WW2

Germany after WW1 Economic Problems Inflation o Borrow vast amounts of money o To pay back, as well as reparation payments o German printed more deutschmarks o Value decreased, simple items worth billions Political instability o WW1 Germany had 12 major parties o No party has enough seats to from a stable government o Nationalist Social party promised to establish strong and stable centralized government which other parties did not Treaty of Versailles o Majority ashamed of treaty o Hitler promised to smash treaty and bleach he stain Depression and Unemployment o After collapse of American stock exchange o International trade suffered o Large # of German enterprise closed down and millions lost jobs o 1933 still 6 mil unemployed in Germany o Nazi offered hope and stability

Hitler comes to POWER 1933 Hitler gained control of the dictatorship in Germany Was racist hated Jews (anit-sestism) He pronounced Aryans (Caucasians) the master race Blamed Jews for Germanys defeat o Began prosecuting the Jews o Had private army SA and secret army SS and youth were encouraged to join the Hitler Youth and learn Hitlers ideology o People were killed and arrested for going against the ideas o Nuremberg law took away all rights of the Jewish people put them in ghettos and internment camps o 1938 on Kritallnacht government attack the Jewish people

Steps to War Hitler stared to rearm and start planning to take over surrounding areas, Italy and Japan was doing the same

Japan conquers Manchuria: overpopulation and wanting an own colony began to spread Germany rearms: army goes over limits from Versailles Mussolini invades Ethiopia: Italy fascist leader expand in Africa to get oil Hitler occupies Rhineland: Germans advance, no one resist Germany annexes Austria: occupy Austria without hesitation (no one want to start a war) Munich Agreement Signed: Britain and France meet with Hitler, and allow Germany to have Sudentland believe it will stop the world from war and make Germany happy Axis Pact Signed: Italy gives some Euro territories to Hitler, and Hitler gives him southern Euro, become allies, later Japan joins in Hitler takes Czechoslovakia: even though the agreement he takes the Czech area Germany and Russia sign non-aggression pact, and plan to divide Poland Hitler takes Poland: Nazis launch attack, and Poland surrenders to attack Britain and France finally declare war on 1939 Sept 3 7 days later Canada declares war

WAR IN EUROPE
Sptember 1939: Germany invades Poland Winter 1939-40 The Phoneywar (Sitzkrieg): the French and brits wait for German attack, preparing defensive war protected against Maginot Line Spring 1940 blitzkrieg: - w/o warning the Germans invade and occupy Denmark Norway, Netherlands and Belgium, and attack France - Italy joins war as Germanys ally and attack from the south - German arm invades Paris, shortly after France surrenders - English army evacuated at Dunkirk - French General amasses a army of 100 000 French soldiers to carry on struggle to Free the French Summer and Fall 1940 battle for Britain - Germany air attack British airports and munitions factories and radar stations in attempt to gain air supeority - Unsuccessful and the German air force (Luftwaffe) tries to break civil morale by attacking cities but instead outrages them Spring 1941 - Germany conquers Yugoslavia and Greece - June 22nd Germans attack Russia

- Hitler vs Stalin December 1941 - Japs attack Pearl harbor Germany and Italy declare war on US - Now Brits, Americans and Can plan to liberate Nazi occupied Europe Summer 1942 raid on Dieppe - 5000 Can land on beached of Dieppe - German massacre them - Allies learn lessons to make preps for d-day Winter 1942-43 Battle of Stalingrad - Russian army captures the city and destroys German army - First allied victory in Europe North Africa 1942-43 - Brits and Americans recapture North Africa - Invade Italy Italy surrender and German takes control Dec 1943 Battle of Ortona - Cans fight Germans in Italy - They win at Ortona but have a lot of casualties - After long struggle Rome is liberated June 6 1944 D-Day - Enormous army gathers at S. England 30000 Cans and land on beaches of Normandy - Supported by landing craft and 11 000 planes solider take the north shore and open second front 1944-45 - Germany now defend from two fronts - Cans liberate the Netherlands - German about to give up May 8th 1945 V-E day - On April 30 Hitler commits suicide - May 8th all hostilities cease

WAR IN PACIFIC
1937: - Japs invade China - Cannot break civilian morale - At Nanking Japs massacre 300 000 civilians world MAD 1940 indo-China - After fall of France Japs occupy French colonies (Vietnam and Cambodia) December 1941 Pearl harbor Japs surprise Americans and @ same time capture Cans at Hong Kong, Brits @ Singapore and the Americans in the Philippians

1942 Jap controls all of South East Asia June 1942 The Battle Midway Japs fleet try to take Midway Islands Americans ready Japs lose 4 aircrafts 1942-45 - Recapture all the island Jap has conquered - Kamikazes last efforts to threaten the Americans - Jap prepare to defend homeland August 1945 American use atomic bomb first with Hiroshima 71 000 people die , 3 days late 3500 die Hiroshima and Nagasaki September 2 , 1945 Jap surrenders WW2 is now over