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Canadian History 1201: 5.2 Project

World History 3201: Battles Workbook

2015

NAME: ___________________

The 2 alliances in WWII were

Allied Powers (The Allies): _________________________________

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Axis Powers (The Axis): _________________________________

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The Blitzkrieg: The Wehrmacht’s plan for quick victory

Features of the Blitzkrieg:

• Blitzkrieg = _________________________________________________

• Took advantage of advancements in technology:

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Blitzkrieg Sept 1939 - June 1940: Countries that fell under the blitzkrieg

Reasons Germany was so successful in first year of WWII

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The Battles of WWII

1) Evacuation of Dunkirk: May 1940

The Mission:

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The Course:

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The Result:

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“Wars are not won by evacuation.” - PM Churchill, 19402) The Battle of Britain: July-October 1940

What message does the source give about the Battle of Britain?

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The German Mission:

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The German “New Plan”:

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The Reasons they Failed:

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3) Operation Barbarossa: June 1941

Code name for Hitler’s attack against ______________________________________

Stalin Allies with Churchill to defeat the Nazis

Hitler now has __________________________________—very stupid move, Adolf...

Why do it?

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

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Result?

• Onset of _________________________________slowed the German advance

• Stalemate meant HUGE Russian casualties and ___________________________on the Eastern Front

• USSR officially joined the war on the side of Britain in 1941 (the Allies)

Today’s historians consider Operation Barbarossa a major reason Hitler lost the war. Many of his own generals advised against it, saying it would be the end of the Reich! Why do/did they think this?

Battle of El Alamein, Egypt: 1942

Overview:

• In 1942 Britain finally opened second front in ____________________________

• Hitler needed _________________________________________________________

• Britain and American troops landed in North Africa to _________________________________

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Background:

• _______________ tried to take the Balkans and British colonies in North Africa (both failed)

• Hitler had to send reinforcements to help Mussolini, ___________________________________

• Italy’s weakness provided a hole through which the Allies might fight back...

Result:

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• First defeat of Axis Powers!

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• Allies then invade Italy, __________________________________________________________

• Italy surrenders and sides with Allies in 1943

The Battle of Stalingrad, July ‘42

Meanwhile, back in the USSR...

• Stalin was sweating as Nazi forces closed in on Stalingrad

• The city had HUGE significance as it was named for, well,

Stalin

• He ordered it MUST be defended to the end! All available

troops were sent there

• 3 things worked in the Russians’ favour:

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• Russians considered it their __________________ to

defend the city and rallied behind Stalin much like Britons did behind Churchill during the Blitz

*Even now, WWII is known as “The Great Patriotic War” in Russia (and former USSR)

• Conditions were awful for both sides

• Germans were ________________________________and supplies never came

• Soviet army, while huge, was ______________________(much like Tannenburg in WWI)

Result and Impact

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• Marked first defeat on the Eastern Front

• Soviets could now __________________________________________________________

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• Considered a MAJOR turning point in the war considered the bloodiest battle in history, with more combined casualties than any other battle before or since...

Battle of the Atlantic: Refers to the war in the Atlantic Ocean to stop supplies from getting to the Allies, or, CONVOYS VERSUS U-BOATS

• Britain needed _____________________________________________________________

• Nazi _______________________ hunted convoys in __________________________ to try and stop supplies from entering Britain. THEY WERE DEADLY!

• Allied defences against the U-Boats:

1. ________________________

2. ______________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________

“The only thing that ever really frightened me in the whole war was the u-Boat peril.”

Churchill, ~1950

By ‘43 German u-boats were no longer major threat due to lack of resources, manpower, superiority of Allied naval technology and German defeats in Europe.

Normandy Invasion (D-Day): June 6, 1944

The Plan:

• Allied invasion of Nazi occupied Europe

• Go through English Channel and storm beaches of France with everything you’ve got!

• Combined efforts of ____________________ ____________________ __________________

Required massive amounts of soldiers and ships to land on the heavily fortified beaches of

France

The Allies released false information through spies to fool the Nazis

Hitler was convinced the Allies would attack elsewhere and moved many divisions away

from Normandy. BIG MISTAKE!

THIS FINALLY SATISFIED STALIN’S DEMANDS FOR A SECOND FRONT IN EUROPE!!

The Result:

Over 300,000 soldiers involved

Over 10,000 casualties

Many did not even make it to the beach against German machine guns

Allies gain foothold in Europe

Starts offensive against Germans in the west while Soviets are pushing from the East

First time since Dunkirk (’40) Allies are in Europe

Marks ‘beginning of the end’ for the Germans

MAP ACTIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!!

SUCH MAP!!!!!

MUCH COLOURING!!!!

PART A: Using the map on the next page, detail one of the battles we have covered in class or from your project. Along with the required details (who, what, where, when, why), please add in the lines of attack and defense, and troop movements.

PART B: Pick a side in your battle. Detail how your side could have won or lost this specific event, and what changes would need to occur in order for this to happen. Add these changes to your original map using a different colour.