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6.3 World War Two

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Feniks, Geschiedenis Werkplaats, Memo, Saga

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Lesson objectives
How did World War II originate and develop?

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When did Adolf Hitler came to power?
A
1929
B
1932
C
1933
D
1939

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Germany towards war!
Hitler does not respect the Treaty of Versailles. 
  1. Establishes a rearmament program (1933)
  2. General conscription (1935)
  3. Made soldiers occupy the Rhineland (1936)
  4. Anschluss (occupy Austria), without fire a shot. (1938)
  5. It is agreed in Munich that Hitler may occupy Sudetenland. (1938)
  6. Hitler occupied all of Czechoslovakia (1939)

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Appeasement policy

Britain and France pursued a policy of appeasement. They hoped to maintain peace through diplomacy by giving in to Hitler's demands. 


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Appeasement policy
  • voorkomen van een oorlog! 
  • Uitgevoerd door de Britten

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The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact (1939)

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Germany attacks  
1st of september 1939




End of appeasement policy. 
Hitler declares war on Poland and France and England declare war on Germany. 
= Second World War

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Begin of Second World War
1st of september 1939




End of appeasement policy. 
France and England declare war on Germany. 

= Second World War

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First months 
End 1939 - begin 1940




  • The first phase of the war takes place mainly in Eastern Europe.
  • According to the agreements in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Treaty, in mid-September the Soviet Union also invades Poland from the east.  

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Blitzkrieg in Western-Europe
april-july 1940




  • The war seems far away...
  • That changes in the spring of 1940 when, with tremendous speed and great superiority, the Germans literally "roll up" Europe.
  • This method of warfare is also known as Blitzkrieg.

April: Denmark and Norway
May: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France

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Homework assignments
  • Make assignment 1-5 of paragraph 3.
  • Homework for next lesson.
  • 15 minutes

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Operation Barbarossa
june - december 1941






  • Despite the non-aggression treaty of 1939, Germany attacks the Soviet Union:
  • Hitler needs the "Lebensraum" and raw materials for his people.

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 Course of WWII part 1
  • 1939: Germany invades Poland, beginning of WWII.
  • 1940: Germany conquers Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and part of France.
  • 1941: Germany invades the Soviet Union (Russia).
  • 1943: Germany loses the battle of Stalingrad. 
  • 1943: German troops in North Africa surrender.
  • 1943: Germany slowly begins to lose the war.

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What did you learn?
  • Timeline course of WWII
  • turning points in the war
  • Concept: appeasement policy

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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7th of december 1941





  • Japan wants to be a powerful country in Asia. 
  • To achieve this goal, they attack the American naval base in Hawaii (Pearl Harbor), completely by surprise. 
  • Because of the destroyed American fleet, Japan is able to take over countries in Asia

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United States at war
8th of december 1941





  • One day after the attack, the United States declared war on Japan.

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Battle of Stalingrad
august 1942 - february 1943




  • The icy cold and poor supplies defeat the German army. 
  • Hitler must give up: Stalingrad proves unconquerable.
  • It becomes a turning point in the war: the Soviet Union starts pushing back the German army.

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D-Day
June 6st 1944







  • With the Normandy landing, a front in the West finally appeared, something Stalin had long called for.
  • The D in D-Day stands for Decision

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Hitler is defeated
april 1945



  • In April, Stalin's Red Army attacks Berlin. 
  • It is the final blow for Hitler: he commits suicide.


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Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
August 6st 1945

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Atoombom op Nagasaki
Augustus 9th 1945


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Capitulation of Japan
August 15 1945





  • After being devastated by the two US atomic bombs, Japan can do nothing but surrender to the Allies.

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What did you learn?

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Huiswerk
maken opdrachten 6.3

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