PPT-Battle of Britain

AND Operation Sea Lion Alix Pletcher Julia Hills Maddy Calvert Emilee Kaminski Golda Ferraz Thesis The Battle of Britain a completely airbased conflict represented the first time the Nazi Empire didnt easily succeed damaging German selfesteem This led Germany to turn away from Britain and target the Soviet Union. 1939- 1945 . Background of the Event. Who was involved?. Germany . England. Soviet Union . Canada. When and Where?. It started on September 1939- May 1945. It was at the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Germany. By Samuel Amis. Europe – 1812. The French Emperor Napoleon had humbled all the main European powers save Great Britain, whose navy won a decisive victory at Trafalgar and put paid to any French ambitions of invasion. Instead Napoleon turned to dominating the mainland and thus denying the British their major markets for trade. To this end he occupied Spain and put his brother on the throne and forced the Austrians, Prussians as well as the Italian and German states into an unwilling alliance with France. Napoleon eventually overreached himself with the disastrous invasion of Russia that resulted in the deaths. AND. Operation Sea Lion. Alix Pletcher, Julia Hills, Maddy Calvert, Emilee Kaminski, Golda Ferraz. Thesis. The Battle of Britain, a completely air-based conflict, represented the first time the Nazi Empire didn’t easily succeed, damaging German self-esteem. This led Germany to turn away from Britain and target the Soviet Union.. 1. . . The practice of impressment had to do with .  . A. putting people into prison for debts.. B forcing sailors to serve on British ships.. C blockading the ports of countries at war.. D paying a tax on goods shipped from New Orleans. Canada declares war on September 10, 1939. Canadians started lining up at recruiting offices as soon as war was declared.. Not Ready….. First Canadian troops arrive in. Britain end of December 1939. Mark Belianski, Meghan Hennedy, Sankalp Katta, Kartik Mahajan, Shilpa Narayanan. “... the only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.”. -Winston Churchill. Background. Ava Stockman(B) Julia Hepperle(B) Christina Bradley(A) Monsi Pingili(A). Thesis . Germany’s goal during the . Battle of the Atlantic. was to cut Britain’s . supply. . line. , which was vital to the British isles since their war effort was centralized around their . The Battle of Dunkirk. The Battle of Dunkirk was an important battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. It started on the 26. th. of May 1940 and ended 4. th. of June 1940. .. Between . 1939. and . 1941. , Germany is able to take over many European countries using a military tactic called . Blitzkrieg. . . Blitzkrieg: “Lightning War” . Tanks, bomber planes, troops & artillery.. Thesis. The Battle of Jutland was a massive example of the importance of a navy to a country’s power and expansion. —. Britain never allowed Germany to resuscitate its naval influence, and thus crippled the nation by curtailing its maritime strength and rendering it unable to capitalize on colonial resources. . REF: A-CR-CCP-802/PF-001. Aircraft flown during WWI and WWII by Canada. Introduction. Learn about some aircraft flown by Canada during WWI and WWII. Learn about the Battle of the Atlantic. Learn about the Battle of Britain. Battle of Jutland May 31 - June 1, 1916 off the coast of Denmark By: Marius Rakickas, Mihir Beheray, Sabrina Valente, Trisha Barua, Ash Nair Set-Up and Events The British set up a naval blockade to protect the Atlantic from Germany. The second World War defense of the UK by the Royal Air Force against the German Air force (Luftwaffe). Date: 10 July- 31 October 1940. Location: Britain airspace. Result: British victory. WWII’s defense of the UK by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Essential Idea. Though victory was unlikely, America won the Revolutionary War with key victories at the Battles of Saratoga, Kings Mountain, and Yorktown.. British Advantages. British Advantages:. Much larger population.