World War II Atlantic Theater By Mr. Murray. Timeline-Causes of WWII 11/11/1918World War I ends 11/11/1918World War I ends 6/28/1919Treaty of Versailles.

World War IIWorld War IIAtlantic TheaterAtlantic Theater

By Mr. MurrayBy Mr. Murray

Timeline-Causes of WWIITimeline-Causes of WWII

11/11/191811/11/1918 World War I endsWorld War I ends 6/28/19196/28/1919Treaty of Versailles signedTreaty of Versailles signed 11/8/193211/8/1932Roosevelt elect PresidentRoosevelt elect President 1/30/19331/30/1933Hitler becomes Chancellor of Hitler becomes Chancellor of

GermanyGermany 3/7/19363/7/1936 Germany invades RhinelandGermany invades Rhineland 3/12/19383/12/1938Germany unifies with AustriaGermany unifies with Austria 10/15/193810/15/1938 occupy Sudenlandoccupy Sudenland

Timeline-1939Timeline-1939 3/15/19393/15/1939 Nazis take Nazis take

CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 8/23/19398/23/1939 Nazis sign non Nazis sign non

aggressive pact with Soviet Unionaggressive pact with Soviet Union 9/1/19399/1/1939 Hitler invades PolandHitler invades Poland

World War II BeginsWorld War II Begins 9/3/19399/3/1939 Great Britain, France, Great Britain, France,

Australia and New Zealand declare Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germanywar on Germany

BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg

German’s use German’s use the the air(Luftwaffe), air(Luftwaffe), heavy artillery heavy artillery and storm and storm trooperstroopers

Timeline 1940Timeline 1940

March- May 1940March- May 1940 Nazis invade Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the NetherlandsNetherlands

5/26/19405/26/1940 Evacuation of DunkirkEvacuation of Dunkirk 6/14/19406/14/1940 Germans enter ParisGermans enter Paris Summer 1940 Germans and British air Summer 1940 Germans and British air

raids on major citiesraids on major cities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugP3UuXHd

UY

"a miracle of "a miracle of deliverance"deliverance"

More than More than 300,000 troops 300,000 troops were evacuated were evacuated from Dunkirk and from Dunkirk and the surrounding the surrounding beaches in May beaches in May and June 1940.and June 1940.

Timeline 1941Timeline 1941 3/11/19413/11/1941 Roosevelt signs Lend-Roosevelt signs Lend-

Lease ActLease Act 6/22/19416/22/1941 Operation Barbarossa Operation Barbarossa

begins Germany attacks U.S.S.Rbegins Germany attacks U.S.S.R 7/3/19417/3/1941 Stalin orders scorched Stalin orders scorched

earth policyearth policy 8/14/418/14/41 Roosevelt and Churchill Roosevelt and Churchill

announce Atlantic Charterannounce Atlantic Charter 12/11/194112/11/1941 Germany declares war Germany declares war

on U.Son U.S

Operation Barbarossa Operation Barbarossa June 22, 1941 June 22, 1941

3 million German 3 million German

soldiers- 600,000 soldiers- 600,000 vehicles and 3350 vehicles and 3350 tanks attacked U.S.S.Rtanks attacked U.S.S.R

wanted Russia's wanted Russia's industries and industries and agricultural lands as agricultural lands as part of his part of his Lebensraum or 'living Lebensraum or 'living space' for Germany space' for Germany

Lend-Lease ActLend-Lease Act

http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/fdr_churchill_documents/fdr_churchill.html

Timeline 1942Timeline 1942

1/13/19421/13/1942 Germans begin U-boat Germans begin U-boat offensive along east coastoffensive along east coast

1/26/19421/26/1942 Americans arrive in Great Americans arrive in Great BritainBritain

7/1-30/19427/1-30/1942 Battle of Alamein (Egypt)Battle of Alamein (Egypt) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9

1fh1UtpRg

August 21 1942-August 21 1942-February 2 1943February 2 1943

Turning Point in Turning Point in WWII-EuropeWWII-Europe

2 million Casualties2 million Casualties Axis Powers lost ¼ Axis Powers lost ¼

of strength on of strength on Eastern FrontEastern Front

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNfFarlK_b8

Battle Of Stalingrad

8/8/1942 8/8/1942 Operation Torch (invasion of North Africa)Operation Torch (invasion of North Africa)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmB0_qiONQs

