QUIZ

In October 1935, which country does Mussolini invade?1. Manchuria.2. Poland.3. Ethiopia.4. Greece.

QUESTION 1

Neville Chamberlain is the prime minister of which country?1. Britain2. France3. Italy4. Austria

QUESTION 2

What country does Hitler seek union with?1. Soviet Union2. Italy3. Denmark4. Austria

QUESTION 3

Japan’s Invasion of eastern China in 1937 would be referred to as the:1. Second Sino- Japanese War2. The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria3. The Mukden Incident4. The Eastern Front

QUESTION 4

In September 1938, Hitler demands the __________, an area bordering Germany where numerous German speaking people live. Britain and France would appease him.1. Balkans2. Sudetenland3. Slovakia4. Baltic States

QUESTION 5

THE EASTERN FRONT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eRSkXXJyX4&t=4m12s

There you are, standing beside an open field, and you are confronted with things you cannot believe, things you have never seen in your life, things you would not think possible in this day and age. There in the open fields, all the way to the horizon, are the skeletons of human beings, just lying there in the open fields. I don’t mean a few. There are hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...Human remains lying in the fields. Human skeletons as far as the eye can see.

- Walter Seledec

HITLER VS. STALIN

Soldiers, and the families of soldiers killed for disobeying or deserting.

OBEY OR DIE

WORLD WAR II DEATHS

“One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.”

- Joseph Stalin.

Hitler saw Bolsheviks as Jewish revolution.

Hitler saw the Soviet Union as weak. Soviets can’t handle little Finland. Thought he could invade Soviet

Union and win in less than a month. British intelligence thought Soviet

Union could only last 10 days against Germany.

WHY ATTACK THE SOVIET UNION?

Operation Barbarossa (1941): Incredibly successful. Great news for Britain.

Now a two-front war.

SURPRISE ATTACK

“If Hitler invaded hell, I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.”

- Winston Churchill

Nazi soldiers encouraged to kill as many Soviets as possible. Planned encirclements and mass murder.

Soviets wanted revenge for poor treatment.Horrible cycle of violence.

WAR OF ANNIHILATION

No intention to take the city. Didn’t want to feed the citizens there.

Surrounded the city and starved it for 2 ½ years (1941-1944) 5000 people a day are dying.

THE SEIGE OF LENINGRAD (SEP.1941-JAN.1944)

Moscow to be defended to the last person. In month leading up to Moscow, the Soviet Union

loses 2.1 Million troops to encirclements and battle. “General Winter” comes.

Russians burn all housing 40 miles outside of Moscow to prevent Germans being able to house there.

-63 Degrees Fahrenheit. Weapons fail.

Get re-enforcements from the East. German offensive stops here.

BATTLE OF MOSCOW (OCT. 1941-JAN.1942)

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SOVIET WOMEN DIGGING TRENCHES

FEMALE SOVIET FIGHTERS

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BUILDING A BARRICADE

Luftwaffe bombs Stalingrad to soften up Russia. 40,000 die in the first 48 hours.

Environment invaded the defender greatly.

THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD (AUG. 1942-FEB. 1943)

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Casualties: Operation Barbarossa: 1.4 – 5 Million Battle of Stalingrad: 1.2 – 1.8 Million Siege of Leningrad: 1.1 – 4.5 Million Battle of Moscow: .9-1.6 Million

HUGE LOSS OF LIFE

HUGE LOSS OF LIFE