War Begins

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War Begins

• Trace the series of invasion in Europe.
• Soviet Union
• France
• Battle of Britain
• Explain how FDR aided Great Britain while staying
  neutral.

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Essential Question Which European nations fell
to Germany by 1939?

• Rhineland
• Austria
• Czechoslovakia
• Poland

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• What country did Hitler invade to start World War
  II? Poland
• The Germans used a new form of offensive in the
  beginning of the war called Blitzkrieg
  (Lightning War)

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• British and French soldiers settled at the
  Maginot Line steel and concrete bunkers

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Mean while

• Hitler attacked northern Europe Denmark, Norway,
  Netherlands, and Belgium

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• With the collapse of Belgium, Allied troops
  (France and Great Britain) retreated to the
  corner of France on the English Channel. They
  were trapped between the advancing German troops
  and water.

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What is going to happen next!

• 800 British ships rescued 300,000 French and
  British soldiers and sailed them back to G.
  Britain.

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• On June 14, 1940, German troops marched
  victoriously into Paris.
• The French surrendered a week later.
• All that stood between Hitlers domination of
  Western Europe was Great Britain.

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Battle of Britain on pg. 760

• How did the British show courage throughout the
  Battle of Britain?
• What is the main idea of Churchills speech?
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vE4MEjgKVQPo

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Battle of Britain Aug. Oct. 1940

• German air raids on London
• Hitlers Goal break British morale before
  invasion
• Prime Minister Winston Churchill
• British fought back and Hitler ended the air raid

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• Frustrated with his failure in Britain, Hitler
  decided to invade Soviet Union. Why would this
  be a problem?
• Because of the Soviet German Non Aggression
  Pact

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• In June 1941, Hitler attacked the Soviet Union,
  which caused the Soviets to join the side of the
  Allies.

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• 1940 Election FDR wins again
• USA neutralityor were they?
• Lend Lease Act America would sell, lend, or
  lease war supplies to other countries
• Atlantic Charter setting goals for Europe after
  the war

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Essential Question

• Why did the Soviet Union join the side of the
  Allied Powers instead of the Axis Powers?

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Objectives ? War Begins

• Trace the series of invasion in Europe.
• Soviet Union
• France
• Battle of Britain
• Explain how FDR aided Great Britain while staying
  neutral.