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Nazis take the Sudetenland
Click here for sourceBritain and France give Germany Sudetenland. Hitler demanded Sudetenland and Britain and France didn’t want to go to war over it so they gave in and surrendered the area to Germany. Because of this, Germany’s territory grew as did Hitler’s desire to conquer all of Europe. Many say that the ease with which he took Sudetenland is what emboldened Hitler to continue to attack European countries. I chose this picture because it shows how Britain and France wanted to appease Germany. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed
In this nonaggression pact Germany and the U.S.S.R. aggreed to remain neutral to each other while sharing information and resolving things peacefully. It was to last for ten years. It also secretly divided Poland among German and Soviet control. This kept Germany from fighting a two front war and kept Russia from fighting Germany. The outcome was that Germany could focus on attacking France and Britain. I chose this picture to signify the new German-Soviet peace. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed
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Start of Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg was Germany's answer to a long bloody war. Bombers would go into a target dissabeling railroads and communications. Immediately after fast moving tanks supported by infintry would move in and attack military and civilian targets. It was done to avoid another slow moving war like World War I. The effects were that Germany could originally move it's armies almost unappossed sinse no one could stop it. I chose this picture because it shows a tank that could have been used in Blitzkrieg. -
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Germany's invasion of Poland
In September1939 German tanks and bombers began attacking Polish defenses. In weeks the country had fallen and a Nazi and Soviet flag flew over Poland. Hitler did this for three main reasons: to regain German territory, to liberate Germans living in Poland, and to show France and Britain that he could. This was the start of World War II. France and Britain soon after declared war on Germany to defend Poland. I chose this picture because it shows that the invasion of Poland started the war. -
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German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg was Germany's answer to a long bloody war. Bombers would go into a target dissabeling railroads and communications. Immediately after fast moving tanks supported by infintry would move in and attack military and civilian targets. It was done to avoid another slow moving war like World War I. The effects were that Germany could origionally move it's armies almost unappossed sinse no one could stop it. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005437 -
Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union
In June Hitler sent the largest German army ever assembled into Russia.He did this because he thought he had beat Britain, he wanted more land, and he hated Stalin and his Communist government. As a result Hitler was now fighting a two front war. This would later end in his ultimate downfall. I chose this picture because it shows the new violence between Nazis and Soviets. -
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese Air and Naval forces led a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base, Pearl Harbor. The American casualties were severe while the Japanese escaped almost undamaged. Japanese and United States nagotiations were not going well. Though war had not been declared, Japan attacked hoping to get a head start. The next day the United States entered the war. This led to the defeat of the Axis powers. I chose this picture because it became a battle cry for the rest of the war. -
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D-Day
The Western Allies finally mounted an assult on Hitler's "Fortress Europe". Five beaches were attacked and four were taken with relative ease. The Americans were met with extreme opposition on Omaha Beach. We needed a foothold in Europe so we could push back and defeat the Nazis. At the end of the day the Allies had the foothold they needed and were ready to attack the Nazis. I chose this picture because it shows the invasion map. -
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Liberation of concentration camps
As the Allies marched toward Berlin they freed the German POW camps. Germans had taken prisoners throughout the war and now the Allies could free their captured soldiers and citizens. This caused Germany to fall even further and the Allies to have a huge moral boost.http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005131 -
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Battle of the Bulge
Hitler launched a suprise counterattack against Allied forces in the Ardennes Forest. This left a "Bulge" in the American lines. Hitler tried to push the Americans back out of Europe in order to protect his fortress. By January 1945, however, the American troops pushed the Nazis back to their original positions. Since Hitler failed the Americans and Western Allies could continue to attack at Nazi Europe. I chose this picture because it shows the conditions they fought in. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
As the Allies marched toward Berlin they freed the German POW camps. Germans had taken prisoners throughout the war and now the Allies could free their captured soldiers and citizens. Auschwitz was the most famous of these death camps. Liberating Auschwitz caused Germany to fall even further and the Allies to have a huge moral boost. I used this to show the cells they had at Auschwitz. -
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VE Day
The Western Allies finally defeated Germany and ended the war in Europe. After years of fighting the Western Allies had finally defeated the Nazi war machine. This allowed them to recover from their losses and for the United States to focus their efforts fully on defeating Japan. I chose this picture because it shows what a newspaper would have looked like the day after the war ended. -
