We went over World War II topics. Assigned blog this week is over one of the Us neutrality acts.
Aug 39-Soviet-German Non-aggression Pact
- Hitler and Stalin decide to sign this
- One week before invasion of Poland
- Russia gave raw materials to Germany in exchange for money and weapons
- Both agreed to stay neutral if the other entered the war
- Secretly agreed to invade and split Poland. Germany would get the western half and USSR the eastern half
- Russia would get Finland, Estonia and Latvia and Germany would get Lithuania
Sept. 39- Germany/USSR invasion of Poland
- Under a month Poland surrendered
Blitz and Stitz
- Blitzkrieg- Lightning War
- Air-force attacks enemy front-line and rear positions, main roads, airfields and communication centers. At the same time, infantry attacks on the entire front line and engages enemy.
- Tank(panzer) units breakthrough main lines of defense and advance deeper into enemy territory. While following, mechanized units pursue deeper and engage defenders preventing them from establishing defensive positions. Infantry continues to engage enemy for the same reason.
- Sitzkrieg- The Phony War (sitting war)
- After Great Britain and France declared war on Germany nothing happend so people thought it was dumb. Especially since those countries didnt help Poland.
Asix Vs. Allies
- Axis
- Main:
- Germany, Italy, Japn
- Other Powers:
- Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Thailand, Hungary
- Main:
- Allied Powers
- Main Powers:
- Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, China, France
- Latin America:
- Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile
- Europe:
- Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Poland
- Africa:
- Egypt, Ethiopia
- Asia/other:
- China, India, Iran, Iraq, Mongolia
- Main Powers:
German Invasion of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (spring 1940)
- Norway was over water
Invasion of France(may 1940)
- Maginot Line- only Bordered Germany but Germany went around through Belgium
- Miracle of Dunkirk
- After German troops pushed all the France troops into Dunkirk Hitler orders his troops to stop at the town and wait for the tanks to catch up. But instead the France troops sneak out into Great Britain.
- Vichy Gov't(France)
- Led by Marshal Henri Petain
- He did whatever Hitler told him to do
- Led by Marshal Henri Petain
- Free French Underground
- Led by Charles de Gaulle
Battle of Britain(1940-July)
- Hitler tried to make a deal but Winston wouldn't let them so Hitler Attacked
- Royal Air Force (Great Britain) vs Luftwaffe(German)
- Never was so much owed by so many to so few
- Germany was never able to get in control of the air that's how Great Britain won
- Nazi Goals
- Destroy the Royal Air Force (before invasion was possible- hopefully by 9-15)
- Ultra- intercepting of German codes. Great Britain was aided heavily by this!
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