Transcript of Ch. 16 – World War II I. Hitler’s Lightning War A. Germany Sparks a New War in Europe...
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- Ch. 16 World War II I. Hitlers Lightning War A. Germany Sparks
a New War in Europe Non-Aggression Pact: - Nazis & Soviets
agreed to split Poland - Agreed USSR could also take Finland,
Lithuania, Latvia, & Estonia Blitzkrieg Lightning War Germans
attacked Poland on 9/1/39 Soviet aggression 9/17/39 USSR attacked
Lit., Lat., Est., Finland Finns fiercely resisted, were eventually
defeated
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- West Front, East Front, Africa/Mediterranean Theaters
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- The Pacific Theater
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- Finnish Resistance -Mobility and winter preparedness of the
Finnish army led to massive Soviet losses -Soviets eventually
overwhelmed Finnish defenders
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- B. The Fall of France -Maginot Line French line of defense
along the German Border Germans went around through Belgium - AGAIN
Rescue at Dunkirk British vessels rescue 330,000+ from annihilation
by the Nazi army French resistance crumbled after Dunkirk French
leaders Surrendered 6/22/40
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- Vichy France Germany annexed northern France, Created a puppet
govt in southern France, w/ the capital In the town of Vichy
Charles de Gaulle French military general who fled to Britain, set
up Free French Army, fought Nazis until France Was liberated in
1944
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- C. The Battle of Britain Winston Churchill British Prime
Minister declared that GB would never surrender to Nazis Battle of
Britain - 3-mo. Nazi air attack on Britain Royal Air Force (RAF)
outnumbered by Nazi air force (Luftwaffe) but had Tech advantages:
Radar new device to detect incoming planes, allowed RAF to
intercept Enigma GB captured a German code machine allowing GB to
intercept Nazi battle commands
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- -British civilians hid in subway tunnels during the bombing
raids British cities were bombed day and night -Failure to break
British Resistance forced Hitler call off the invasion of Britain,
turn to E. Europe
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- Hitler Invades the Soviet Union: Operation Barbarossa The Nazi
invasion of USSR - Stalin trusted Hitler in the Non-aggression Pact
USSR was unprepared and suffered massive losses - Scorched Earth
Soviets destroyed their own goods as They retreated, deprived Nazis
of captured supplies
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- Siege of Leningrad Hitler ordered the Nazi army to surround and
annihilate the entire population of 3 million - 1million died
during a siege that lasted 872 days it ranks as the most costly
siege in human history - Nazis also besieged Stalingrad and
Moscow
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- US Aids Its Allies: President FDR -Most Americans wanted to
stay out of the war -FDR knew US would be drawn in if Allies fell
-Lend-Lease Act - allowed FDR to send $ and equipment -Atlantic
Charter called for free trade & the right for people to choose
their own govt
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- Russias harsh winter helped defeat Nazi invaders Nazis Lost
500,000 troops, Russians went on the counter-offensive
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- NORTH AFRICA - used as a base to invade Italy
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- THE PACIFIC THEATER 1910 - Japan invaded Korea 1931 - Japan
invaded Manchura, China 1937 - all-out invasion of China Hitler s
Euro invasion forced Br., Fr., Neth. to recall Asian colonial
troops - gave Japan opportunity to invade
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- PEARL HARBOR US - only power strong enough to challenge Japan
in Asia EMBARGO - US banned the sale of war materials to Japan -
oil, steel, etc. 1937 - Panay incident - Japan bombed US battleship
in China - apologized for mistake Dec. 7, 1941 - A date that will
live in infamy.. : Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - destroyed
most of the US Pacific Fleet
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- Japanese Propaganda - Asia for Asians Japan actually treated
conquered people harshly Conquered people resisted, aided US
efforts in Philippines, elsewhere
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- Island-hopping - US strategy to reach Japan
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- US VICTORIES By Spring 1942, US was ready to fight back MIDWAY
- Major US naval victory - turned the tide of the war in favor of
the US