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Global War The Second World War, 1939-1945


 * Chapter 1 **

__Blitzkrieg__ · Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. · Half of Poland was taken by September 17 · Soviet Union/ Red Army invaded eastern side of Poland · Poland surrendered on September 28 __The Suffering of the Poles__ · Blitzkrieg included citizens in the fighting · War started on September 1, 1939 · 66,000 Poles killed 200,000 wounded by the end of the war __The ‘Phoney War’__ · Britain and France had promised to defend Poland · September 3 they declared war on Germany · Britain and France didn’t do anything, instead they just prepared for war __Germany attack Norway__ · Germany invaded Norway April 1940 · British tried to stop invasion with The Royal Navy, but failed · Neville Chamberlain was pressured into resigning and Winston Churchill took over · ** National Government- ** a coalition that included members of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties. __Germany attacks the West__ · ** Operation Yellow **- May 10, 1940 Germany attacked Holland and Belgium then France. · Armies were forced to retreat to Dunkirk · The losers were picked up by ships of all kinds and taken back. __The Fall of France__ · June 10 Italy declared war on France then invaded southern France · The French Prime Minister resigned and a retired army general, Marshal Petain, took his place. · The north and east were taken by Germany; the south was given to Petain. __Britain Alone__ · ** Home Guard- ** more then a million men who volunteered for the British defense force · British prepared for German attack · Britain was alone in fighting against Germany __Operation Sealion__ · Germany was getting ready to attack · July 10, 1940 Bomber planes attacked British ships · August 15 Luftwaffe fully attacked the Royal Air Force __The Battle of Britain__ · August 15-September 7 · Hitler switched attacks to London on September 7th, because of British air raids on Berlin · The Luftwaffe failed during day bombings because the RAF had time to rebuild and re-strategize · RAF had protected Britain __The Blitz__ · September 7th- May 1941 the ‘Blitz’ took place; railways, housing, cities, and factories were bombed. · ** Air Raid Precautions (ARP): **a way to protect the citizens during air raids. Ex Anderson shelter-gardens, Morrison shelters for indoor, gas masks sirens, barrage balloons, and blackouts. · The ‘Blitz’ made less damage then expected __Importance of the Mediterranean__ · Mussolini wanted to make an “Italian lake’” by taking over countries surrounded around the Mediterranean sea · Italy already had Abyssinia and Albania · Hitler agreed that the Mediterranean should belong to Italy · The British used the Mediterranean and a way of getting to its colonies and trade routes · 1940 and up Britain Germany and Italy tried to take control of the Mediterranean __War in the Balkans__ · Italy and Germany became allies in 1936 signed the Rome-Berlin Axis · October 1940 Italy invaded Greece; failed · November 1940 British aircraft attacked the Italian navy · Hitler was afraid that RAF would bomb Romanian oil fields and helped Italy by having Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria join the axis power. · Yugoslavia refused and Germany invaded Yugoslavia on April 1941 until it surrendered. · Greece was invaded by Germany and taken over __War in North Africa__ · September 1940 Italian troops invaded Egypt; failed · February 1941 Britain had destroyed ten Italian armies. · When Churchill sent troops to defend Greece against Italian threat Germany also sent troops which destroyed most of the British army and sent them back to the border of Egypt
 * Chapter 2 **
 * Chapter 3 **
 * Chapter 4 **