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Par 2.3 Hitler causes a world war - Turning points/End of the war
§2.3 Hitler causes a world war
Turning points / End of the war
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§2.3 Hitler causes a world war
Turning points / End of the war
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Homework next class
Invasion of Russia part 1
War in the Pacific / USA joins the allies
Invasion of Russia part 2: Battle of Leningrad and Stalingrad
Germany loses in North Africa and Italy
War in Western Europe: D-Day
Operation Market Garden
German surrender / Japanese surrender
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Homework next class
Make assignments 8, 9 and 10 from §2.3
Want to know more about WWII? Check this Youtube Channel:
https://youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo
(made by historians)
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After today...
… You will be able to explain how the war in Europe developed
... You will be able to explain the most important turning points of the war
... You will be able to explain why Germany lost the war
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Invasion of Russia part 1
22nd June 1941 : Operation Barbarossa
First: huge success for Germany
But: the winter bogged the German advance down in 1941
Until the fall of 1942 the Germans were winning
USA and Britain help the Russians with weapons and food
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War in the Pacific
Turning point 1)
7th December 1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbour
-> USA joins the war.
This is a huge boost for Britain and Russia
At the same time Japan takes over South-East Asia
Now the American economy is going to focus entirely on the war effort. A sleeping giant has been woken up
USA starts to fight against both Germany and Japan
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Invasion of Russia part 2
Turning point 2)
Battle of Stalingrad during winter 1942-1943: German army suffers a tremendous defeat. From then on the German army only retreats
Battle of Leningrad: German army besieged the city from Sep 1941 - Jan 1944, but is not able to take over the city and therefore retreats
Russian army becomes stronger and stronger and starts the offensive to take Berlin in 1945
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Germany loses in Africa/Italy
Turning point 3)
1943: German army loses in North Africa and retreats to Italy
The Allies invade Italy, Italy surrenders
German army keeps fighting in Italy and hold out until 1945
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War in Western-Europe
Turning point 4)
D-Day
6th June 1944: landings in Normandy, France
Allies break the German resistance at the end of July
German army collapses and the allies take France, Belgium and the southern part of The Netherlands
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War in Western-Europe
September 1944: Operation Market Garden. Attempt to take the bridges across the River Rhine and finish the war before the end of the year
The operation fails miserably and stops the allied advance
December 1944: Germany starts a counter attack in the Ardennes (Belgium), but fail to break the allied lines
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German surrender
Germany gets attacked from eastern and western side
It is quite amazing how long the Germans kept up their resistance for so long against so many powerful countries
After heavy fighting Berlin is taken by the Russians
Hitler commits suicide in April 1945
Germany surrenders 7th May 1945
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Japanese surrender
Pacific war takes longer to finish
Japan finally surrenders after the deployment of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan surrenders 14th August 1945
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Why did Germany lose the war in Russia?
A
Because of the cold winters
B
They didn't have enough soldiers
C
The Russians fought very well
D
Because of the fierce resistance and the cold Russian winters
Slide 13 - Quiz
Which three turning points are the most important?
A
Leningrad/North Africa/D-Day
B
Stalingrad/Pearl Harbour/D-Day
C
North Africa/Stalingrad/D-Day
D
Leningrad/D-Day/Pearl Harbour
Slide 14 - Quiz
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