PPT-World War II 1945

January Jan 117 The German soldiers pull out of the Ardennes Jan 17 The Soviet A rmy captures Warsaw Poland Jan 26 The Soviet Army liberates the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz Ardennes Offensive. Week 2: France emerges from WWII. Introduction:. France and her Empire post-WWII. The physical & economic ravages of war. De Gaulle’s view of the world. Domestic politics. Colonial relations. Sétif. The End of the War. Retaking of the Philippines. October 1944—MacArthur persuades Roosevelt that an invasion of the Philippines is necessary. Largest campaign. of the Pacific War. US wins significant naval victories. World Issues. Aggression in Europe to 1939. 1. Early Axis Gains. By 1941, the Axis powers or their allies controlled most of Western Europe. .. 2. Germany and Russia conquered and divided Poland.. Stalin’s armies pushed into Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.. Andre Cameron. What . The war in Europe was caused by the German invasion of Poland and the war in Asia was triggered by the Japanese invasion of China. Searching for more fundamental causes is more complicated and becomes intertwined with answers to "What could have prevented World War 2?" and "What chains of events led to WW2?" . APUSH, Unit . 12. Post WW1 Foreign Policy. Unilateral … acting independently. Didn’t join League of Nations. Promote a vision of international order. Maintain US Isolationism. “Select” Military Intervention. Brandon Brooks. What . The war in Europe was caused by the German invasion of Poland and the war in Asia was triggered by the Japanese invasion of China. Searching for more fundamental causes is more complicated and becomes intertwined with answers to "What could have prevented World War 2?" and "What chains of events led to WW2?" . 1942-1945. Germany used blitzkrieg tactics to dominate Eastern & Western Europe. England was wounded from German attacks in the Battle of Britain . Hitler broke the . Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact & marched into Russia . From 1942 on, Germany could only hang on and try to exhaust its enemies, but their superior resources and increasingly skilled armies made the outcome first predictable and then inevitable. . This was a situation that Hitler created. Where the Allies had a clear strategic concept, he had none. . Section 3. First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak . out —. Because I was not a Socialist. .. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak . out – . Because I was not a Trade Unionist. What’s Essential?. Causes of the War (underlying and direct). Reasons for American Neutrality (various acts/events). Reason for American entrance: Pearl Harbor. Wartime goals of the Allies. Major battles: D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. The Defeat of the . Axis - Europe. 1944. 1945. The Defeat of the . Axis - Pacific. 1941. 1945. Map Animation – 1944 to 1945. Go to the website: . the-map-as-history.com. Login info: . provided by teacher. II. 17-3. Terms and People. D-Day. − . June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces invaded France. Battle of the Bulge . −. German counterattack that failed, resulting in an Allied victory. Harry S. Truman . Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This frees up Germany from fighting a two-front war. Germany . I. nvades Poland!. Sept. 1, 1939 – World War II officially begins. - GBR and FRA declare war on GER soon after. World War II. . knowyourmeme.com. Navajo Code Talkers . by Nathan . Aaseng. Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based on their native language .