WW II Begins

WW II Begins

• World War II began when German armies invaded Poland on September 01, 1939.

• The Germans called their attack Blitzkrieg.

• Blitzkrieg means "lightning war."

• France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on September 03, 1939.

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What event caused World War II?

• Germany invades France.

• Britain defend itself against Germany.

• Germany invades Poland.

• A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania.

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on what day did Germany invade Poland?

Multiple Choice

What does Blitzkrieg mean?

• lightning bolt

• lightning war

• lightning speed

• greased lightening

Multiple Choice

On September 03, 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on ______.

• Belgium

• United States

• Germany

• Poland

1940

• Germany takes over...

• Denmark

• Norway

• Belgium

• Luxembourg

Multiple Choice

All of the following countries were conquered by Germany in the Spring of 1940 EXCEPT ______.

• France

• Belgium

• Luxembourg

• Denmark

June 1940

• Germany conquers France.

• Only Britain remained undefeated.

• The Battle of Britain begins.

Multiple Choice

When did Germany take over France?

• June 1940

• June 1939

• December 07, 1941

• November 11, 1917

Operation Sealion

• Germany wanted to invade Great Britain, but first they needed to destroy Great Britain's Royal Air Force.

• The Battle of Britain was when Germany bombed Great Britain in order to try and destroy their air force and prepare for a land invasion.

• Germany was unsuccessful in defeating the RAF.

Multiple Choice

The Battle of Britain was the first battle to be ______.

• filmed by cameras

• fought totally in the air

• told by witnesses

• fought by submarines

Multiple Choice

What did Germany have to do before they invaded Britain by land?

• ask for permission

• destroy the Royal Air Force

• cross the English Channel

• Invade Belgium and Luxembourg

Multiple Choice

What the air battle called?

• The Battle of Lyon

• Battle of Poland

• Battle of France

• Battle of Britain

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Germany was the victor in the Battle of Britain.

• True

• False

The War in the East

• Hitler had made agreement with Stalin.

• Germany promised not to attack the Soviet Union..

• In the Summer of 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

Multiple Choice

Hitler had made an agreement with ______.

• the Soviet Union

• France

• Bulgaria

• Great Britian

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Germany never invaded the Soviet Union

• True

• False