world on fire – wwii begins. key terms / main ideas attempts to negotiate with hitler fail....
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World on Fire – WWII begins
Key Terms / Main IdeasAttempts to negotiate with Hitler fail.
Germany invades Poland which result in France and England declaring war on Germany.
AnschlussAppeasement – Neville ChamberlainBlitzkriegMaginot LineDunkirkWinston ChurchillBattle of BritainRAF
1937 Hitler presses for unification of German-speaking people
Hitler demands government posts for Nazis in Austria or he’ll invade
Invades anywayAnnounces Anschluss
Austria
Czechoslovakia is next…Hitler wants Sudetenland
Claims many German-speakersCzechs resistFrance & GB pledge support
Neville ChamberlainBritish Prime MinisterMunich Conference 1938France & GB agree to Hitler’s
demandsAppeasement
Hitler takes more – Czechoslovakia 1939
Germany after Appeasement
Sudetenland
How about a Polish……Hitler wants Polish
seaport Britain tells him no Poland resists
Non-Aggression Pact with Russia Aug 1939 Why?
9-1-39 BLITZKRIEG !!!! Poland defeated
in 5 weeks
Takes Denmark & Norway by Apr 1940Hitler invades through BelgiumFrench and Brits trapped - Dunkirk
The Fall of France - 1940Miracle at Dunkirk 4 June
338,000 men850 boats –civilian volsLost most equipment
22 June - France surrenders
Winston Churchill DefiantWe shall defend….
The Fall of France - 1940
Never …. Was so much owed by so many to so fewHitler wants to invade
EnglandMust destroy Brit’s Air ForceLuftwaffe attacks – June 1940
Battle of BritainAug 23 London bombed England bombs BerlinHitler retaliates
Brits stay strongSubways as bomb sheltersRoyal Air ForceRADAR
Oct 12 – Hitler calls off invasion