1. Who was on each side? Axis Powers Germany Italy Japan Allied Powers
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
France
Surrendered to Germany in 1940 after 6 weeks

2. How did WWII start? Germany invaded Poland (1939).
Allies declare war on Germany.
Germany then invades France, Belgium, etc.
Then Hitler invades Russia.
Germans use “blitzkrieg” to overwhelm other armies.
Blitzkrieg means “lightening war” in German.
Surround with tanks and troops in trucks.

3. June 22, 1940: France surrenders to Germany
Germany invaded
Poland in1939
Nazi Germany
Invaded Denmark
and Norway in 1940
One month later,
Germany invades
France, Belgium,
Luxembourg
and Netherlands
June 22, 1940: France surrenders to Germany 3

6. War in Europe
US was isolated at first but started to prepare for war in 1940
Increased military & had 1st peacetime military draft Sept. 1940
Lend-Lease Act 1941—lend, not sell arms, to Britain
Sept. 1940—to help keep US out of war Hitler brings in Japan as part of Axis Powers
Hitler hoped US wouldn’t want to fight a 2 front war
US enters war after bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941
Churchill & Roosevelt decide to invade North Africa June 1942
By July 1943: Allies force way into Italy & Italy surrenders
Germany is able to hold most of the Italian peninsula

7. War Comes to an END! Stalingrad
Germany invaded Russia (Soviet Union) at city of Stalingrad
Lasted from August 21,1942- February 2,1943
Soviet Military was able to push Germany out of the Soviet Union; cost Germany 200,000 troops
Was turning point in war against Germany

8. How did WWII end in Europe?
Operation Overlord- Allied invasion of France. Also called D-Day (June 6, 1944).
Within a month 1 million Allied troops were stationed in Europe.
Germany is surrounded with the USSR to the east
Germany surrenders in May 8, 1945 (V-E Day) after Hitler commits suicide.