In deze les zitten 21 slides, met tekstslides en 1 video.
Lesduur is: 45 min
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The world at war
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Last week
Goal 3: You explain how Hitler tries to expand his empire.
Questions about this goal? Concepts?
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
At the end of this lesson...
You will be able to explain how World War II went
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
Blitzkrieg in Western Europe
april-july 1940
The war seems far away....
This changes in the spring of 1940 when the Germans literally 'roll up' Europe with enormous speed and superior strength.
This way of warfare is called Blitzkrieg.
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
Battle of Britain
July - October 1940
The German attack on Britain. Thanks in part to the invention of radar, Great Britain is able to defend itself against Germany.
However, it doesn't mean Great-Britain doesn't get bombed by the Germans....
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
...during the whole war England, especially London, will be heavily bombed. First by bombers, but later also by the V1 and V2 missiles.
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
The people of London take refuge in the Underground during a German air raid. In addition, the British government had an evacuation plan: 'Pied Piper', in which mainly children, mothers and pregnant women would be sent to the safe countryside.
Slide 7 - Tekstslide
Operation Barbarossa
June - December 1941
Despite the non-agression pact, Germany attacks the Soviet-Union.
Hitler needs ''Lebensraum'' and resources for his people.
Slide 8 - Tekstslide
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
7th of December 1941
Axis Power Japan wants to be powerful in Asia.
To reach this goal, they attack the American marinebase Pearl Harbor on Hawaii by surprise.
With the destroyed US fleet, Japan has free rein in Asia
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
The US at war
8th of December 1941
One day after the attack, the United States declared war on Japan.
Slide 10 - Tekstslide
Battle of Stalingrad
August 1942 - February 1943
Due to the icy cold and poor supplies, the German army is defeated.
Hitler has to give up: Stalingrad turns out to be unconquerable.
It becomes a turning point in the war: the Soviet Union begins to push back at the German army.
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
D-Day
6th of June 1944
The Normandy landings finally brought a front in the West, something Stalin had long requested.
De D in D-Day stands for Decision.
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
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Slide 13 - Link
Hitler is defeated
April 1945
In April, Stalin's Red Army attacks Berlin.
It is the final blow for Hitler: he commits suicide.
Slide 14 - Tekstslide
Germany surrenders
8th of May 1945
Slide 15 - Tekstslide
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
6th of August 1945
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
Atomic bomb on Nagasaki
9th of August 1945
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
Japan surrenders
15th of August 1945
The atomic bombs cause major destruction. Japan has no other choice but to surrender.
Lesduur is: 45 min
