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The Axis Advances

German Blitzkrieg against Poland The Luftwaffe(German air force) bombed

and tanks fought on the ground The Russians invaded Poland as part of the

Nazi-Soviet Pact 1940

France was invaded and Britain came to help Britain had to rescue it’s troops at Dunkirk France surrendered and Germany occupied

Northern France and set up the Vichy government in the South

London 1941

Axis Advancements

Germany bombed Britain from September 1940- June 1941

Britain was never conquered General Erwin Rommel pushed British

forces out of North Africa Germany and Italy took Greece and

Yugoslavia By 1941 the Axis Powers controlled most of Europe The Japanese occupied Asian nations and Pacific

Island nations

Germany turns on the Soviets In June 1941 Hitler broke the Nazi-

Soviet Pact and invaded the Soviet Union for its resources

Stalin’s army was not prepared and endured heavy casualties

the Russian winter prevented the Germans from occupying the nation

Concentration camps Prisoners were forced into labor and others

were put to death 6 million Jews died during the Holocaust

The U.S. Joins the War

Lend-Lease Act of 1941 President Roosevelt's attempt stay out of the

war , while supplying Allies with war materials December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

and brought the U.S. into WWII