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Mr. LoveMr. Love

Peace in our TimePeace in our Time In February 1938, Adolf In February 1938, Adolf

Hitler threatened to invade Hitler threatened to invade Austria unless Austrian Austria unless Austrian Nazis were given important Nazis were given important government posts. In March government posts. In March 1938, Hitler announced the 1938, Hitler announced the __________, or unification, of __________, or unification, of Austria and Germany.Austria and Germany.

AnschlussAnschluss Hitler also claimed the Hitler also claimed the

_____________, an area of _____________, an area of Czechoslovakia with a large Czechoslovakia with a large German speaking German speaking population. The Czechs population. The Czechs strongly resisted Germany’s strongly resisted Germany’s demand for the demand for the same same answer.answer.

SudetenlandSudetenland

Peace in our TimePeace in our Time France, __________, and France, __________, and

Britain threatened to fight Britain threatened to fight Germany if it attacked Germany if it attacked Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia.

USSRUSSR At the Munich Conference At the Munich Conference

on September 29, 1938, on September 29, 1938, Britain and France, hoping Britain and France, hoping to prevent another world to prevent another world war, agreed to Hitler’s war, agreed to Hitler’s demands in a policy known demands in a policy known as ______________.as ______________.

Appeasement Appeasement In March 1939, _________ In March 1939, _________

sent troops into sent troops into Czechoslovakia, bringing Czechoslovakia, bringing the Czech lands under the Czech lands under German control.German control.

GermanyGermany

Peace in our TimePeace in our Time Hitler demanded the return Hitler demanded the return

of _________-Poland’s Baltic of _________-Poland’s Baltic Seaport. He also wanted a Seaport. He also wanted a highway and railroad across highway and railroad across Poland. The demands Poland. The demands convinced the British and the convinced the British and the French that Appeasement French that Appeasement had failed.had failed.

DanzigDanzig In May of 1939, Hitler In May of 1939, Hitler

ordered the invasion of ordered the invasion of _________ by the German _________ by the German army.army.

PolandPoland On August 23, 1939, On August 23, 1939,

Germany and the USSR Germany and the USSR signed a ___________ treaty, signed a ___________ treaty, with a secret agreement to with a secret agreement to divide Poland.divide Poland.

Nonaggression Nonaggression

The War BeginsThe War Begins On September 1, 1939, Germany On September 1, 1939, Germany

and the USSR invaded Poland. and the USSR invaded Poland. Two days later ________ and Two days later ________ and ________ declared war on ________ declared war on Germany-starting WWII.Germany-starting WWII.

France; Britain France; Britain The Germans used a __________, The Germans used a __________,

or lightening war, to attack or lightening war, to attack Poland. The Polish army was Poland. The Polish army was defeated by October 5.defeated by October 5.

Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg On April 9, 1940 the German On April 9, 1940 the German

army attacked ________ and army attacked ________ and ________. Within a month, ________. Within a month, Germany overtook both countries.Germany overtook both countries.

Norway; DenmarkNorway; Denmark After WWI, the French built a line After WWI, the French built a line

of concrete bunkers and of concrete bunkers and fortifications called the _________ fortifications called the _________ _________ along the German _________ along the German border.border.

Maginot LineMaginot Line

The War BeginsThe War Begins When Hitler decided to attack When Hitler decided to attack

__________, he went around the __________, he went around the Maginot Line by invading the Maginot Line by invading the Netherlands, Belgium and Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The British and Luxembourg. The British and French Forces went into French Forces went into Belgium, becoming trapped by Belgium, becoming trapped by German forces.German forces.

FranceFrance By June 4th, about 338,000 By June 4th, about 338,000

British and French troops had British and French troops had evacuated Belgium through the evacuated Belgium through the French port of __________ and French port of __________ and across the English Channel, across the English Channel, using ships of all sizes.using ships of all sizes.

