1. Outline of events

2. Connector
Brainstorm everything you know about World War 2

3. Outcomes All to independently research the events of World War 2
All to be able to link the events to rule of Hitler and the Nazi’s
Most to see how foreign policy affected Nazi rule of Germany

4. Big picture
Hitler aimed to make Germany a world power but had various obstacles to overcome
He wanted to create Lebensraum in the east of Europe for Germans to live there as well as take countries natural resources

5. Hitler’s Aims and Ojectives
Get rid of the Treaty of Versailles
Union of German speaking people in Europe- Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania
The creation of Lebensraum- the creation of Nazi racial empire particularly in Poland and get rid of the slavs

6. Early results
March TofV challenged by the creation of the army and conscription
March remilitarisation of the Rhineland
March Anschluss with Austria
Sept Munich Agreement with Britain, agreeing not to take over anymore countries

7.
Between Germany won a series of stunning victories over Europe, despite Hitler not aiming to be fighting a full scale war until the mid- 1940’s. However they were not destined to fail
Even by 1943 Germany was not destined to defeat and its demise has to be explained

8. Early victories
Poland Sept defeated in 6 weeks using the Blitzkrieg tactics
Phoney war (until May 1940)- Germany waited to invade the low countries and France
Summer defeats France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Norway
Summer German fails to win air superiority over Britain, making an invasion impossible against the island nation

9. Why were they successful?
France and Britain failed to support Poland
Germany’s Blitzkrieg tactics allowed rapid advances across Europe
The French tactics were based more on WW1 static defences which could not stop the German armies

10. Operation Barbarossa
In June 1941 Germany invaded Russia, Greece and Yugoslavia, and by November 1941 German soldiers were only miles from Moscow and Leningrad.
However the Russians were surprised by the attack as they had signed a Non-Aggression Pact in 1939 and were not really prepare. Stalin had also purged the army of its officiers before the war

11. Turning Tide
December America join the war after Japan bomb Pearl Harbour, Hitler aligning with Japan and declaring war on USA
However the USA had become increasingly involved in the Battle of The Atlantic, trying to defeat the German u-boats destroying the British convoys
By 1942 Germany were still pushing on strongly to the Caucaus oilfields and the Afrika Corp were pushing the British out of Africa

12. Stalingrad and El Alamein
The desparate struggle for Stalingrad in Russia signified the beginning of the end of the Nazi war success. Along with the defeat at El Alalmein in Africa Germany would now be on the retreat.
By the end of 1943 Hitler was now willing to defend his “Fortress Europe” against allied invasion but increasingly he became convinced of his own invincibility and the fact that the USSR would not last in an alliance with Britian and the USA

13. The End of the Reich
D Day June 1944 signalled the end of the war as the USA and Britain pushed across France, Holland and Belgium before finally entering Germany and linking up with the Russians
The Russians managed to capture back their own land and progressed across Germany before entering Berlin in the seach for Hitler
By 1945 much of Germany’s infrastructure had been destroyed by the continuous night time and day time bombing by the allies. Much of the army now consisted of fanatic Nazi’s, old men and young boys forced into fighting, quite often with whatever weapons they could find.
On the 30 April 1945 Hitler committed suicide and the war was over.

14. Activity Watch the following on Youtube
Episodes of the World At War on Clickview
Draw a timeline of the events of world war 2 and annotate your timeline.