Timeline 1943Timeline 1943

1/14-24/19431/14-24/1943 Casablanca conferenceCasablanca conference (FRD and Bull Dog- unconditional surrender)(FRD and Bull Dog- unconditional surrender)

3/16-20/19433/16-20/1943 Battle of Atlantic- 27 merchant Battle of Atlantic- 27 merchant ships sunk by Germansships sunk by Germans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtN77GWrWOc`̀

5/13/19435/13/1943German and Italian troops surrender in German and Italian troops surrender in North AfricaNorth Africa

7/9-10/19437/9-10/1943 Allies land in SicilyAllies land in Sicily 9/8/1943 9/8/1943 Italian surrender is announcedItalian surrender is announced

http://members.aol.com/Custermen85/ILDUCE/Mussolini.htm

Teheran Conference Teheran Conference Nov. 28-Dec. 1Nov. 28-Dec. 1

Roosevelt, Churchill and Roosevelt, Churchill and StalinStalin Post WWIIPost WWII Overlord discussedOverlord discussed United NationsUnited Nations Stalin joked at dinner Stalin joked at dinner

that Churchill was soft that Churchill was soft on Germany and that it on Germany and that it may be necessary to may be necessary to execute 50,000 German execute 50,000 German officers; Churchill replied officers; Churchill replied that he would never that he would never agree to such "barbarous agree to such "barbarous acts" but FDR joked that acts" but FDR joked that perhaps 49,000 would doperhaps 49,000 would do

Timeline 1944Timeline 1944

1/6/19441/6/1944 Soviet troops advance into Soviet troops advance into PolandPoland

Spring and Summer of 1944 heavy Spring and Summer of 1944 heavy bombing of major cities (3000 tons of bombing of major cities (3000 tons of bombs during air raid of Hamburg)bombs during air raid of Hamburg) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqCByR5vss

0 6/6/19446/6/1944 Operation Overlord- D-DayOperation Overlord- D-Day Activity Activity

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/dday.htm

June 6 1944June 6 1944

IKEIKE Secret ArmySecret Army Inflatable tanks- Inflatable tanks-

false informationfalse information Rommels wife’s Rommels wife’s

birthdaybirthday Guilders failedGuilders failed

June 6, 1944June 6, 1944

4,000 ships4,000 ships 11,000 planes, 11,000 planes, nearly three millionnearly three million

soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors was assembled in England for the was assembled in England for the assaultassault

Germany DefensesGermany Defenses

Germany Defenses Germany Defenses

June 6 1944June 6 1944

June 6 1944June 6 1944

Timeline 1944-1945Timeline 1944-1945 8/25/19448/25/1944 Liberation on Paris Liberation on Paris 12/16-27/194412/16-27/1944 Battle of Bulge last major German Battle of Bulge last major German

counter-offensivecounter-offensive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KQCmtTPb8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KQCmtTPb8 2/4-11/19452/4-11/1945 Roosevelt,Churchill and Stalin meet Roosevelt,Churchill and Stalin meet

at Yaltaat Yalta 2/13-14/19452/13-14/1945 Dresden firestorm Dresden firestorm 4/21/19454/21/1945 Russians reach Berlin Russians reach Berlin 4/30/1945 4/30/1945 Hitler commits suicide Hitler commits suicide

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/death.htmhttp://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/death.htm 5/8/19455/8/1945 V-E Day V-E Day

YaltaYaltaFebruary 1945February 1945

http://www.yale.edu/http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/lawweb/avalon/wwii/yalta.htmyalta.htm

Prime Minister Prime Minister Winston S. ChurchillWinston S. Churchill

President Franklin D. President Franklin D. RooseveltRoosevelt

Premier Josef Stalin.Premier Josef Stalin.

V-E DayV-E DayMay 8, 1945May 8, 1945

MAY 8 marks the MAY 8 marks the anniversary of the anniversary of the Allies' victory in Allies' victory in Europe during World Europe during World War II. After 3 1/2 War II. After 3 1/2 years of war, Nazi years of war, Nazi Germany surrendered Germany surrendered unconditionally in unconditionally in 1945.1945.

Results of WWIIResults of WWII

Statistic’sStatistic’s

http://www.hitler.org/ww2-deaths.htmlhttp://www.hitler.org/ww2-deaths.html Treaty- Potsdam ConferenceTreaty- Potsdam Conference

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decade17.htmdecade/decade17.htm

World PowerWorld Power Why?Why?