World War II 1939-1945 Introduction Video Clip European Theater Hitler’s Early Victories Through The Blitzkrieg: “Lighting Warfare” o Swift strike by armored vehicles supported by airplanes Poland: 4 Weeks Winter of 1939-1940: Phony War -Nothing Happens April 1940 (Heats Up) o Denmark and Norway Less than a month o Winston Churchill takes over Belgium (18 Days), Netherlands (5 Days), and Luxembourg The Assault on France (1 Month) Maginot Line MAGINOT LINE VIDEO CLIP (2:22-End) o Defensive Fortifications along French/German Borders o Impregnable Germany flanked around the Maginot Line o Through Ardennes o Splitting and Trapping the allied forces in France at Dunkirk Evacuation at Dunkirk Evacuation Video Clip o ANY AND ALL BRITISH SHIPS evacuated 338,000 allied troops to England. o Left France to be Occupied by the Germans
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World War II 1939-1945Introduction Video Clip
European Theater
Hitler’s Early Victories Through The Blitzkrieg:
“Lighting Warfare”o Swift strike by armored
vehicles supported by airplanes
Poland: 4 Weeks
Winter of 1939-1940: Phony War -Nothing Happens
April 1940 (Heats Up)o Denmark and Norway Less
than a montho Winston Churchill takes over
Belgium (18 Days), Netherlands (5 Days), and Luxembourg
The Assault on France (1 Month) Maginot Line MAGINOT LINE VIDEO CLIP (2:22-End)
o Defensive Fortifications along French/German Borderso Impregnable
Germany flanked around the Maginot Line o Through Ardennes o Splitting and Trapping the allied forces in France at Dunkirk
Evacuation at Dunkirk Evacuation Video Clipo ANY AND ALL BRITISH SHIPS evacuated 338,000 allied troops to England.o Left France to be Occupied by the Germans
Eastern Europe Part 1: Operation Barbarossa Hitler Quickly turns attention towards
“Lebensraum” Invasion of the Soviet Union June 22, 1941 300,000 Manned Force 1800 mile front Closing in on Leningrad, Moscow, Oil Fields of
Caucus, and Stalingrad Siege Stalingrad for 900 Days Video Clip: 0:40-18:00
Role of the U.S. United States Mixed Feelings Isolationism: Remaining Neutral This is a European War, Remember World War I Favored Allied: “Arsenal of Democracy”
o Lend Lease Act- supplies, materials, weapons to Allies
The Pacific and US Entranceo -Japanese Imperialism: Nationalistic and Militaristic
-1931 Invade Manchuria -1937 Invade China
o -Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: “Asia for the Asians” -Liberate Asia from Western Colonialism -Invade and “liberate” much of Asia
o -Draws attention and threats/embargo from U.S.
Pearl Harboro -Eliminate U.S. as a threat to their S. East Asian Empireo -December 7th 1941
-Japanese surprise attack on U.S. Naval Base Pearl Harbor -350 aircraft destroyed or damaged
- 18 ships sunk or destroyed -3,500 Americans killed or wounded
Battle of Berlin-Germany uses young and old men-Hitler commits suicide on April 30th, 1945-May 8th 1945 declared V-E Day
Pacific TheaterBattle of Coral Sea
-U.S. stops Japanese advance and saves Australia
Battle of Midway Video Clip-Turning point in the war in the Pacific-U.S. establishes Naval Dominance by destroying 4 Japanese Carriers-Allowed U.S. to begin campaign of Island Hopping to reach Japan
Iwo Jima and Okinawa-Strategic Islands to reach Japan-Acquisition was COSTLY-FEARED MAINLAND INVASION OF JAPAN
-10s of millions of Japanese Deaths-Millions of American Deaths