Adolf Hitler
· Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany in 1933
· He creates a ______Nazi government
· Demands “lebensraum” or ______for German people
What do you think he means by this? How do you think he intends to get that space?
· Ignores Treaty of Versailles and re-arms Germany
· ______Austria in 1938 and then occupies the Sudetenland and the following year all of Czechoslovakia
How do you think the US and Allies (Great Britain and France) should respond to Hitler’s aggression in Europe?Based on the cartoon, what do you think they do?
Nazi – Soviet Pact: August 1939
· Germany signs a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union. This means that : ______
· Hitler really hopes the non-aggression pact will keep Britain from entering a war. How does that work? ______.
· Germany and the Soviet Union agree to split Poland among themselves
German Invasion of Poland: September 1939
· German blitzkrieg overruns ______
· Quick German victory ( Blitzkrieg = ______war )
· Britain & France declare war on Germany
What should the US do? Why?
Continued Aggression in Europe
· The Soviets invade Poland and the Baltic countries from the East
· France’s defenses cannot hold back Germany’s advance
· In May ______, Hitler’s army reaches France’s northern coast in 10 days & ______to Germany
· French & British troops are rescued by 850 British ships from the beaches at Dunkirk
· Germany invades ______and Denmark
· Who is left to preserve democracy in Europe??? What should the US do?
The Battle of Britain: Summer of 1940 – May 1941
· German Luftwaffe (______) makes nightly ______raids over Great Britain
· New technology allow British RAF to hold off Germany and prove Hitler can be ______
o ______: Code-breaking machine – can intercept German plans
o ______: Air Force (RAF) can “see” German planes to shoot them down
Operation Barbarossa: June 1941
· Germany breaks non-aggression pact & ______
· Soviet Union uses Scorched Earth Policy and holds back Germany at Leningrad
· Germany tries to move on to Moscow and ______
US Neutrality?
· During the first two years of the war, the United States stayed officially ______and ______.
Neutrality Acts (1935-36) à / “Cash & Carry” (1939) à / “Lend-Lease” (1941)· The US helps Great Britain more and more. Even though the US is officially isolationist, Roosevelt wants the US to enter the war.
· When Britain can't pay for materials any more Roosevelt pushes through the ______. The US “loans” Britain war ships and supplies in exchange for military bases in the Caribbean (Bermuda)
· Roosevelt says it is like "lending a______to a next-door neighbor whose ______.”
While most Americans wanted England to defeat Germany, public opinion was divided on whether the US should enter the war. What does this debate remind you of? In 1941, would you have supported US involvement in World War II?
Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941 (Hawaii)
· ______surprise attack on the US in retaliation for cutting off their ______supply. (US was alarmed at Japanese imperialism in Manchuria and Asia)
· 19 American ships sunk or damaged
· More than 2,300 Americans ______& the US ______
· ______and ______are allies, so America is at war with Germany as well.