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The Beginning
• After the failure of Appeasement, the Nazi’s force their way into combat.
• The Nazi’s use Blitzkrieg (Lighting War) to quickly take over several European Nations.
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Poland
• September of 1939.• Germany invades
Poland after the Soviet-German Non Aggression Pact
• The Germans completely dominate the Polish army.
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Denmark, Norway and the Low Countries
• Nazi’s invade Norway and Denmark to control the North Atlantic. (1940)
• Netherlands, Luxemburg and Belgium are quickly overrun by the Nazi’s.
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The Fall of France
• German army goes through Ardennes, bypassing French, British
• British, French trapped on Dunkirk; ferried to safety in UK
• 1940, Italy invades France from south; Germans approach Paris
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Britain Fights On
• Summer 1940, Germany prepares fleet to invade Britain
• Battle of Britain—German planes bomb British targets
• Britain uses radar to track, shoot down German planes
• Hitler calls off invasion of Britain• Germans, British continue to bomb each
other’s cities
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America Moves Towards War
In response to the fighting in Europe, the United States provides economic and military aid to help the Allies achieve victory.
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US Economic Aid
Moving Cautiously Away from Neutrality
• 1939, FDR persuades Congress to pass “cash-and-carry” provision
• Argues will help France, Britain defeat Hitler, keep U.S. out of war
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US Economic Aid Continued
The Lend-Lease Plan• FDR tells nation if Britain falls, Axis powers free
to conquer world
- U.S. must become “arsenal of democracy”• By late 1940, Britain has no more cash to buy
U.S. arms• 1941 Lend-Lease Act—U.S. to lend or lease
supplies for defense
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US aid to Russia
Supporting Stalin
• 1941, Hitler breaks pact with Stalin, invades Soviet Union
• Roosevelt sends lend-lease supplies to Soviet Union
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German American Conflict
German Wolf Packs
• Hitler deploys U-boats to attack supply convoys
• Wolf packs—groups of up to 40 submarines patrol North Atlantic
- sink supply ships
• FDR allows navy to attack German U-boats in self-defense
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America Forced into War
• Although the US is leaning towards helping the Allies in Europe the first blow comes from an Asian power.
• December 7th, 1941 – The Japanese Attack US Naval Forces in
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Pearl Harbor