Vocabulary/Identification
 Neville Chamberlain
 Winston Churchill
 Charles DeGaulle
 appeasement
 nonaggression pact
 blitzkrieg
Chapter 16 – 2
War in Europe
Section 16 – 2 Objectives
 Identify and explain Hitler’s motives for
German expansion.
 Explain the response to Hitler’s moves by
Britain and France.
 Explain the blitzkrieg tactics used by
Germany against Poland.
 Identify and summarize the battles of WW II.
Why did Neville Chamberlain sign the
Munich Pact?
 About 3 million German – speaking people
lived in the western border of Czechoslovakia.
 Hitler charges that Czechs were abusing the
Germans.
 France and Britain promise to protect
Czechoslovakia.
 Chamberlain agrees to meet with Hitler in
Berlin
Why did Neville Chamberlain sign the
Munich Pact?
 Hitler tells Chamberlain that the annexation of
the German speaking area, the Sudetenland,
will be his last territorial demand.
 Both Chamberlain and Daladier believe him.
 On September 30, 1938 the Munich Pact is
signed, turning over the Sudetenland to
Germany.
 War is avoided for the time being.
Why Did Winston Churchill
oppose the pact?
 Churchill, a political rival of Chamberlain,
suggested that signing the pact was adopting
the policy of appeasement.
 According to Churchill, both France and
Great Britain chose dishonor over what was
to be an inevitable war with Germany
Germany and the Soviet Union
come to agreement
 Bitter enemies, Hitler and Stalin agree to a
Nonaggression Pact on August 12, 1939.
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The commit to never attack one another.
 Germany and the Soviet Union sign a secret
agreement to divide Poland between them.
 On September 1, 1939, German planes and
tanks invade Poland, using a new military
strategy known as blitzkrieg.
What happened to Poland as a
result of the German invasion?
 German tanks, planes, and soldiers race
across Poland.
 Once Poland is taken over, Germany and the
USSR agree
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To divide the conquered territory
That Poland as it was known will cease to
exist.
 As a result, both Britain and France declare
war on Germany.
Hitler Reviews His Troops
What happened to Poland as a
result of the German invasion?
 After taking control of eastern Poland, Stalin
begins to annex the Baltic states of Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania.
 In late 1939, Stalin sends his troops into
Finland.
 Three months later, Finland surrenders.
 On April 9, 1940, Hitler orders a surprise
attack on Denmark and Norway.
German Tanks on the Move
What happened to Poland as a
result of the German invasion?
 Next, Hitler turns his attention towards the
Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
 By the end of May, Germany was in control of
the region.
 Hitler reneged on the Munich Pact.
 Churchill was right…
The Fall of France
 Germany attacks France from the northern
Ardennes region, on their way towards Paris.
 Soon afterward, Italy, under the dictator
Mussolini, enter the war on the side of
Germany.
 Germany offers the following terms of
surrender to the French.
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Germany would occupy the northern region.
A Nazi controlled puppet government would
be set up at Vichy in Southern France.
The Battle of Britain
 In the summer of 1940, the Germans began
to assemble a massive invasion fleet along
the French coast.
 The Germans launched an air war at the
same time.
 The German goal was to gain total control of
the skies by destroying the British air force.
 On August 15, 1940, 2000 German planes
flew over Britain
 Every night for 2 months, German bombers
pounded London
The Battle of Britain
 The RAF fought back.
 Using a new technology called radar, British
pilots are able to plot the flight paths of the
German planes.
 Germany lost 185 planes on a single night.
 Because of the RAF determination, Hitler
calls off the invasion.
 This victory bolsters the morale of the British.
Battle of Britain
Effects of Bombing London
Churchill Touring Bombed Out London
Homework
 Complete the timeline, identifying significant
events during WWI.