WWII Begins...

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WWII Begins...

• Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
• Britain and France declared war on Sept. 3, 1939
• Canada declared war on Germany on Sept. 10, 1939
• What followed is known as The Phony War

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WWII

• What is The Phony War?
• Its the time period between October 1939- April
  1940 because no fighting took place
• Winston Churchill referred to the same period as
  the Twilight War while the Germans referred to
  it as Sitzkrieg 'sitting war'.

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• Blitzkrieg means lightening war
• It was an attack with force from tanks, infantry,
  artillery and air power.
• The attacks were overwhelming
• The key to Blitzkrieg is keeping the attacks
  constant, making it difficult for the enemy to
  respond effectively.

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BLITZKRIEG
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WWII- Blitzkrieg

• Blitzkrieg operations were very effective during
  1939 - 1941.
• Blitzkrieg operations were dependent on
• 1) surprise penetrations
• 2) the unpreparedness of enemy (they were not
  ready and could not react quick enough)
• Q Would Blitzkrieg have occurred or been
  successful in WWI? Why or Why not?

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BLITZKRIEG

• The main reason why Blitzkrieg was so successful
  is that

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• Miracle at Dunkirk
• What The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the
  beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France.
• When Between May 26 and the early hours of June
  3, 1940
• WhyBritish, French and Belgian troops were cut
  off by the German army during the Battle of
  Dunkirk.
• Winston Churchill called the events in France "a
  colossal military disaster", saying that "the
  whole root and core and brain of the British
  Army" had been stranded at Dunkirk and seemed
  about to perish or be captured.
• He went on to say their rescue was a "miracle of
  deliverance.

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WWII - Dunkirk

• By the 9th day- 338,226 soldiers (198,229
  British and 139,997 French) were rescued by 850
  boats including British destroyers, merchant
  marine boats, fishing boats pleasure craft,
  even a 15 ft (4.6 m) fishing boat Tamzine whose
  civilian crews were called into service for the
  emergency. The "miracle of the little ships"
  remains a prominent folk memory in Britain

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Dunkirk - WWII
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WWII

• Video 20th Century Days That Shook the World
• 1939 Hitler invades Poland
• 1940 Miracle at Dunkirk
• Reflect In a paragraph answer one of the
  following
• Why was the Blitzkrieg so effective?
• OR
• Whats the significance of Dunkirk, France?
• (REMEMBER- FULL SENTENCES ONLYgt introduce your
  idea in an opening statement and follow it with
  evidence and points to back up what you are
  stating.)