Road to War

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Road to War Early World War Two(1930s)

• Intro
• Steps Toward War
• Rhineland (1936)
• Austria (1938)
• Sudetenland (1938)
• Mood
• Conference
• Poland
• German Conquest (1939-42)
• Poland
• France
• Battle of Britain
• Russian Invasion

• Key Terms
• Munich Conference
• Neville Chamberlain
• Appeasement
• Nazi-Soviet Pact
• Blitzkrieg
• Axis Allies

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Rome/Berlin Axis(Mussolini Hitler Become
Allies)
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Steps-Rhineland(1936)

• Demilitarized by Versailles Treaty (no troops
  allowed)
• March, 1936 German troops occupied it
• France protested, but that was all

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Steps-Austria(1938)

• Hitler called for Nazis in Austrian cabinet
• 1938 German troops occupied Austria
• Plebiscite was held 99.7 of Austrians approve
  annexation with Germany

Hitler with Seyss-Inquart, Austrias last
Chancellor
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Steps-Sudetenland(1938)

• Hitler demanded Sudetenland (part of
  Czechoslovakia) because of its large
  German-speaking population.
• Czechoslovakia refused Hitlers demands.

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The Mood In Europe (1938)

• Oxford Debate
• Everyone wanted peace so a conference was
  organized to avoid bloodshed

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Munich Conference(1938)

• Agreement
• Germany received the Sudetenland.
• Hitler promised not to seek more territory.
• Results
• Hitler was convinced no one would stand up to
  him.
• French British were determined to fight if
  Hitler made more demands.

Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minister)
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Munich Appeasement

• Appeasement-giving in to the demands of another.
• Following Munich, Appeasement became a dirty
  word.

Hitler Mussolini in Munich
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Steps-Poland

• Hitler demanded Polands port city of Danzig but
  the Poles wouldnt give in.

• Hitler was ready to fight, but concerned about
  USSR, so

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Nazi-Soviet Pact(1939)

• Agreement between Germany USSR agreed not to
  attack one another for 10 years.
• In a secret provision the two nations divided
  Poland in half
• One week later Germany invaded Poland and WWII
  began.

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WWII Themes

• Technology-from the Blitz to A-bomb in between
• Diplomacy-Allies cooperate
• Total War-civilian casualties

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Poland Faces A Blitzkrieg(September 1, 1939)

• Blitzkrieg- Lightening Warfare
• New Technologies Success
• Air attacks combined with rapid troop movement
• Poland fell within one month

German air force targeted railroads
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WWII Alliances(1939)

• Allies
• Great Britain
• France

• Axis
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

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France Falls To Germany

• 1940 France fell to Germany in 6 weeks
  (successful Blitz)

Victorious German Soldiers
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The British Stand Alone Battle of Britain

• Cities were bombed June, 1940-June 1941
• British radar helped radio influenced morale

London under fire
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Russian Invasion

• June, 1941 Germany invaded Russia (in violation
  of previous treaty)
• German Blitzkrieg again VERY successful
  (initially)

Hitler switched tactics
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WWII Alliances

• Allies
• Great Britain
• France

• Axis
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

• USSR

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Pearl Harbor Attack(12/7/41)

• 19 Ships sunk
• About 2,000 dead

USS Arizona explosions kill about 1,100
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WWII Alliances

• Allies
• Great Britain
• France
• USSR

• Axis
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

• US

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Road to War Early World War Two(1930s)

• Intro
• Steps Toward War
• Rhineland (1936)
• Austria (1938)
• Sudetenland (1938)
• Mood
• Conference
• Poland
• German Conquest (1939-42)
• Poland
• France
• Battle of Britain
• Russian Invasion

• Key Terms
• Munich Conference
• Neville Chamberlain
• Appeasement
• Nazi-Soviet Pact
• Blitzkrieg
• Axis Allies