Beginning of World War II The Nazi Regime

Objectives: �enumerate the countries that have been involve in the World War II �discriminates the warlike attitude by sharing to the class the undesirable drawback of having war � compose a timeline scale video which would depict the summarization of what happened during World War II

“Nature is cruel, so we may be cruel, too… I have the right to remove millions of an inferior race that breeds like vermin” -Hitler

Immediate Causes of WW II �In Germany Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 as a fascist dictator. �Hitler Hated the Treaty of Versailles and violated it. First he built up the German military. Then he sent troops into the Rhineland. This was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, which said in 1919 that Rhineland was a demilitarized zone.

Immediate Causes of WW II �Hitler wanted to conquer whoever he felt was inferior to the Germans or Aryans. He wanted “living space” for the Germans in Eastern Europe. �On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland without a declaration of war. This starts World War II.

Immediate Causes of WW II �Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. �Italy declared war on France and Britain on June 10, 1940.

“Blitzkrieg” � In German blitzkrieg means “lightning war”. � Hitler used blitzkrieg during his invasion of Poland. � Blitzkrieg included surprise attacks, rapid advances into enemy territory, and massive air attacks that struck and shocked the enemy. � Germany achieved most of its victories in World War II with the Blitzkrieg tactic.

Blitzkrieg

“Blitzkrieg: German soldiers being parachuted into Holland - May 10, 1940”

Maginot Line �The Maginot Line was a defensive for France against an invasion of Germany. �The Maginot Line was established after World War I. �The line showed to be little use in 1940 when Germany invaded France for the third time.

Maginot Line

Events during World War II

Early Axis Triumphs � In April 1940 the quiet time of the war exploded into action. � Hitler launched a series of blitzkrieg. � Norway and Denmark both fell. � Germany had overrun the Netherlands and Belgium. � Germany along with Italy forced France to surrender.

World War II in 1939/1942

Fall of France

Miracle at Dunkirk � The event at Dunkirk is called a miracle because the retreating allies had lost hope and then the British pulled through for them and rescued 338, 000 men.

June 22, 1940 � On June 22, 1940 France signs an armistice with Germany in occupied France. � An armistice is a cease fire or a truce. � The Franco-German Armistice divided France into two zones. One zone was under German military occupation and the other was under French control. � In 1942 Germans occupied all of France

June 22, 1940

World War II how it End?

How it end? �World War II ended in 1945 �World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. �Germany surrenders �On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany’s surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.

How it end? �VE Day - Victory in Europe Day �VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945. � 8 May 1945 - Winston Churchill announced VE Day - Victory in Europe. This day marks the end of WW 2 in Europe. �Street parties were held all over Britain to celebrate the end of the war

How it end?

How it end? �Even though the war was officially at an end in the Far East the war raged on, claiming more lives.

How it end? � Japan, did not surrender at the same time as Germany. It was able to hold out for another few months. Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 respectively. After that the Imperial government sought the Emperor's personal authority to surrender which he granted. He made a personal radio address announcing the decision. � V-J Day - Victory in Japan Day.

How it end? � 15 August 1945 - Japan surrenders to the Allies V-J Day (Victory in Japan) � 2 September 1945 - Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on 15 August 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II throughout the rest of the world. �The surrender was signed on 2 Sept. 1945 aboard the battleship U. S. S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

Aftermath. .

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