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A GRAPHIC HISTORYOF THE WAR

SEPTEMBER 1, 1939 TO MAY 10, 1942

Prepared for use with the War Department Orientation Course

These maps and graphs were prepared from civilian sources of information. Corrections will be made when further data is available

TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGE

Chart of Symbols]

The Pre-War World 2

Roots and Causes of the War 4

The European Theater 6

The Polish Campaign 8

The War of Nerves

The Invasion of Norway 13

The Campaign in Holland, Belgium and France 15

The Economic Effects of Military Conquests 19

The Attack on Britain 21

The Battle of Britain 22

The Battle of the Atlantic 25

Convoy Routes in the Atlantic 27

Problems of War-Time Shipping 28

The Road to Suez: Libya 29

The Mediterranean Theater 30

Libya 31

The Road to Suez: Balkans 33

PAGE

Balkan History 1 34

Balkan Minorities 35

Balkan Blitzkrieg 36

Crete 38

Balkan History 2 40

East Africa and the Middle East 41

Russia and the Advance on Suez 42

The Battle of Russia 43

The Far Eastern Theater 49

Growth of Empire 50

Gateways for Japanese Invasion 51

Initial Moves into China 52

The China ‘‘Incident" 1937-1938 53

Japanese Conquest 1939-1941 54

United Nations vs. Axis 55

Major Peace Time Sources of Materials Vital to the U. S. . 64

Where Materials Vital to the U. S. Come From 66

Chrorology $7

CHART OF SYMBOLS

United States,

Britain andallies

Axis threats

Neutral

countriesAxis drives —4—

Axis andAxis occupied

countries O Axis troopconcentrationsAxis occupied

countries

Allied andUnited Nations

drives

//////-Z.S/ / /

/

Countries underAxis influence

or control

Allied andUnited Nations

troop concentrations

Shipping

supply lines

Air

supply lines

Naval bases

Air fields

Scale of miles(in 100 mile units)

1

The Pre-War World

AN UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORLD'S RESOURCES

2

The Pre-War World

A DECENT STANDARD OF LIVING IS POSSIBLE WITH FREE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES

3

Roots and Causes of the WarSTRATEGIC POINTS WHICH CONTROL THE FLOW OF GOODS BETWEEN NATIONS

4

Roots and Causes of the War

AXIS THREAT TO CUT LIFELINES

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5

THE POLISH CAMPAIGN (1)The Opposing Forces

August 31, 1939

Poland concentrated her army at the center of the

German line. The German strength had been placed

on the flanks in a plan to encircle the enemy.

LITHUANIABALTIC SEA

Von Bock

HUNGARY

THE POLISH CAMPAIGN (2)September 7, 1939

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

September 1 Poland invaded

September 3 German-French-British WarSeptember 5 Germans cross Vistula

At the end of the first week the Polish Air Force is

destroyed, the Polish Army is nearly cut off from re-

treat, and German Panzer units are racing toward

Warsaw.

9




September 3 German-French-British WarSeptember 5 Germans cross Vistula

With absolute control of the air, the Germans have

launched a second encircling movement from East

Prussia. 60,000 men have been captured near Radom.

10




September 3 German-French-British WarSeptember 5 Germans cross VistulaSeptember 1 1 Germans cross SanSeptember 1 6 Germans demand surrender of WarsawSeptember 17 Soviet troops enter Poland

September 27 Warsaw surrenders

Although solitary resistance continues, the complete

destruction of the Polish Armies has become inevita-

ble. The tremendous striking power of the Nazi Air

Force and mechanized units has been clearly

demonstrated.

LITHUANIA

Q A L.TI C S E A

11

WAR OF NERVES

During the quiet along the Western

Front the Nazi strategy of "Divide and

Conquer" continues with Fifth Column

activities, economic and political pres-

sure, and military threats.

12

THE INVASION OF NORWAY (1)April 9, 1940

In a coordinated land, sea, and air attack, effectively

aided by Fifth Column activity, Germany strikes suc-

cessfully at all major seaports of Norway and Den-

mark.

British attempts to interrupt German movements are

prevented by overwhelming enemy air superiority.

