World War II Europe

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World War II Europe
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Job 1 Nations

• Label the following nations on your map
• France United Kingdom Poland
• Germany Belgium Soviet Union
• Netherlands Luxembourg

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Job 2 Symbols

• We will place arrows and symbols on our map. All
  arrows and symbols will be time stamped.
• Arrows represent offensives. We will need 3
  colors
• German offensives
• Russian offensives
• Allied offensives
• You will to make a symbol for battles, and draw
  airplanes for the Battle of Britain.

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Job 3 Complete the notes outline

• There is a notes outline to complete with the
  PowerPoint.

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Blitzkrieg

• Lightning war

• Overcome defensive positions

• First Wave Dive Bombers
• Second Wave Tanks
• Third Wave Infantry
• No stalemates like WWI

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Invasion of Poland September 1939

• Germans from the West Soviet Union from the East

• Germany attacks Poland to take back land lost
  after WWI.
• Even though Germany and the Soviet Union looked
  at each other as enemies, they agreed to not
  attack one another and divide Poland between
  themselves.
• This non-aggression pact was temporary.
• France and United Kingdom declare war on Germany.

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Draw Arrows

• Draw arrows on your map that represent these 2
  offensives
• Germany to Poland
• Soviet Union to Poland
• Label these offensives September 1939

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Invasion of France and Low Countries May 1940

• No stalemate this time!

• May 10, 1940 Germany attacks west!

• Six weeks later, Belgium, Netherland, and France
  were all occupied.

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The Battle of DunkirkMay to June 1940

• One BIG German screw up!

• The British were able to evacuate 340,000
  soldiers while the Germans hesitated.
• Those soldiers would fight again.

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Draw arrows and battle symbol

• Draw arrows from Germany through the low
  countries and northern France.
• Label these arrows May 1940.
• Draw your symbol for Dunkirk and label it
  May-June 1940.

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The Battle of BritainSummer and Fall of 1940

• Scrambling to get to their planes!

• Invasion of Britain?

• The Germans could not invade Britain with out air
  superiority.
• The Battle of Britain was a titanic struggle
  between the air forces.
• The British won which represented Hitlers first
  setback.
• MORE WILL COME!

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Airplanes

• Draw two airplanes (German and British) over the
  United Kingdom.
• Label these planes the Battle of Britain and date
  them Summer and Fall 1940.

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Invasion of the Soviet Union June 1941

• 3 Objectives

• 3 Offensives in 1

• Living space or lebensraum.
• Resources particularly oil.
• Defeat Communism.

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Draw arrows and battle symbol

• A large arrow headed east from Poland into the
  Soviet Union should be labeled June 1941.
• Place the cities of Leningrad, Moscow, and
  Stalingrad on the map.
• Divide your arrow into three prongs each headed
  to a city.
• Put symbols for these three battles Moscow
  October 1941 to January 1942 Leningrad September
  1941 to January 1944 Stalingrad July 1942 to
  February 1943.

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Turning Points in the East1943

• Kursk July 1943

• Stalingrad February 1943

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The tide is turning!

• In February, the Germans lost the most
  significant battle on the eastern front at
  Stalingrad.
• In July, they lost at the Battle of Kursk. This
  battle was seen as Germanys last offensive, and
  put the Germans in full retreat mode.

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Draw arrow and battle symbol

• Soviets on the march

• Draw an arrow from the Soviet Union west to the
  Western boundary of Poland
• Label this offensive July 1943
• Label the end of the line along the German Polish
  border December 1943.

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Allied invasion of France June 1944

• Open a second front against the Germans

• The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
  invaded France and pushed toward Germany.
• This put tremendous pressure on an already
  strained Germany.
• Germanys last stand came in December with their
  desperate offensive called the Battle of the
  Bulge.

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Draw arrows and battle symbol

• December 15, 1944
• Allies are on the border

• Germanys last desperate offensive

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Draw arrows and battle symbol

• Draw an arrow from the United Kingdom to France
  then across to the border with Germany.
• Label this June 1944.
• Make a battle symbol where Germany, Luxembourg,
  and Belgium meet. Label this the Battle of the
  Bulge December 1944.

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The Fall of GermanySpring 1945

• Germany was smashed between two armies

• Soviet capture of Berlin

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Draw arrows and battle symbol

• Place the Elbe River on the map.
• Draw an arrow from Poland west to the Elbe.
  Label it January 1945.
• Draw an arrow from Belgium east to the Elbe.
  Label it January 1945.
• Put a symbol on Battle symbol on Berlin and label
  it April 1945.

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The Meeting at the Elbe April 1945

• This meeting of the two armies became the
  boundary between the future East and West Germany.

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Victory!