1. World War II

2. The Great Depression Collapse of American Stock Market in 24 October 1929 – Crisis of Capitalism and the Free Market Collapse of American Stock Market in 24 October 1929 – Crisis of Capitalism and the Free Market Overproduction of Agricultural Products Overproduction of Agricultural Products Worldwide ripple effect of “global economy” Worldwide ripple effect of “global economy”

3. Manchurian Invasion of 1931

4. JAPAN in the Pacific

5. Francisco Franco 1892-1975 Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 Popular Front vs Nationalists (Fascists) Popular Front of Socialists and Communists Nationalists of army, church, wealthy elites.

6. Franco and Hitler Francisco Franco 1892-1975

7. The Spanish Civil War 793 793

8. Mussolini and Hitler Rome-Berlin Axis 1936 Pact of Steel 1939 Anti-Comintern Pact 1936

9. German Expansion 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference 1939 -- Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia 1939 -- Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia August 23, 1939 -- German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact August 23, 1939 -- German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland

10. German Expansion, 1936-1939

11. Signing of the Munich Agreement, 1938

12. Liberal Democracy in Retreat Neville Chamberlain Returns to England from Munich with “peace for our time”

13. German Expansion, 1936-1939

14. German Expansion 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1936 – Reoccupation of the Rhineland 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Anschluss, Austria incorporated into Germany 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference 1938 – Sudetenland Crisis – Munich Conference 1939 -- Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia 1939 -- Germany Invades Rest of Czechoslovakia August 23, 1939 -- German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact August 23, 1939 -- German/Soviet Non- aggression Pact September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland September 1, 1939 – Invasion of Poland

15. War In Europe Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Britain & France Declare War on Germany Britain & France Declare War on Germany Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May 1940 -- France Surrenders Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May 1940 -- France Surrenders Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Battle of Stalingrad – 1942-43 Battle of Stalingrad – 1942-43 German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 D-Day – June 1944 D-Day – June 1944 Germany Surrenders – May 1945 Germany Surrenders – May 1945

16. World War II in Europe

17. War In Europe Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland – September 1, 1939 Britain & France Declare War on Germany Britain & France Declare War on Germany Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May 1940 -- France Surrenders Invasion of Belgium, Netherlands & France, May 1940 -- France Surrenders Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Battle of Britain – Fall 1940 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Invasion of Soviet Union – June 1941 Battle of Stalingrad – 1942-43 Battle of Stalingrad – 1942-43 German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 German Defeat in North Africa – 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy – September 1943 D-Day – June 1944 D-Day – June 1944 Germany Surrenders – May 1945 Germany Surrenders – May 1945

18. The Final Solution “The Jewish Question” “The Jewish Question” Kristallnacht (1938) “Nuremberg Laws’ Kristallnacht (1938) “Nuremberg Laws’ Emigration Emigration The SS and the Einsatzgruppen 1941-1945 The SS and the Einsatzgruppen 1941-1945 The Death Camps and the Final Solution The Death Camps and the Final Solution Auschwitz, Buchenwald Auschwitz, Buchenwald

20. Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Triple Alliance In 1940 Japan Joins Germany & Italy to Form Triple Alliance

21. World War II in the Pacific

22. July 16, 1945 5:29am First A-Bomb

23. Europe after WWII