Lasted from 9/1/1939 to 9/2/1945 Largest war in human history; 61 countries participating About 60-70 million casualties total (civilian and military) The Second World War…

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Slide 1A TIMELINE OF EVENTS FROM 1936-1941 The Road to WW II: 1936-1941 Slide 2 1936 February: ratification of Franco-Soviet Pact March: Hitler remilitarizes Rhineland March:…

Slide 1Introduction Phase 1: September 1939 to June 1940 Phase 2: June 1940 to July 1943 Phase 3: July 1943 to June 1944 Phase 4: June 1944 to September 1945 Slide 2 WWI-…

Slide 1Blitzkrieg! Slide 2 What is a Blitzkrieg? A revolutionary new form of warfare Lightning war Designed to defeat an enemy with a quick, unexpected attack Hitlers military…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Start of WWII Slide 3 What makes a high quality descriptive paragraph? Put up samples…. Tell me what works and doesnt work here…. Slide 4 Now we have…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Start of WWII Slide 3 Please do not talk at this time…..Sept. 5 POP QUIZ: Using your homework from last night, please answer the following on a piece of…

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