World on Fire – WWII begins

Key Terms / Main IdeasAttempts to negotiate with Hitler fail.

Germany invades Poland which result in France and England declaring war on Germany.

AnschlussAppeasement – Neville ChamberlainBlitzkriegMaginot LineDunkirkWinston ChurchillBattle of BritainRAF

1937 Hitler presses for unification of German-speaking people

Hitler demands government posts for Nazis in Austria or he’ll invade

Invades anywayAnnounces Anschluss

Austria

Czechoslovakia is next…Hitler wants Sudetenland

Claims many German-speakersCzechs resistFrance & GB pledge support

Neville ChamberlainBritish Prime MinisterMunich Conference 1938France & GB agree to Hitler’s

demandsAppeasement

Hitler takes more – Czechoslovakia 1939

Germany after Appeasement

Sudetenland

How about a Polish……Hitler wants Polish

seaport Britain tells him no Poland resists

Non-Aggression Pact with Russia Aug 1939 Why?

9-1-39 BLITZKRIEG !!!! Poland defeated

in 5 weeks

Takes Denmark & Norway by Apr 1940Hitler invades through BelgiumFrench and Brits trapped - Dunkirk

The Fall of France - 1940Miracle at Dunkirk 4 June

338,000 men850 boats –civilian volsLost most equipment

22 June - France surrenders

Winston Churchill DefiantWe shall defend….

The Fall of France - 1940

Never …. Was so much owed by so many to so fewHitler wants to invade

EnglandMust destroy Brit’s Air ForceLuftwaffe attacks – June 1940

Battle of BritainAug 23 London bombed England bombs BerlinHitler retaliates

Brits stay strongSubways as bomb sheltersRoyal Air ForceRADAR

Oct 12 – Hitler calls off invasion