germany dominates europe
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Germany Dominates Europe. Europe 1939-1941. 1.Germany Strikes Europe. Europe feared Hitler would attack Poland first 1937 - GB + Fr signed an alliance with Poland to protect them GB + Fr tried to ally themselves with Russia but failed Stalin wanted to make a deal with Hitler instead - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Germany Dominates EuropeGermany Dominates Europe
Europe 1939-1941Europe 1939-1941
1.Germany Strikes Europe1.Germany Strikes Europe• Europe feared Hitler would attack Poland first• 1937 - GB + Fr signed an alliance with Poland to
protect them• GB + Fr tried to ally themselves with Russia but
failed• Stalin wanted to make a deal with Hitler instead• 1939 - Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact1.Promised not to fight each other2.They would divide Poland in ½ • Sep. 1, 1939 - Germany attacked
Poland• Without help from GB/Fr,
Poland was quickly defeated• GB/Fr knew only a war would
stop Germany• Appeasement had failed• WWII had officially begun
• Europe feared Hitler would attack Poland first• 1937 - GB + Fr signed an alliance with Poland to
protect them• GB + Fr tried to ally themselves with Russia but
failed• Stalin wanted to make a deal with Hitler instead• 1939 - Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact1.Promised not to fight each other2.They would divide Poland in ½ • Sep. 1, 1939 - Germany attacked
Poland• Without help from GB/Fr,
Poland was quickly defeated• GB/Fr knew only a war would
stop Germany• Appeasement had failed• WWII had officially begun
Poland is DividedPoland is Divided
2.Germany Looks to the West2.Germany Looks to the West• GB+Fr were the main goals
for Germany in the West• Smaller countries
were in the way• First = clear a path• Denmark - 1 day• Norway - 6 mo. • Nether. - 4 days• Belg. – few weeks• Luxembourg. - ?
(fast)• France was also
attacked
• GB+Fr were the main goals for Germany in the West
• Smaller countries were in the way
• First = clear a path• Denmark - 1 day• Norway - 6 mo. • Nether. - 4 days• Belg. – few weeks• Luxembourg. - ?
(fast)• France was also
attacked
DenmarkNorway
Netherlands Belgium
3.France is Next3.France is Next• Germany first used the “Blitzkrieg”
on Poland (1939)• Blitzkrieg = Fast-paced war
attacking with tanks + planes to quickly…
• break through defenses and drive deep into enemy territory
• May 1940 - France was attacked by Germany
• Germany hit France with lightning speed (avoid the trenches of WWI)
• Britain sent troops to help but were quickly pushed back
• British forces retreated back to England (Dunkirk)
• France - defeated in 6 weeks
• Germany first used the “Blitzkrieg” on Poland (1939)
• Blitzkrieg = Fast-paced war attacking with tanks + planes to quickly…
• break through defenses and drive deep into enemy territory
• May 1940 - France was attacked by Germany
• Germany hit France with lightning speed (avoid the trenches of WWI)
• Britain sent troops to help but were quickly pushed back
• British forces retreated back to England (Dunkirk)
• France - defeated in 6 weeks
Poland
4. Hitler Enters Paris
4. Hitler Enters Paris
• Hitler wanted to punish France because of the Versailles Treaty
• French Army reduced to 100K• Country was split in half• N. France controlled by Germany• S. France controlled by a pro-
German French Gov’t = Vichy• Forced to Pay reparations• French soldiers enslaved in
German military factories• Sep. 1940 – Ger, Italy, and Japan
signed the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis or Axis Powers
• Hitler wanted to punish France because of the Versailles Treaty
• French Army reduced to 100K• Country was split in half• N. France controlled by Germany• S. France controlled by a pro-
German French Gov’t = Vichy• Forced to Pay reparations• French soldiers enslaved in
German military factories• Sep. 1940 – Ger, Italy, and Japan
signed the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis or Axis Powers
5. Battle of Britain5. Battle of Britain• Germany wanted to invade GB• Had to get across the English Channel
1st • 1st Knock out the Royal Air Force• Ger + British planes dueled in
the skies• British fighters were winning• German planes switched to bombing
British cities• Cities burned, thousands of
people were killed• But Britain held out• Prime Minister Winston Churchill
boosted morale throughout – kept spirits up
• Hitler became frustrated and impatient
• While continuing to bomb GB…• Germany attacked the Soviet Union
• Germany wanted to invade GB• Had to get across the English Channel
1st • 1st Knock out the Royal Air Force• Ger + British planes dueled in
the skies• British fighters were winning• German planes switched to bombing
British cities• Cities burned, thousands of
people were killed• But Britain held out• Prime Minister Winston Churchill
boosted morale throughout – kept spirits up
• Hitler became frustrated and impatient
• While continuing to bomb GB…• Germany attacked the Soviet Union
6. The Pact is Broken(1941)6. The Pact is Broken(1941)• The Pact prevented a 2-Front
war (major problem in WWI)• Stalin believed Hitler would
never attack him• But Hitler always wanted to
control the Soviet Union• Before attacking, wiped out all
of the Balkan countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary)
• Took longer than expected• Attacked Russia 6 weeks later
than planned – ran into winter• Blitzkrieg broke down (cold
weather; long supply lines)• Russia survived; 2-Front war
was established (GB+Rus)
• The Pact prevented a 2-Front war (major problem in WWI)
• Stalin believed Hitler would never attack him
• But Hitler always wanted to control the Soviet Union
• Before attacking, wiped out all of the Balkan countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary)
• Took longer than expected• Attacked Russia 6 weeks later
than planned – ran into winter• Blitzkrieg broke down (cold
weather; long supply lines)• Russia survived; 2-Front war
was established (GB+Rus)
1938-1942