World War 2

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Beginning of World War II

• The Nazi Regime

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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

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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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg German soldiers being parachuted
into Holland - May 10, 1940
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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.

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Maginot Line
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Events during World War II
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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.

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World War II in 1939/1942
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Fall of France
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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.

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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

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June 22, 1940
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World War II how it End?
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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 Germanys
  surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had
  committed suicide.

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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

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How it end?
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How it end?

• Even though the war was officially at an end in
  the Far East the war raged on, claiming more
  lives.

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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.

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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.

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Aftermath ..
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