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WORLD WAR II: EUROPE
Transcript of The Sides Allies Britain ○ Includes commonwealths France United States (1941) Russia Yugoslavia...
WORLD WAR II: EUROPE
The Sides Allies
Britain○ Includes
commonwealthsFranceUnited States (1941)RussiaYugoslaviaCzechoslovakiaGreeceNetherlandsBelgium
AxisGermanyItalyJapanHungaryRomaniaBulgariaThailand
1939 March 15/16 – Nazis take Czechoslovakia March 28 – Spanish Civil War ends August 23 – Nazis and Russians sign agreement to
divide Poland August 25 – British and Poland sign mutual defense
treaty September 1 – Nazis invade Poland September 3 – Britain, France, Australia, and New
Zealand declare war on Germany September 17 – Russia invades Poland September 27 – Poland surrenders September 29 – Nazis and Russians divide Poland
Highlights: Nazis Appreciation
Hitler loved art and raided art from every area the Nazis took over
Such items that Nazis looted include:Works by Monet, Picasso, and van Gogh
It’s estimated the Nazis plundered over 20% of all the art in Europe
A database today lists over 20,000 pieces of Nazi-stolen art that haven’t been returned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKR3deMxmGo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
1940 April 9 – Nazis invade
Denmark and Norway May 10 – Nazis invade
France May 10 – Churchill
becomes PM of England June 3 – Nazis bomb Paris June 22 – France
surrenders, armistice signed
July 10 – Battle of Britain begins
July 23 – Soviets invade Baltic States
August 3-19 – Italy invades Africa
August 13 – Germans begin bombing England
September 13 – Italy invades Africa
September 27 – Tripartite Pact (Axis) signed (mutual defense agreement)
October 15 – Chaplin releases “The Great Dictator”
November 5 – FDR reelected for third term
Hitler Gets France
France and Germany were rivals in Europe
Hitler values the French as a culture After surrendering, France becomes a
puppet state known as Vichy France and works with the Axis powers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=003iC7VZmYc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
American Reaction Americans wanted to remain neutral but could
not ignore Hitler Because of the anti-Semitic views, many
celebrities began to speak out Charlie Chaplin, America’s most famous actor,
released a film to mock Hitler “The Great Dictator” was Chaplin’s first true
talking film and his speech at the end remains one of the iconic moments of cinema
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX25PDBb708&safe=active
1941 February 14 – Afrika
Korps arrive in Africa March 11 – FDR
signs Lend-Lease Act
June 14 – U.S. freezes Nazi and Italian assets
June 22 – Nazis invade Russia
July 3 – Stalin begins scorched earth policy
August 1 – U.S. begins oil embargo on Japan
December 7 – Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 8 – U.S. enters World War II
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hitler turned his attention to Russia and the war entered its bloodiest phase
The U.S. tried to remain neutral but embargoed oil and scrap metal against Japan
Japan interpreted that as an aggressive action and responded with an attack of their own
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBzF15UQJ1Y&safe=active
1942 January 20 – “Final
Solution” of Jews begins
January 26 – U.S. forces arrive in Europe
April – Japanese internment camps in western U.S.
June – Gassing begins in Auschwitz
August 12 – Stalin and Churchill meet, agree on division of Europe
August 17 – U.S. forces begin air attacks
September 13 – Battle of Stalingrad begins
November 18 – Operation Torch (reclaim Africa) begins
Internment Camps
Americans thought that Japanese living in the Western U.S. could be spies for Japan
Japanese-Americans were sent immediately to internment camps until the end of war
The U.S. caught heavy criticism for the comparison to concentration camps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiOSUN4EgVQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
1943 January 27 – First
U.S. bombings of Germany
February 2 – Nazis surrender at Stalingrad – over 1.3 million dead
July 9 – Allies attack Italy
July 25 – Mussolini arrested
September 8 – Italians surrender
October 13 – Italy declares war on Germany
December 24 – Russia begins westward attack
1944 January 27 – Siege of
Leningrad lifted, Nazis retreat
June 6 – D-Day/Operation Overlord
June 13 – Nazis use V1 Rocket for first time
July 24 – Russians liberate first concentration camp
August 4 – Anne Frank and family arrested
August 25 – Paris liberated from Nazis
September 17 – Operation Market Garden, land-air raid behind German lines
December 16-27 – Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Largest amphibious landing in history Known as one of the roughest battles of
the war Unique because we invaded and won
against some of the toughest Nazi fronts Turning point of European theater – no
more major Nazi victories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4
p7UQOtU&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Battle of the Bulge
Last great German offensive against Allies
“All or nothing” Germans lost over 120,000 troops, 600
tanks, 1,600 planes Americans lost nearly 90,000 men General George Patton becomes a hero
because of his actions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBeX
RvdlmyY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
1945 January 26 – Soviets
liberate Auschwitz February 4-11 – Yalta
Conference, discuss post-war Europe
February 13-14 – Firebombing of Dresden
April – Nazi stolen art discovered in salt mine
April 12 – FDR dies April 21 – Soviets reach
Berlin
April 28 – Mussolini recaptured and hanged
April 30 – Hitler commits suicide
May 7 – Nazis surrender
May 8 – V-E Day August 6 – First
atomic bomb dropped August 9 – Second
atomic bomb dropped
Victory!
With the Nazi surrender, attention turned to the Pacific theater and the Japanese threat
Winston Churchill announces victory https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq-zjE1yfDM
