The Global Conflict Section 2: The Axis Advances Ms. Garratt.

The Global ConflictThe Global Conflict

Section 2: The Axis AdvancesSection 2: The Axis Advances

Ms. GarrattMs. Garratt

Blitzkrieg Against PolandBlitzkrieg Against Poland

Massive bombing followed by tanks Massive bombing followed by tanks and infantry.and infantry.

Poland gave up within 3 weeks.Poland gave up within 3 weeks. Nazis inflicted great damageNazis inflicted great damage

British Assistance & DunkirkBritish Assistance & Dunkirk Britain provided military assistance.Britain provided military assistance. Germans pushed the British back to Germans pushed the British back to

DunkirkDunkirk on the English Channel. on the English Channel. A fleet of military and private vessels A fleet of military and private vessels

saved the Brit army by evacuating saved the Brit army by evacuating 338,000 troops between May 28-June 4, 338,000 troops between May 28-June 4, 1940.1940.

The French held out for a few weeks moreThe French held out for a few weeks more Then Mussolini attacked from the South.Then Mussolini attacked from the South. France surrendered in JuneFrance surrendered in June

Fall of France 1940Fall of France 1940

Germans bypassed the Maginot line Germans bypassed the Maginot line and conquered France by June 1940and conquered France by June 1940

Italians attacked in the South.Italians attacked in the South. Vichy government established in the Vichy government established in the

South. They collaborated with the South. They collaborated with the NazisNazis

Battle of Britain & the London BlitzBattle of Britain & the London Blitz

Operation Sea Lion – attempt to break Operation Sea Lion – attempt to break British moral & air power with massive British moral & air power with massive bombingsbombings

Failed to break British morale – quite the Failed to break British morale – quite the contrarycontrary

Began bombing civilian targets straight for Began bombing civilian targets straight for 57 nights 57 nights

Terror bombing did not workTerror bombing did not work Hitler abandons Britain and focuses on Hitler abandons Britain and focuses on

RussiaRussia 15,000 civilians killed15,000 civilians killed

AfricaAfrica

MussoliniMussolini Rommel – Desert FoxRommel – Desert Fox Race for the Suez CanalRace for the Suez Canal El AlameinEl Alamein

Operation Barbarossa - USSROperation Barbarossa - USSR

Hitler’s attack on USSR to gain Hitler’s attack on USSR to gain “lebensraum” & vast raw materials“lebensraum” & vast raw materials

USSR weak from military purgesUSSR weak from military purges Russians used scorched earth tactics to Russians used scorched earth tactics to

deny the Germans fruits of victorydeny the Germans fruits of victory Winter devastated Germans who didn’t Winter devastated Germans who didn’t

even have winter uniformseven have winter uniforms Battle of Leningrad & Stalingrad will be Battle of Leningrad & Stalingrad will be

fiercefierce Stalingrad was major turning point when Stalingrad was major turning point when

Soviets now took the offensiveSoviets now took the offensive

US Arsenal of DemocracyUS Arsenal of Democracy

Lend LeaseLend Lease

Lend Lease – Aid to AlliesLend Lease – Aid to Allies

The Japanese ThreatThe Japanese Threat

Japanese aggression continued in Japanese aggression continued in China, Korea.China, Korea.

Japan announced its intension to Japan announced its intension to create the create the Greater East Asia Co-Greater East Asia Co-ProsperityProsperity SphereSphere which would be which would be a Japanese empire.a Japanese empire.

Japan joins an alliance with Germ & Japan joins an alliance with Germ & Italy known as the Italy known as the Rome-Berlin-Rome-Berlin-Tokyo AxisTokyo Axis

Pearl Harbor 1941Pearl Harbor 1941

Nazi OccupationNazi Occupation

Total WarTotal War

Turning PointsTurning Points

El AlameinEl Alamein Invasion of ItalyInvasion of Italy StalingradStalingrad Normandy, D-DayNormandy, D-Day Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway

D-Day June 6, 1944D-Day June 6, 1944

Invasion of NormandyInvasion of Normandy

D – Day June 6, 1944D – Day June 6, 1944

War in the PacificWar in the Pacific

Japan was on offensive until Battle of Japan was on offensive until Battle of Midway & Coral SeaMidway & Coral Sea

From then it was defensiveFrom then it was defensive Strategy of US was “island-hopping”Strategy of US was “island-hopping”

The Bomb & the Defeat of JapanThe Bomb & the Defeat of Japan

Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project Truman said he never wavered.Truman said he never wavered. It was a matter of saving ½ to 1 It was a matter of saving ½ to 1

million American livesmillion American lives Enola Gay delivered the bomb to Enola Gay delivered the bomb to

HiroshimaHiroshima Another example of a civilian targetAnother example of a civilian target Second bomb dropped on NagasakiSecond bomb dropped on Nagasaki