The Ups and Downs of Germany

Appeasement Helps GermanyHitler gains Rhineland, Austria, Czech, Poland. What is appeasement?German Nationalism and Confidence HighWhat does Germany have going for them at this point?Hitler Sets Sights on France. Why?Franco Prussian WarWWITreaty of VersaillesRivalry and Enemies

Attack on FranceHitlers troops sneak through French Ardennes (woods)The Germans catch the French by surpriseFrance forced to retreat NorthThe Nazis trap the French at the beaches of Dunkirk.Frances backs are to the water

English HeroicsThe English save 338,000 French soldiers by boating them to safetyKnown as the Free French they are led by Charles deGaulleFree French will help the English fight

France Falls With their backs to the water on Dunkirk Beach the French surrenderJune 14 1940 Germany takes ParisJune 22, 1940 France officially surrenders

England Next-Battle of Britain

Churchill we shall never surrenderKnock out Britains RAF (Royal Air Force)Land 250,000 German soldiersLuftwaffe (German Air Force) attack Bombing of English cities especially LondonFactories and TownsEnglish hid in subway stations, and air-raid sheltersGoal-destroy morale

Technology Helps EnglandRADARTracking system to see when and where air attacks may comeENIGMAGerman code-making machineDecoding German messages

Germany Slows DownAlthough Outnumbered 2900 to 4500 planes the technology helpedEngland was able to slow down the GermansThe Germans were struggling to defeat the EnglishHitler decided to call off the attack on England.Why ?

Could Hitler be stopped??The British showed the world that the Nazis were not invincible.This was a major turning point of the War