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13

THE INVASION OF NORWAY (2)The Race for Trondheim


April 9 Copenhagen and Norwegian harbors occu-pied

April 10 First battle of Narvik

Germans advance from OsloApril 11 British occupy Faroe Islands

April 12 British announce minefields

April 13 Second battle of Narvik

April 15 British land near Narvik

April 14-18 British land at NamsosApril 18 German warships in Trondheim FjordApril 17-19 British land at Andalsnes

April 23-24 British fail to reach Trondheim

April 26 Allies retreat

May 2 Germans reach AndalsnesAllied forces embark at Namsos

From Namsos and Andalsnes poorly equipped Al-

lied troops tried to seizeTrondheim,the only port with

adequate facilities for handling an expeditionary force.

The carrier-based air support of the British proves

inferior to the land-based German aviation.

14

THE CAMPAIGN IN HOLLAND,BELGIUM AND FRANCE (1)

The Plan of Attack

The Germans planned to draw the main Allied forces

into Belgium and then to cut them off with a strong

drive to the coast from Sedan. They would then turn

south to Paris, and attack the Maginot Line from the

rear.

This is in contrast to the Schlieffen Plan of World

War I in which the German attack swung in a great

arc hinged on Metz.

15


The Attack on HollandAlay 10, 1940

In the first vertical envelopment in history para-

chute troops, aided by Fifth Columnists, seized the

great bridges over the Meuse and Rhine rivers, enabl-

ing the Germans to reach the rear of the Dutch lines.

16


The Battle of Flanders

May 21, 1940


May 10 Germans cross MeuseGermans over-run Luxemburg

May 1 1 Albert Canal crossedMay 13 Queen Wilhelmina in LondonMay 15 French front penetrated

Dutch capitulate

May 17 Germans claim BrusselsMay 21 Arras and Amiens taken

The German armored spearhead splits the Allied

armies apart while the ground forces, with greatly

superior combat aviation concentrate against the

trapped Allied forces in Belgium and France.

17


Dunkirk and the Armistice


May 10 Germans cross MeuseGermans over-run Luxemburg

May 1 1 Albert Canal crossedMay 13 Queen Wilhelmina in LondonMay 15 French front penetrated

Dutch capitulate

May 17 Germans claim BrusselsMay 21 Arras and Amiens takenMay 27 Germans claim CalaisMay 28 Belgian Army capitulatesMay 29 Dunkirk evacuated—June 4June 14 Germans enter ParisJune 21 French receive Armistice Terms

June 24 Armistice with Italy

June 25 Hostilities in France end

After the collapse of the Belgian Army and the

British evacuation from Dunkirk two strong German

drives to the south broke the resistance of the remnants

of the French Army.

18

The Economic Effects of Military Conquest

BRITISH IMPORTS CUT OFF BY GERMAN CONQUEST

TUNIS

ALGERIA

FRANCE

SWEDEN

TOTAL IMPORTS 1938

5,100,000 TONS

IRON ORE

2,000,000 TONS

PAPER MAKINGMATERIALS

OTHERSCANDINAVIAN

ANDBALTIC STATES

HOLLAND

TOTAL IMPORTS 1938

476,000 TONS

BUTTER

01REMAININGSOURCES

TOTAL IMPORTS 1938

272,000,000 DOZENS

EGGSPICTOGRAPH CORPORATION

19

The Economic Effects of Military Conquest

FRENCH RESOURCES ONCE AVAILABLE TO BRITAIN NOW BECOME GERMAN ASSETS

GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE

©GERMANY

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN(2 )

Aerial Blitzkrieg

1. Attacks on harbors and shipping.

2. Mass daylight raids on industrial cen-

ters and airfields.

3. Mass aerial attacks on London.

4. Fighter plane raids and night bombing.

To weaken civilian morale and gain

control of the air before launching an

invasion by sea, the German Luftwaffe

began large-scale bombing raids on

England within a month of the fall of

France.

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23

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (3)

The Air Blitz a Costly Failure

August 11 — September 30, 1940

GERMANPLANES LOS1

The R. A. F. s heroic defense frustrated

German hopes of invading Britain. In ad-dition to suffering heavy losses of planes

the German pilots who escaped deathwere taken prisoner, while most of the

British fliers could parachute to safety.

BRITISH

PILOTS LOST £ PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION24

THE BATTLE

OF THE ATLANTIC (1)

After the invasion failed Germany at-

tempts to starve Britain into submission

by cutting her life lines. The British Fleet

protects these life lines—the most impor-

tant of which brings supplies from Amer-

ica. Loss of the British Fleet would open

the way to an invasion of the Americas.

Cooperation with the British Fleet en-

ables the United States to keep the bulk

of its own fleet in the Pacific.

