World+War+II

Krystal Leong **__World War II __** __Strategic Moves __ · Hitler occupied demilitarized Rhineland, violating Treaty of Versailles · Hitler takes over Sudetenland · Hitler invades Poland with use of Blitzkreig · Chamberlain advocated appeasement · Hitler and Stalin’s Non-Agression Pact · Use of Maginot Line by France · Stalin’s policy of scorched earth to destroy potential supplies for Germany army · Civilian bombing-Luftwaffe destroyed British cities __Battles __ · Dunkirk- allowed many British and French soldiers to escape to England · Battle of Britain- Luftwaffe offensive attack on British Royal Air Force, Hitler began bombing but defeated by British · Operation Barbossa- Nazi Germany and Axis powers invasion of Soviet Union · Pearl Harbor- Japanese occupied Indochina, Americans cut off sales of scrap iron and oil to Japan, Japan attacked American naval fleet at Pearl Harbor · Battle of El Alamein- British forces stopped Rommel’s German forces from advancing into Northern Africa · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Battle of Stalingrad- turning point in war, Hitler attempted to take Stalingrad but troops were stopped and forced to surrender __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Outcomes/Effects of War __ · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Final Solution-attempted annihilation of Jews · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Death toll of 50 million · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cold War-due to ideological differences between U.S. and Soviets