Notes

April 1940-Germany Invades Denmark and Norway
What impact did this event have on Neville Chamberlain? Who will replace him?
How did the US help their allies at this point?
May 1940-Germany Invades Low Countries and France
What was the Maginot Line?
How did German troops evade the French defenses?
What happened a few months after the invasion of France in the US?
June 1940-France surrenders
Which countries surrendered by June 1940?
What was Vichy France?
How did FDR help Britain without breaking the Neutrality Acts?

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/dunkirk

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blitz-begins



September 1940-Start of the Blitz ( we saw video of this in “Civilians at War”)
What was the “Blitz”?
How did the American people react to radio reports from Britain?
October 1940-Italy invades Greece

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act-1

January 1941-British Gold Reserves Run Low
What was “lend-lease?”

April 1941-Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

By April 1941 what countries/regions were defeated by Germany?
May 1941-British Suffer Staggering Losses at Sea
Why was this escort zone necessary?

June 1941- Germany Invades Soviet Union
Why did Hitler originally create the nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union?

September 1941-Greer Incident
What was the Greer Incident?

What are “fireside chats?”
What was the shoot on sight order?
December 1941-Germany and Italy Declare War on the United States
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the US?
September 1931- Japan Invades Manchuria
How did Japan invade Manchuria?

December 1934- Japan Renounces Naval Treaty Restrictions
How did the Japanese government/people feel about the Japanese military?


November 1935- Promotes “Autonomy Movement” In North China
Who was leading China at the time? What was he more interested in than fighting Japan?

What did Japan’s occupation of Northern China threaten?
November 1936- Japan Signs Anti-Comintern Pact
What was the Anti-Comintern Pact?


July 1937- War Breaks Out Between Japan and China
What agreement did Chiang’s Nationalist make?
How long would war with Japan and China last?

July 1939- Fighting Between Japanese and Soviet Forces
July 1940- Closing of the Burma Road
Which countries negotiated joint defense against Japan?
September 1940-Japan Occupies Northern Indochina
How did the war in Europe contribute to Japanese expansion?

July 1941- Japan Occupies Southern Indochina

What important resource as Japan cut off from?
December 7, 1941- Attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the damage done to the U.S’ Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor?

Visit https://www.history.com/news/world-war-ii-propaganda-posters-photos-united-states-home-front. Answer the following questions, and fill in the chart below.
Explain the various uses of propaganda on the home front.
Using the gallery, fill in the chart for 3 WWII posters.
Description of Propaganda Poster
Purpose, Intended Audience, Targeted Emotions






Please visit https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/WW2/index.html and click enter. Answer the following questions as you explore the various events of WWII.
Begin in Year 1941-
German Afrika Corps Intervenes in Libya
Who was General Erwin Rommel?
Click through the flags at the bottom, which of Britain’s colonies fought against Germany/Italy?
Germans Invade Soviet Union, Russian Campaign Begins
What is Lebensraum?
Atlantic Charter
What was the Atlantic Charter?
Year 1942-
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway

Click- Battle of Midway
What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
Click- Egypt Libya Campaign
Why was Egypt a significant location for both sides?
How did the lend-lease policy support the Allies?

https://thebattleofstalingradperiodone.weebly.com/significance.html


Click- Battle of Stalingrad
Read the description and watch the short video, and describe the fighting in Stalingrad.
What did this battle cost the Germans?

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-wwii/a/the-manhattan-project-and-the-atomic-bomb

Click- The Manhattan Project
What was the Manhattan Project
Return to the World War Timeline Experience website.
Year 1943-
Click- Sicily Campaign
What happened on July 25, 1943?
Click- Tehran Conference
Who met at the Tehran Conference?
What was decided?
Year 1944-
https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/WW2/index.html

Click- An Offensive Europe Campaign
What did British planes target?
What was the outcome of the campaign?
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Click- Normandy Campaign
What was Operation Overlord?
Why was D-Day significant?

Return to the World War Timeline Experience website
Year 1945-
Click- Iwo Jima- 81. Why was this island significant?

Click- Berlin Offensive
Which Allied country reached Berlin first?
What happened to Hitler?

Click- German Surrender
When did Germany surrender?
What is this day called?

Click- Potsdam Conference
What was the various outcome of the conference?

Click- Hiroshima
Why were the atomic bombs dropped?
Which U.S president decided to drop the bomb?
What second city was an atomic bomb dropped on before Japan surrenders?