25

THE BATTLEOF THE ATLANTIC (2)

Legend

i Bases leased by Britain in^ exchange for destroyers

© Home Bases

The United States secured the flow of

supplies to Britain and the protection of

the Americas by obtaining bases in the

Atlantic and by finally repealing the

Neutrality Act.

26

PROBLEMSOF WAR-TIME SHIPPING

CONVOY

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ifcars.MAGNETIC MINES

. Ieffdle'cl5ses|

Launched from 'Magnetic needle electric circuit-aeroplanes attracted by ship bomb explodes

CONTACT MINE MINE SWEEPER AT WORK

28

PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION

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THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATEROperations in Libya, continuing intermittently for

more than a year and a half, have been directly in-

fluenced by the changing fortunes of war elsewhere,

by problems of supply, and by the varying strength

of naval and air support.

30

LIBYA:

Wavell's Offensive

December 9, 1940 —

February 10, 1941

Influencing campaign : British naval ac-

tion at Taranto; Italo-Greek War; length-

ening British supply lines and large num-

ber Italian prisoners.

Tripoli

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Q OQ

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

31

LIBYA:

Auchinleck's Offensive

November 18, 7947

—

January 18, 1942

Influencing campaign: Russo-German

War; British colonial and Anzac rein-

forcements from East Africa; German air

support from Crete; brilliant defense by

Rommel.

Rommel's Return

January 23—

February 10, 1942

Influencing campaign: German rein-

forcements, supplies from French North

Africa; withdrawal of British regulars to

other theaters of war.

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Jan. 23

32

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BALKAN HISTORY (1)Almost immediately after the Balkan

Wars of 1912-13, these nations found

themselves again divided by World War I

with its resulting boundary changes.

Before World War I: 1914 After World War I: 1919

BALKAN MINORITIES

Background for Conflict

Frontiers, 1919-1938

Frontiersman. 1, 1941

With a background of shifting frontiers and a hope-

less confusion of language groups the Balkans were a

rich field for Nazi tactics of penetration and encircle-

ment. Playing one group against another, powerful

German minorities fanned smoldering hates into

flames. Resisting elements were brought in line by

territorial bribes and threats.

35

BALKAN BLITZKRIEG (1)April 6-/0, 1941

CHRONOLOGY OF CAMPAIGN

April 6 Germans invade Greece andYugoslavia

Belgrade bombedApril 7 Germans break through toward

Salonika

April 9 Germans occupy SalonikaApril 10 Germans reach Monastir

Hungary invades YugoslaviaBritish forces in action

April 13 Germans occupy BelgradeApril 16 British forces withdraw

April 17 Yugoslav army capitulatesApril 18 Greek Prime Minister suicideApril 20 Some Greek forces capitulateApril 22 Evacuation to Crete begins

April 27 Germans enter AthensMay 2 Evacuation completed

The first four days of the campaign

have brought the invaders to the gates

of Belgrade, which was almost destroyed

by aerial bombardment. Salonika has

fallen and the German army in Bulgaria

has pushed through to Monastir Gap,

thus threatening both British flanks.

Belgrade

Kragujevac

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36

BALKAN BLITZKRIEG (2)

Yugoslav Army forced to

surrender, April 17, before

being able to organize ef-

fective resistance.

/ALBANIA,-Salonika

I occupiedI1APRIL 13

1

GREEKSSURRENDERAPRIL 20

Belgrade

Corinth

Salonika'

Cut off from the Greeks

the British fight delaying

action to Athens and evac-

uate to Crete.

37

CRETE (1)

MAY 20-21 Continual dive bombing ofBritish defensive positions while thousands of

parachutists and glider borne troops land:

MAY 16-20 German bombing raids concentratemainly on three airports, destroying few

remaining R. A. F. planes

MalemeAirport

Italian

> Parachutistst.

Candia

British fleet breaks up ianding

attempts by sea, but aerialbombardment prevents navalsupport of land defenses

MAY 23 - 30 British retreat to south shore ofMAY 21 - 22 DefendersCrete fighting strong rear guard action againstsuperior German forces

German parachutists, but small pocket ofresistance succeeds in holding Maleme Airportwith aid of dive bombers, enabling large

numbers of troop transports to land

.'Candia

Kaiteli

MAY 23 British fleetpractically immobilized

by air attacks

MAY 31 - JUNE 4 'jEvacuation off:}British troops to V.;'.

