The War in Europe

Unit 6 Lesson 4

ObjectivesAnalyze a quote and relate it to the prior nights readingIdentify how the German invasion of Poland led to war with Great Britain and FranceDescribe the major events of the war in Europe

Warm up:Who were the Axis Powers? What were the names of the leaders?

Setting the Scene

Japan invades ManchuriaMussolini takes EthiopiaThe RhinelandThe Anschluss

Setting the Scene-Francisco FrancoSpanish Civil War 1936

Franco’s Nationalists• Supported by GRM &

ITLRepublicans• USSR

Military Dictatorship1939-1975

Setting the SceneHitler:

SudetenlandOccupies western half of Czechoslovakia

MussoliniAlbania

British and FrenchAppeasement- policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace

Invading PolandFRA and GB agree to protect Poland March 31, 1939GRM & RUS

Nonaggression Pact 10 years

Sept 1, 1939 Hitler invades PolandSept 3, 1939 GB and FRA declare war on GRM

Lightning War: Definitions Panzer divisions = armored divisions Blitzkreig= “lightning war”; air and land attack that took the enemy by surprise Stuka- dive bombing warplaneSitzkrieg= lull in fighting (“sit-down war”)Luftwaffe= GRM airforce

War in the WestMaginot Line= massive string of fortifications along FRA’s border w/ GRM

2 problems- protected only part of FRA/GRM boarder • Guns pointed east twd

GRM• Attack through

Belgium??

GRM AttackApril 1940 Denmark & NorwayMay 10 Netherlands (5 days), Belgium (3 weeks), LUX (1 day)Then set their sights on FRA

War in the WestDunkirk

GRM divide GB & FRABritish retreat

Fall of FranceJune 10 gov’t leaves ParisJune 14th GRM troops enter Paris

Vichy, FRAHenri-Philippe PetainCollaboration- close cooperation with GRMFRA govt in GBResistance mvmts

Battle of Britain

Relentless AttackAug-Sept 1940BombingsContinued until May ‘41RAF vs Luftwaffe

Setting the SceneThe Balkans

Operation Barbarossa

Leningrad

Dec 7, 1941

Click Photo!

“A date which will live in infamy”Pearl Harbor (Oahu)

US Pacific Fleet – cripple & take Asia before we rebuild.

Dec 6, 1941Japanese cut off negotiations, FDR sends warning to Pacific commanders.

Dec 7th, 1941 7:55 – 9:45 AM

20 ships (8 of 9 battleships), 200+ warplanes 2300+ dead, 1200 wounded

http://youtu.be/Nt13c3olXkU

SimulationHand out packets and review rules

ClosureHow did relations between Britain and Germany change between the Munich Conference and the invasion of Poland?