1. Start of the War
WWII

2. Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 Quick Germans used “Blitzkrieg”
Lightning War
Fast with bombing, tanks, then soldiers

3. Maginot Line A fortification built between 1929-1936.
From Switzerland to Luxembourg
French and British waited behind it for the Germans
The Germans never came that way
WWI they went through Belgium to conquer France

6. Belgium The Germans did not hit the Maginot Line head on
In WWI going through Belgium cause England to declare war

7. Phony War
The time in which the British and French were waiting for the Germans (behind the Maginot Line)
The Germans never came straight at them and it was no war at all
After outflanking the British and French, they were driven from behind the Maginot Line

8. Miracle at Dunkirk
French and British driven to the English Channel through Belgium
Hitler delayed the attack
To keep favor if victorious?
850 ships saved 340,000 soldiers
Allowed the men to fight another day
Rallied the British