Egypt and Cyprus >('

38

CRETE (2)

TACTICSOF AERIAL INVASION

39

BALKAN HISTORY (2)After the military conquest of the Balkans

came the reshuffling of boundaries calledthe "New Order" by the Axis partners.The nations which had been induced to

“cooperate” were granted territory ofother nations which had resisted. Isolatedgroups in many countries, however, stillcontinue the struggle for freedom.

Before the Balkan Blitz: 1938 After the Balkan Blitz: 1941

40

EAST AFRICAANDTHE MIDDLE EAST

Britain closes

the Back Door

Having taken all of the Italian East

African possessions British troops quelled

a Nazi inspired rebellion in Iraq. The

continued infiltration of German "tech-

nicians" into Vichy French Syria was pre-

vented by British and Free French occu-

pation. Nazi "tourists" threatening the

vital oil wells of Iran were eliminated by

British and Russian forces in September.

41

THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA(1 )

The Plan of Attack

June 22, 1941

The Nazis planned a lightning attack

to encircle and destroy the main Soviet

armies. With Finnish and Rumanian sup-

port three strong thrusts were to be aimed

at Leningrad, Moscow, and the Ukraine

with lesser attacks on Murmansk and

Odessa.

43

THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA(2)

July 22, 1941


June 22 Germany invades RussiaJune 30 Germans capture LwowJuly 3 Stalin calls for "Scorched

Earth" policy

July 12 Anglo-Soviet mutual as-

sistance pact

July 16 Fighting in Smolensk area

The German plan appears to be pro-

ceeding according to schedule.With their

landing fields and facilities seriously

damaged by surprise mass bombings,

the Russians are forced back, fighting

fiercely.

THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA(3 )

September 22, 1941


June 22

June 30

July 3

Germany invades RussiaGermans capture LwowStalin calls for "ScorchedEarth" policy

Anglo-Soviet mutual as-

sistance pact

Fighting in Smolensk areaIntensified attack on Len-ingrad

September 19 Germans occupy Kiev

July 12

July 16

August 19

The Soviet armies still fall back but

fight on. Although the Nazis make claims

of millions of Russian casualties and thou-

sands of Russian planes, their rate of

advance has slowed down considerably.

45

THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA(4)

November 29, 1941


June 22

June 30

July 3

July 12

July 16

August 19

September 19

October 1

6

October 24

October 29

November 22

Germany invades RussiaGermans capture LwowStalin calls for "ScorchedEarth” policy

Anglo-Soviet mutual as-

sistance pact

Fighting in Smolensk areaIntensified attack on Len-ingrad

Germans occupy KievMoscow’s position worseKharkov falls

Germans break intoCrimea

Rostov falls

Stalin's "Scorched Earth" policy, ever

lengthening German supply lines, and

the growing Russian resistance have

broken the strength of the Nazi drive.

Hitler has announced "the last great de-

cisive battle of this year," but his armies

have been brought to a standstill.

46

THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA (5) Germany's deepest penetration intoRussia covered six per cent of Soviet

territory in which lay forty per cent of

Russia's industry.

47

THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA (6)

November 29, 1941

to May 10, 1942


June 22,1941 Germany invades RussiaJune 30 Germans capture LwowJuly 3 Stalin calls for "Scorched

Earth" policy

July 16 Fighting in Smolensk areaAugust 19 Intensified attack on Len-

ingrad

September 19 Germans occupy KievOctober 16 Moscow's position worseOctober 24 Kharkov falls

October 29 Germans break intoCrimea

November 22 Rostov fallsNovember 29 Russians re-take RostovDecember 29 Russians land in CrimeaApril 29, 1942 Russians advance

near Kursk and Orel

On November 29th the Russian coun-

ter-offensive struck. The terrible cold of

the battle lines, the increased difficulty of

supply, complicated the German situa-

tion. But it was the grim courage of the

Russian soldiers and leaders which threw

the Nazi drive back. By the middle of

May 1942 the Russians held the initiative

on an almost stabilized front.

48

The Far Eastern Theater

VITAL PEACE-TIME SUPPLY ROUTES ACROSS THE PACIFIC

49

GROWTH OF EMPIRE

Japanese Expansion to 1923

Japan’s quest of empire began with

the annexation of the Kurile, Bonin, and

Nansei Islands. In 1895 Formosa was ac-

quired from China by war. In 1904, while

negotiations were going on with Russia

the Japanese fleet attacked and torpe-

doed important units of the Russian East-

ern fleet. Korea was annexed. AfterWorld

War I Japan was given a mandate over

the widespread islands of Imperial Ger-

many in the Western Pacific.

