• Italy and Germany beat France into a surrender – June 22, 1940
The Fall of France
• Southern France left as a puppet government (Vichy France)
• A French general named Charles de Gaulle fled to Britain and set up a government in exile (Free France)
Hitler now controlled almost all of Western Europe
Meanwhile, Stalin has also taken much of Eastern Europe
The only remaining allied threat in all of Europe was Great Britain
Well, that was a cute war.
You say that like
the war is over.
“Today Germany,tomorrow the world”
eh?
Yup. Ithink I’ll finish off the allies.
But, history has proven that Britain
can’t be attacked.
I’m cooler than
history.
Napoleon had
trouble when he tried…
Well, Napoleon
didn’t have tons of bombs!
Oh, right….
Besides!I’m
Hitler!
The Battle of BritainHitler’s Aerial Assault on Great Britain
Nnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Boy Europe sure is a mess…
Time for the U.S.A to step in
and make things right…
right?
Isolationism: The U.S. should stay out of the war
Interventionism: The U.S. should do everything to support Britain except declare war
- Transferred 50 American destroyers to Britain in exchange for the right to establish American bases in British territories
- Signed the Selective Training and Service Act establishing the first peace time draft
-This law required all men between 21 and 35 to serve one year in the military
Cool! I won again…
That makes three times!
Neutrality Acts schmootrality
acts!
Besides…80% of Americans support this…
I want to guarantee everyone in the
world these Four Freedoms:
- Freedom of speech and expression
- Freedom for every person to worship God in his own way
- Freedom from want
- Freedom from fear
On September 27th, 1940 theRome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis was formed
Hi!
Hi!
Guys!Its Heil…Heil!
The Axis Powers
Japan’s continued aggression clearly violated the Atlantic Charter
Stop taking stuff over!
NO
Fine…no trade for you!
Meh
Still taking stuff over??
Yep
I will have to get tough
now!
Tough like you got with Hitler?
Does my side rock or what? I wonder who I should attack
next?
• Mussolini is his ally• Spain isn’t a player• Sweden isn’t a threat• Switzerland is neutral and strong• Britain has been all but destroyed• France doesn’t really exist• And Stalin and Hitler signed a ten-year