GUDIED NOTES – WWII



GUDIED NOTES – WWII (PowerPoint Presentation)

In 1933, _________________ ________________ was elected chancellor of Germany. He and the Nazis believed in ___________________, a philosophy that supports a strong

_____________ ________________ controlled by a strong _________________ and a powerful _____________________.

Hitler blamed the _________________ population for Germany’s problems. He considered Jewish people _____________________. Between _____________ and _____________, Hitler sent the following people to death camps:

a. _____________________________

b. _____________________________

c. ______________________________

Close to ______________________ people were killed in Hitler’s concentration camps. This is known as the _________________________.

In _________, Hitler invaded Austria. He then captured _________________________. On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland. ______________________ and ____________________ declared war on _____________________________________.

To keep the USSR out of the war, Hitler signed a ______________________ _________________ with the dictator __________________ ____________________. In 1941, Hitler betrayed Stalin and _______________________ the ____________________ ____________________.

|AXIS POWERS |ALLIES |

|a. |a. |

|b. |b. |

|c. |c. |

| |d. |

| |e. |

By 1940, __________________________ stood alone against Germany. Hitler heavily bombed __________________ for weeks at a time; however, England would not _________________________.

________________________ _______________________, the prime minister of England during WWII, proved to be a military genius. His belief in England and strong resolve against the Axis Powers helped Great Britain to survive Hitler’s continued assault.

On December 7, 1941, _____________________ attacked America’s naval base __________________ __________________ in Hawaii. The next day, America declared war against Japan. In 1944, America invaded Europe by landing on the beaches of ______________________, France. The invasion was known as _________________ and was the largest invasion force in history—approximately 180,000 troops. The Allies suffered great losses, but Germany was sent into ________________________.

The Battle of the ________________, fought in _____________________ was a success for the Allies as well. ______________________ soon surrendered. The Allied forces won the war in Europe; however, the war with ______________________ was still being fought. President Truman is advised that invading Japan will cost a minimum of _______________ __ ________________ lives. With this in mind, President Truman decides to use the __________________ ___________________. Two A-bombs are dropped on the Japanese cities _________________________________ and _________________________. Approximately 140,000 people are killed. Japan surrendered—WWII is over.

WWII proved to be the _______________________ event in history with over __________________________ casualties. No war before or since has rendered such vast devastation.

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