World War II

Part 2:WAR BEGINS

Summer 1939 Hitler Prepares to

Invade Poland

August 1939 Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-

Soviet Pact

They Agree to Split Poland

September 1, 1939

Hitler Invades Poland

Britain Keeps its Word

September 3, 1939Britain and France Declare

War on Germany

April 1940 German Forces Move West

Down goes Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium

Next, Germans Smash Through French defenses

June 22, 1940

FranceFrance Surrenders to GermanyGermany

June 1940, Italy Declares War on Britain and France

Hitler Expects a British Plea for Peace

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill: “We

shall never surrender!!!”

Battle of Britain• August

1940: German Air Forces begin attacking British cities

Britain’s Major Cities are Heavily

Bombed

Few Buildings are Left Standing

The Royal Air Force Comes to the

Rescue

With the help of radar Britain’s Air Force fights Germany in the air with

success.

October 12, 1940, Hitler cancels his

plan to invade Britain

Hitler Breaks the Nazi – Soviet Pact by Invading the Soviet

Union in June 1941

Stalin Orders a Scorched-Earth Policy

• Burn cities, destroy crops, blow up dams so the Nazis can’t use them.

The Nazis are Unable to Defeat the Soviets

• What will happen next? Will the Soviets and British team up against

Hitler? Will Hitler decide to attack the USA? Will the French rally to defeat the Germans?OR Will Hitler’s head explode from the pressure?

Hitler Fails to Defeat Britain and the Soviets

To Be To Be ContinuedContinued

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