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Remember This Stuff?
• In March, 1936 Hitler reclaimed the Rhineland
1938• Hitler “convinced” Austria to become a part of Germany in
1938
Germany
Austria
Austria looks nice…
The Sudetenlan
d looks nice…
• Hitler took the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia in order to “Unify all German speakers”
Appeasement
• The British and French, eager to avoid war, begin a policy of appeasement during all of these invasions
1938
• In late 1938 Hitler advanced further and conquered the rest of Czechoslovakia
My country lost territory in
Poland too! I want that back!
1938
• Hitler demanded that land in Poland be returned to Germany
Um, guys?
Have you been noticing a trend
here?
I mean you’re going to do something about this,
right?
He signed a noaggression
pact with Stalin. You
know what that means right?
Please say you have my back
in this.
What are you gonna do? Sob me to death with
stories of how you don’t want another war?
I’m calling your bluff.
The War Begins
• September 1st, 1939 - Hitler launches a surprise attack against Poland
• September 3rd, 1939 – Britain and France declare war on Germany
1939• Poland falls in three weeks thanks to
Hitler’s new tactic: Blitzkrieg
And remember….Stalin and Hitler have a Nonaggression Pact
1939
• Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania fall to the Soviet Union
1939
• In 1939 Stalin also invades Finland
Is there something I’m missing here? Can’t my planes fly right over this thing? Why don’t my
tanks just go around this thing?
The Fall of France• May 1940, Hitler launches a surprise attack taking Denmark,
Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg in two months
The Fall of France• Hitler squeezed through the Maginot Line and
• 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