50

GATEWAYS FORJAPANESE INVASION

China's Supply Routes

,

1930

In 1930 Japan's trade had fallen 25%from the previous year. Her desire for

control of markets had become irresist-

ible. Strategically placed an the flanks

of the important Chinese supply routes

and in control of the Kwantung Peninsula

and the South Manchurian Railway,

Japan was in an extremely strong posi-

tion.

MANCHURIA,

^Vladivostok

(Peiping

ChengchovNanking

.Hankow Shanghai,

[Chungking

Kunming

Canton*Hanoi

FRENCH

CHINA'

51

INITIAL MOVES INTO CHINA

Manchuria 1931

,

Shanghai 1932,

Jehol 1933

In a coup engineered by the "Kwan-

tung” faction of the Army, Japan occu-

pied Manchuria in five months. Jehol was

added in 1933. In neither occupation was

strong resistance offered byChina,whose

greatest enemy was disunity.

In 1932 Japan was committed to an

attack by the Japanese naval command-

er at Shanghai. Outfought for two months

by the Cantonese 19th Route Army, the

Japanese finally outflanked the Chinese

position by sending a force up the

Yangtze River.The Chinese withdrew from

the vicinity of Shanghai.

52

THE CHINA “INCIDENT"1937-1938

Japan's aim was to absorb China step

by step without arousing the rest of the

world. This would give her the raw mate-

rial necessary to launch her conquest of

the Pacific area.

The incident of a missing Jap soldier

was picked as an excuse for the cam-

paign.

The Chinese, poorly trained and

equipped withdrew but adopted guer-

illa tactics.

53

JAPANESE CONQUEST,1939-1941

1939 February 10—Occupation ofHainan

March 31—Annexation of SpratleyIslands

1940 June 19—Vichy French Indo-Chinastops war supplies toChina

July 16—English close Burma RoadAug. 9—British withdraw from

Shanghai and NorthChina

Oct. 8—Burma Road to be re-opened

1941 May 9—Thailand-Indo-ChinaPeace (Tokyo)

July 2—China breaks with AxisJuly 28—Japanese land in Indo-

China

As Chinese resistance slowed down

the campaign, the Japanese decided to

strangle her into submission by cutting

off all her supply lines on which the nec-

essary tools of war were brought in.

After Japan joined the Axis (in Sep-

tember 1940) she began to call the areas

she hoped to dominate "The Greater

East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."Through

German influence at Vichy, Indo-China

was made a part of the "Sphere" with-

out incident. This move placed Japan in

a position to strike at China from the

south and to threaten the wealth of the

Indies from the north.

54

United Nations vs. Axis

WAR IN THE PACIFICDecember 7, 1941 —

February 28, 1942

55


WAR IN PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANSMarch l 1942-May 10, 1942

©Continuous bombing raids bylae, Salamaua; by Japanese on Port Moresby

56

IV NEWCALEDONIA

NEW

ZEALAND

rUnited Nations vs. Axis

THE WORLD FRONTThe Axis powers had many years’ start onthe United Nations in preparing for war.

Except for the Russian offensive, they

have largely chosen their own time andplace of attack. They have had the fur-

ther advantage of operating on interior

lines. By land in Europe, by land and sea

in the Far East, Axis drives have cut theshortest and most direct lines of supplyof the United Nations. On the defensive,the United Nations have had to distributetheir limited forces and materiel by everlengthening routes to battle fronts half

around the world.

57

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PLANS FOR WORLD CONQUEST

58

The Axis still has the initiative. Troops,

planes and ships can be concentrated forstrong surprise attacks on the weak spotsof our extended front. The Axis powershope to establish their "New Order" byfollowing their formula to "Divide andConquer.” By continued penetration and

encirclement they aim to drive the UnitedNations apart and defeat them separate-ly. Having cut vital lines of communica-tion they would starve Britain, andsqueeze Russia and China, into submis-sion. Then, together, they would turn onAmerica from opposite sides of the world.


BASES FOR THE OFFENSIVEBefore the Axis can be defeated we musttake the initiative and carry the attack

to the enemy. Bases for the offensive

must be held and supplied until we arestrong enough to strike suddenly and

strike hard at the soft spots in the enemy's

lengthening lines.


