WWII Begins

• US Isolationism– The US continued the isolationist policies begun

after World War I– These policies were strengthened as war loomed

in Europe– Congress passed the Neutrality Acts• Outlawed arms sales to any country at war or engaged

in a civil war• Outlawed loans to any country at war or engaged in a

civil war

• Germany begins expanding– In 1938, Hitler began conquering neighboring

lands with German-speaking populations• German troops entered Austria unopposed • Germany threatened Czechoslovakia and gained part of

it through negotiation– Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Britain,

pushed the policy of appeasement (giving concessions in order to prevent war• Gave Germany the Sudetenland, a part of

Czechoslovakia that bordered Germany and had a large population of German speakers

Appeasement

Guiding Question: What were the causes and effects of appeasement?

• Read and analyze the secondary source

• WWII Begins– Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia

in March of 1939

• WWII Begins– Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in

March of 1939 – Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in

August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other• They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them

• WWII Begins– Germany invades and annexes the

rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939

– Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other• They also, secretly, agree to

divide Poland between them

– Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939• Used blitzkrieg, or

lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly

• Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland

• WWII Begins– Germany invades and annexes the

rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939

– Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other• They also, secretly, agree to

divide Poland between them– Germany attacks Poland in September

of 1939• Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war,

taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly

• Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland

– Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland

• WWII Begins– Germany invades and annexes the rest

of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 – Germany signs a nonaggression pact

with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other• They also, secretly, agree to divide

Poland between them– Germany attacks Poland in September

of 1939• Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war,

taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly

• Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland

– Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland

– France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September

• WWII Begins– Germany invades and annexes the rest of

Czechoslovakia in March of 1939 – Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the

Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other• They also, secretly, agree to divide

Poland between them– Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939

• Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly

• Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland

– Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland

– France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September

– The battle of Britain began in the summer of 1940• Germany launched airstrikes

against Britain• Using radar, Britain was able to

defend itself and force Hitler to cancel his planned invasion