DunkirkDunkirk On June 22, 1940, _________ On June 22, 1940, _________

surrendered to the Germans. surrendered to the Germans. Germany installed a puppet Germany installed a puppet government in ____________.government in ____________.

FranceFrance

Britain remains DefiantBritain remains Defiant Hitler thought that ________ would Hitler thought that ________ would

negotiate peace after France negotiate peace after France surrendered. surrendered.

BritainBritain England’s prime minister, ________ England’s prime minister, ________

__________ delivered a defiant __________ delivered a defiant speech that rallied the British speech that rallied the British people and alerted the United people and alerted the United States to the Britain’s plight.States to the Britain’s plight.

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill To invade Britain, Germany had to To invade Britain, Germany had to

defeat the British Air Force. In the defeat the British Air Force. In the Battle of _________, the German air Battle of _________, the German air force, the Luftwaffe, launched an force, the Luftwaffe, launched an all out air battle to destroy the all out air battle to destroy the British Royal Air Force. The British British Royal Air Force. The British responded by bombing Berlin in responded by bombing Berlin in Germany.Germany.

BritainBritain

Brtain Remains DefiantBrtain Remains Defiant

The Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force was greatly was greatly outnumbered by the outnumbered by the ___________, but the ___________, but the British had radar British had radar stations and were stations and were able to detect able to detect incoming German incoming German aircraft and intercept aircraft and intercept them.them.

Luftwaffe Luftwaffe

Section 3Section 3

Nazi Persecution of the JewsNazi Persecution of the Jews The Nazis killed nearly 6 million The Nazis killed nearly 6 million

Jews and millions of other Jews and millions of other people during the __________. people during the __________.

Holocaust Holocaust In September 1935, the In September 1935, the

_________ _________took _________ _________took citizenship away from Jewish citizenship away from Jewish Germans and banned marriage Germans and banned marriage between Jews and other between Jews and other Germans. Nearly half of all Germans. Nearly half of all German Jews became jobless.German Jews became jobless.

Nuremberg LawsNuremberg Laws On November 9, 1938, anti-On November 9, 1938, anti-

Jewish violence erupted Jewish violence erupted throughout Germany and throughout Germany and Austria known as _____________, Austria known as _____________, or “night of broken glass”. or “night of broken glass”. Ninety Jews were killed and Ninety Jews were killed and thousands of Jewish businesses thousands of Jewish businesses were destroyed.were destroyed.

Kristallnacht Kristallnacht

NAZI persecution of the JewsNAZI persecution of the Jews Between 1933 and Between 1933 and

the beginning of the beginning of WWII in 1939, about WWII in 1939, about 350,000 Jews 350,000 Jews escaped Nazi-escaped Nazi-Controlled Germany. Controlled Germany. Many emigrated to Many emigrated to ________. Millions of ________. Millions of Jews; however, could Jews; however, could not get visas to move not get visas to move from Nazi controlled from Nazi controlled Europe.Europe.

AmericaAmerica

The Final SolutionThe Final Solution

In January of In January of 1942, Nazi leaders 1942, Nazi leaders met at the met at the ___________ ___________ Conference to Conference to decide the “final decide the “final solution” of the solution” of the Jews and other Jews and other “undesirables”. “undesirables”.

WannseeWannsee

The Final SolutionThe Final Solution The plan was to take them The plan was to take them

to ___ ____ - detention to ___ ____ - detention centers where healthy centers where healthy individuals worked as slave individuals worked as slave laborers.laborers.

Concentration campsConcentration camps The elderly, the sick and The elderly, the sick and

young children were sent to young children were sent to _____ ____ to be killed in _____ ____ to be killed in large gas chambers.large gas chambers.

Extermination campsExtermination camps In only a few years the Nazis In only a few years the Nazis

virtually obliterated ________ virtually obliterated ________ culture from all lands culture from all lands dominated by the Nazis.dominated by the Nazis.

JewishJewish

Deportation RoutesDeportation Routes