the world wars
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The World Wars. The Basics: Dates Geography Political Alliances Leaders. U.S. joins in 1917. U.S. joins in 1941. “The Great War”. 1914 - 1918. 1939 - 1945. 1931 - 1945. U.S. joins in 1941. Europe. How many wars?. Asia. Russia (U.S.S.R). England. Germany. Balkans. France. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1914 - 1918
U.S. joins in 1917
1939 - 1945
U.S. joins in 1941
1931 - 1945
U.S. joins in 1941
Europe
Asia
How many wars?
“The Great War”
WWII (Asia)
Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)
SoutheastAsia Philippines
Korea Japan
Taiwan
Communist China
Nationalist China
Korea
France
England (U.S.A.)
ally =1) a friend or partner during a conflict
2) a country that fights on the same side as you.
Allies =1) the countries that fought on “our side” in WW1 and WW2.
Compare these sentences:
1) The rival street gangs became temporary allies in their war against the police.
2) Germany and Italy were allies during World War II.
3) The Allies won WWII.
axis = many meanings, most of them related to “middle”
or “center”
1) The line through the “middle” or “center” of a rotating object like the earth.
1) The lines in the center of a graph.
2) The “center” of the enemy side in a big war.
Axis = 1) the “enemy” side during WWII.
Who fought in WW1?
The Allies fought against the Central Powers.
Who fought in WW2?
The Allies fought against the Axis Powers.
Review:
France
England
ImperialGermanyU.S.A.
WW 1
TsaristRussia
Soviet Union(U.S.S.R.)
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)
SoutheastAsia Philippines
Korea Japan
Taiwan
Communist China
Nationalist China
Korea
PresidentWilson
U.S.A.
Prime MinisterLloyd George
England
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany
Tsar Nicholas II
Russia
Prime Minister Clemenceau
France
Lenin
U.S.S.R.
Leaders of WW1(Europe)
Hitler
Germany
Stalin
U.S.S.R.
Mussolini
Italy
Churchill
England
De Gaulle
France
FranklinRoosevelt
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Truman
Leaders of WW2 (Europe)
WWII (Asia)
Soviet Union(U.S.S.R)
SoutheastAsia Philippines
Korea Japan
Taiwan
Communist China
Nationalist China
Korea
France
England (U.S.A.)
EmperorHirohito
Japan
Stalin
U.S.S.R.
FranklinRoosevelt
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Truman
Churchill
England
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist China
Mao Zedong
Communist China
Leaders of WWII (Asia)