World War II

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The War Begins!
7th Grade Social Studies Harold
E. Winkler Middle School
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ReviewThe Munich Conference
Sept. 29, 1938 Germany, Italy, France, Great
Britain sign The Munich Agreement - Hitler
agrees not to invade any more European
countries. - Herr Hitler is someone we can do
business with. Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain
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Review The Nazi-SovietNon-Aggression Pact, 1939
Germany The Soviet Union vow not to fight each
other.
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Poland Attacked Sept. 1, 1939

• Bliztkrieg German war plan that is FAST,
  SUDDEN, OVERWHELMING!
• Includes airplanes, tanks, and troops.

Blitzkrieg Lightening War
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German Troops March into Warsaw
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The Fall of France

• By June 14, 1940, Germans took Paris and
  eventually controlled all of northern France.

It is the duty of all Frenchmen who still bear
arms to continue the struggle Charles de Gaulle
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The Weeping Frenchmen
The Nazis march on Paris, France.
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Now Britain Is All Alone!

• With the fall of France, new British Prime
  Minister, Winston Churchill, vowed to never
  surrender.
• Summer of 1940 Hitlers Luftwaffe (German Air
  Force) is beating G.B.s Royal Air Force (RAF).

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The RAF
Winston Churchill British Prime Minister
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Where Is the United States?

• U.S. begins selling war goods to European
  democracies.
• FDR increases spending on U.S. militarywar
  coming??

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U.S. Lend-Lease Act

• FDR breaks two-term presidency will be elected 4
  times!
• He gets Congress to pass the Lend-Lease Act in
  1941
• U.S. supplies countries that are vital to our
  interests.
• U.S. spent 50 billion under this act!!!

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U.S. Lend Lease Act
Great Britain........................31
billionSoviet Union..........................11
billionFrance.................................
3 billionChina..................................
1.5 billionOther European.....................50
0 millionSouth America.......................400
millionThe amount totaled 48,601,365,000
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U.S. Lend Lease Act
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The Atlantic Charter

• August 1941 FDR and Winston Churchill meet in
  Canada.
• They created the Atlantic Charter which forms
  the basis of a Declaration of the United
  Nations.
• 26 nations including the Soviet Union and China
  signed the charter.