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Beginning of World War II

Beginning of World War II. The Nazi Regime. Objectives:. enumerate the countries that have been involve in the World War II discriminates the warlike attitude by sharing to the class the undesirable drawback of having war

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Beginning of World War II

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  1. Beginning of World War II The Nazi Regime

  2. Objectives: enumerate the countries that have been involve in the World War II discriminates the warlike attitude by sharing to the class the undesirable drawback of having war compose a timeline scale video which would depict the summarization of what happened during World War II

  3. “Nature is cruel, so we may be cruel, too… I have the right to remove millions of an inferior race that breeds like vermin” -Hitler

  4. Immediate Causes of WW II • In Germany Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 as a fascist dictator. • Hitler Hated the Treaty of Versailles and violated it. First he built up the German military. Then he sent troops into the Rhineland. This was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, which said in 1919 that Rhineland was a demilitarized zone.

  5. Immediate Causes of WW II • Hitler wanted to conquer whoever he felt was inferior to the Germans or Aryans. He wanted “living space” for the Germans in Eastern Europe. • On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland without a declaration of war. This starts World War II.

  6. Immediate Causes of WW II • Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. • Italy declared war on France and Britain on June 10, 1940.

  7. “Blitzkrieg” • In German blitzkrieg means “lightning war”. • Hitler used blitzkrieg during his invasion of Poland. • Blitzkrieg included surprise attacks, rapid advances into enemy territory, and massive air attacks that struck and shocked the enemy. • Germany achieved most of its victories in World War II with the Blitzkrieg tactic.

  8. Blitzkrieg

  9. “Blitzkrieg: German soldiers being parachuted into Holland - May 10, 1940”

  10. Maginot Line • The Maginot Line was a defensive for France against an invasion of Germany. • The Maginot Line was established after World War I. • The line showed to be little use in 1940 when Germany invaded France for the third time.

  11. Maginot Line

  12. Events during World War II

  13. Early Axis Triumphs • In April 1940 the quiet time of the war exploded into action. • Hitler launched a series of blitzkrieg. • Norway and and Denmark both fell. • Germany had overrun the Netherlands and Belgium. • Germany along with Italy forced France to surrender.

  14. World War II in 1939/1942

  15. Fall of France

  16. Miracle at Dunkirk • The event at Dunkirk is called a miracle because the retreating allies had lost hope and then the British pulled through for them and rescued 338,000 men.

  17. June 22, 1940 • On June 22, 1940 France signs an armistice with Germany in occupied France. • An armistice is a cease fire or a truce. • The Franco-German Armistice divided France into two zones. One zone was under German military occupation and the other was under French control. • In 1942 Germans occupied all of France

  18. June 22, 1940

  19. World War II how it End?

  20. How it end? World War II ended in 1945 World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. Germany surrenders On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany’s surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.

  21. How it end? VE Day - Victory in Europe Day VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945. 8 May 1945 - Winston Churchill announced VE Day - Victory in Europe. This day marks the end of WW2 in Europe. Street parties were held all over Britain to celebrate the end of the war

  22. How it end?

  23. How it end? Even though the war was officially at an end in the Far East the war raged on, claiming more lives.

  24. How it end? Japan, did not surrender at the same time as Germany. It was able to hold out for another few months. Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 respectively. After that the Imperial government sought the Emperor's personal authority to surrender which he granted. He made a personal radio address announcing the decision. V-J Day - Victory in Japan Day.

  25. How it end? 15 August 1945 - Japan surrenders to the Allies V-J Day (Victory in Japan) 2 September 1945 - Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on 15 August 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II throughout the rest of the world. The surrender was signed on 2 Sept. 1945 aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

  26. Aftermath ..

  27. The End …References:www.history.com/topics/world-war-iihttp://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/index.htmhttp://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/britain.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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