POSSIBLE COMMUNICATIONSACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD

AIR DISTANCES IN STATUTE MILES

Honolulu to Dutch Harbor 2200

San Francisco to Dutch Harbor 2400

to Vladivostok 5300

Seattle to Fairbanks 1500

to Vladivostok 5000

to Chungking 7000

to Calcutta (by air) 8300

to Calcutta (by water) 14300

Chicago to Fairbanks 3000

to St. Johns 1800

to Reykjavik 3400

New York to St. Johns 1200to London 3600

to Reykjavik 2800

to Chungking 8700

to Calcutta (by air) 9900

to Calcutta (by water) 14000

to Archangel 4800

to Moscow 5400to Suez (by air) 7200

to Suez (by water) 14000

60

(Honolulu)

UNITED NATIONS VS. AXIS -WAR STRENGTH AND PRODUCTION

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1942

1,100 MILLION

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We must supply our bases for the offen-sive with men and machines of war. Be-

AXIS hind fhese there must be ‘I16 trainingcenters and the assembly lines. Behind

the assembly lines are the vital raw ma-

terials necessary for the production of

ships, shells, tanks, and planes.

1 MILLION SQ. MILES

&PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION

61

UNITED NATIONS VS. AXIS-THE WAR EFFORT

WAR PRODUCTION

47% I 53%

gigGR. BRITAIN

1941 (EST.)

1941 (EST.)PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION

62

UNITED NATIONS VS. AXIS - PRODUCTION

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SUGAR

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AXIS

__l AXIS OCCUPIED AREA

I AXIS OCCUPIED AREA

AXIS OCCUPIED AREA

HHHAXIS OCCUPIED AREA

PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION

63

MAJOR PEACE-TIME SOURCES OF MATERIALS VITAL TO THE U. S.

RUBBER SILK

64

MAJOR PEACE-TIME SOURCES OF MATERIALS VITAL TO THE U. S.

CHROMITE TUNGSTEN

65

WHERE MATERIALS VITAL TO THE U.S. COME FROM

66PICTOGRAPH CORPORATION

A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE WAR

CHRONOLOGY

67

Military Events, 1931 — 1939

1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

JAPANSEPT. 8

Invasion

of

Manchuria

JAN. 28Battle

of

Shanghai

JAN.Jehol

Annexed

NOV. 25Anti-

Comintern

Pact

JULY 7China War

GERMANYJAN. 1Hitler

Chancellor

JUNE 25Austrian

Chancellor

Assassinated

MAR. 16Military

Conscription

MAR. 7Rhineland

Militarized

NOV. 25 Anti-Comintern

Pact

JAN. 7Refusal

to Withdrawfrom

Spain

MAR. 11Occupies

Austria

SEP. 30MunichPact

MAR. 15 Occ.Czecho Slov.

AUG. 21 NaziSoviet Pact

SEP.l Invasion

of Poland

ITALY

OCT. 3Invasion

of

Ethiopia

JAN. 7 Refusalto Withdrawfrom Spain

NOV. 6 JoinsAnti-Corn.

Pact

APRIL 7Occupies

Albania

OTHERSJULY 19Spanish

Civil War

SEP. 3

WorldWar II

U. S. A.

AUG. 14TemporaryNeutrality

Act

Passed

FEB. 14

Neutrality

Act

Enacted

MAY 1Neutrality

Act

Revised

AUG. 18U. S. Will

Defend

Canada

JAN. 12Increased

Defense App.

68

WORLD WAR II1939

Small Nations

& FranceGr. Britain Russia Libya East Africa Near East Far East U.S.A.

SEPT.POLAND

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8. Limited National Emergency

OCT. II

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4. Neutrality Bill

8. Arms Embargo Repeal

NOV. z' a<

DEC. -r £

69

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Small Nations

& France Gr. Britain Russia Libya East Africa Near East 1 Far East U.S.A.

JAN.

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27. Treaty with Japan Abrogated

FEB.0|

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MARCH glziu

APRILDENMARKNORWAY

a10. U.S. Scandinavian Shipping Barred

MAY HOLLANDBELGIUM

£16. Program 50,000 Planes

JUNE i!j

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10. Army increased to 400,00022. Two Ocean Navy Bill

JULY uFIGHTS_l ITALIANATTACH ONAUG.

BATTLE

SUDAN &BRITISH 18. U.S.-Canadian Defense Board

SEPT. OFzXVJ

3. SO Destroyers for Naval Bases14. Selective Service

OCT. BRITAINz

DC

WORLD WAR II1941

Smoll Notions

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