WWII
The War (World)
What are “Marxists”?
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Marxists =
Communists.
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Marx = Karl Marx
Nazis take over Europe
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After Poland, the Nazis
take over most of the rest
of Europe.
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Only France and England
are left.
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Germany defeats France.
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This leaves England alone
to fight the Germans.
Evacuation at Dunkirk
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British and some French escape from France
and go back to England from Dunkirk
What Nazis do in conquered territory:
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Round up all of the Jews.
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Force people (mostly Jews and Slavs) to be
slaves (they are forced to work in Nazi factories
for free).
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Take all things that are valuable.
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Conduct experiments on prisoners.
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Some people in these countries help the Nazis.
They are called collaborators.
Nazi occupation of France
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Many French are collaborators.
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A “puppet government” is set up
in the city of Vichy.
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French in England are “Free
French” they are led by Charles
DeGaulle.
Review
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What was the German style of waging war during WWII called?
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A = blitzkrieg
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The German invasion of which country led to the official outbreak of WWII?
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A= Poland
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From where did the British evacuate most its forces when France was defeated?
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A = Dunkirk
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What were some of the things that the Nazis did in the countries that they took over?
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What was the name of the puppet government established in France after the Nazis took over and
who was its leader?
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A = Vichy France…Marshall Petain
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Who was the leader of the free French?
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A = Charles DeGaulle
Only England Left
Germans begin sending planes to bomb
England.
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Called the “Battle of Britain.” People in
England call it “The Blitz.”
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England hangs in & finally US joins war to
help them.
Winston Churchill
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Leader of England
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Gave inspiring
speeches
Operation Barbarossa
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Hitler’s invasion of Russia.
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Hitler had signed a non-aggression pact
(Nazi-Soviet Pact).
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Does well at first, then stopped at Stalingrad
and Leningrad.
The US
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Wants to be neutral (Neutrality Acts).
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Eventually becomes the “Arsenal for
Democracy” & begins to give aid to the Allies
(Lend-Lease).
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Starts an embargo on Japan because they
don’t like what they are doing.
Japan Responds
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Japan will run out of oil soon if US
continues embargo.
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Japan wants to invade Dutch East Indies
(so they can get their own oil).
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Japan fears US will try to stop them.
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So Japan launches a surprise attack on
the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii (12-7-41).
Pearl Harbor
US Declares War on Japan
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President Roosevelt calls attack on Pearl Harbor,
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“A Date which will live in infamy…”
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1-Day later, US declares war on Japan.
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Germany and Italy then declare war on US.
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Allies = US, England, & Russia
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Axis = Germany, Italy, & Japan
Review

What was the German style of waging war during WWII called?

A = blitzkrieg

The German invasion of which country led to the official outbreak of WWII?

A= Poland

From where did the British evacuate most its forces when France was defeated?

A = Dunkirk

What were some of the things that the Nazis did in the countries that they took over?

What was the name of the puppet government established in France after the Nazis took over and
who was its leader?

A = Vichy France…Marshal Henri Petain
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Who was the leader of the free French?
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A = Charles DeGaulle
Review
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Who was the war-time leader of England who
gave highly motivational speeches?
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A = Winston Churchill
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Why was there tension between the U.S. and
the Japanese?
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Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
Allied Strategy
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Allies decide to focus on defeating Germany 1st,
then Japan.
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Russia wanted England and US to open a
second front.
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US and England go to North Africa first.
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Then go to Italy.
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Makes Russians mad.
The Attack on Italy
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After taking control of North Africa, the Allies began to attack the
Axis from their “
Soft Underbelly.”
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The Allies (led by George S. Patton) first invaded Sicily & by
1943 had defeated Italy.
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During this time, Italians rebelled against Mussolini and he was
killed.
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The German forces in Italy continued fighting however and
Rome was not captured until 6/1944.
Why WWII is so Brutal
Biggest thing is modern planes
that can drop lots of bombs.
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Both the Allies and Axis bomb
each others civilians.
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Also millions die because of
Holocaust.
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More people die in WWII than
any war.
New Technology
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Radar—to detect planes.
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Sonar—to detect subs. Allowed the allies to
get more supplies across the Atlantic.
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The End