World War II ‘Noteshrink’ & Images.
Name ________________
Score: _________
1) Causes. What did Italy, Germany, and Japan want to build? ____________
What crushed Germany? ____________________
Japan’s Conquests in WWII
What country did Japan invade?
Why?
What was Manchuria renamed?
Locate French Indochina in Southeast Asia.
Which three present day countries are in this
territory today?
Hitler’s European conquest part 1
Locate the Rhineland. When did Hitler’s
Nazis take this region?
Locate Austria. When did Hitler take
(annex) Austria?
Note: this event is called the Anschluss.
When did Hitler take the Sudetenland
(German-speaking) region of Czechoslovakia?
Hitler’s European conquest part 2
Underline the key ideas that are new to
you.
By 1942, Hitler had taken or was allies
with virtually all of mainland Europe.
England held off the Nazis in 1940 during
the Battle of Britain.
2) Appeasement
Neville Chamberlain of Britain
(England) holds up the Munich Pact
agreement which promised “peace in our
times.” Historians now agree that by
signing this document Chamberlain was
merely appeasing Hitler.
Appeasement is backing down to
__________________
When did Hitler and Chamberlain sign the
Munich Pact? _______
According to the Munich Pact, Hitler was
to gain the Sudetenland in which country?
In violation of the agreement, what did
Hitler do?
What did the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression
Pact state?
3) World War II Begins. World War II began when ______________ attacked
___________________ (see BRITAIN DECLARES WAR newspaper; this when
England’s king George VI gave his war declaration speech). Germany’s attack
was in violation of the ___________ Pact,
World War II Alliances
The Allies
What were the three main countries in the
Allies?
Who was the American leader?
Who was the English leader?
Who was the Russian leader?
The Axis Powers
What were the three main countries in the
Axis?
Who was the German leader?
Who was the Italian leader?
Who was the Japanese leader?
(from an American World War II poster)
4) World War II Battles and Turning Points
Operation Barbarossa: Germany’s
Eastern Front attack on Russia
Operation Overlord: The D-Day
Invasion of Normandy, France
Hitler, like Napoleon, attacked Russia
in the winterdefeat
 1941-1944 Battle of Leningrad
 1942-1943 Battle of Stalingrad
(see “Enemy at the Gates”)
Due to the success at Normandy, the Allies
advanced to Paris and began their successful,
but costly, victory on the western front.
D-Day map of Normandy
What was Operation Barbarossa? What were the
main battles of this operation? What was the result?
What was Operation Overlord? What was the result?
Give details.
Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942—February, 1943): Fighting on the Eastern Front
These German soldiers were among the
107,000 that were captured after the Battle of
Stalingrad. Only 6000 survived their detention!
When was the Battle of Stalingrad fought?
Battle of Stalingrad: This was a decisive turning
point in WWII. After this, Russia advanced along
the Eastern Front until they helped defeat
Germany. After D-Day, June 1944, the American
and British Allies advanced along the Western
Front. Germany surrendered in May 1945.
How many German soldiers died in this battle?
How many Russian soldiers died in this battle?
 850,000 German soldiers died,
107,000 were captured. How many died
in captivity?
What did the Russian army do after this?
 1,150,000 Russians died in this battle, but
they were victorious
Which famous French ruler also made the
mistake of fighting in Russia during the winter?
The Russian winter was harsh and bitterly cold.
Present Day Russia: St. Petersburg was called Leningrad when the USSR was communist.
Volgograd was called Stalingrad. Circle these cities on the map
The Battle of Leningrad lasted 872 days, from September 1941 to January 1944. The
Russians lost over 1 million soldiers and 600,000 civilians. German casualties were
also high but estimates vary greatly. This was one of the longest and mostly costly sieges in
history!
When was the Battle of Leningrad fought?
How many Russian soldiers died in this battle?
How many Russian civilian died in this battle?
Why is this battle significant?