Topic:
The Early Years of World
War II (1939-1944)
Essential Question:
How did the Allies turn the war around?
 The war begins
 Non-aggression Pact of 1939
 Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union
 Non-aggression Pact of 1939
 Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union
 Agreed to:
 Not go to war with each other
 Divide up Eastern Europe
 Not go to war with each other
 Divide up Eastern Europe
 Germany invaded Poland in 1939
 Britain and France declared war
on Germany 2 days later
 World War II officially began
 Britain and France declared war on Germany 2
days later
 World War II officially began
 Hitler unleashes the blitzkrieg (“lightning war”)
 World War II officially began
 Hitler unleashes the blitzkrieg (“lightning war”)
 Battle of France (1940)
 Battle of France (1940)
 Battle of France (1940)
 Germany defeated France in 6 weeks
 Battle of France (1940)
 Germany defeated France in 6 weeks
 Battle of Britain (1940)
 Germany defeated France in 6 weeks
 Battle of Britain (1940)
 The British Royal Air Force (RAF) defeated the
German air force (Luftwaffe)
 Battle of Britain (1940)
 The British Royal Air Force (RAF) defeated the
German air force (Luftwaffe)
 Lend-Lease
 U.S. program to give money and supplies to Britain
and the other Allies
 Lend-Lease
 U.S. program to give money and supplies to Britain
and the other Allies
 Hitler breaks the Non-aggression Pact and invades the
Soviet Union (1941)
 Hitler breaks the Non-aggression Pact and invades the
Soviet Union (1941)
 The Soviet Union joins the Allies
 Hitler breaks the Non-aggression Pact and invades the
Soviet Union (1941)
 The Soviet Union joins the Allies
 Discuss
 Non-aggression Pact
 Invasion of Poland
 Blitzkrieg
 Battle of France
 Battle of Britain
 Lend-Lease
 Breaking of the Non-aggression Pact
 Write a sentence describing the importance of one of
the following:
 Non-aggression Pact
 Battle of Britain