 000 German troops died.
Major German loss

11. Atlantic Charter
Franklin D. Roosevelt & Winston Churchill met secretly & declared an Atlantic Charter
Uphold free trade among nations & rights of ppl to choose their own gov.
Serves as a peace plan after WWII

12. U.S. congress passed Lend-Lease Act, March 1941
To sell arms & goods to GB as long as it is cash & carry their own goods.
Violated Neutrality Acts to maintain isolationism

13. Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
Topic/ Problem
Fall of Poland
Phony War
Fall of France
Battle of Britain
War in the Balkans
German Invasion of Soviet Union
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