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QR Challenge: World War II battles

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This area was annexed in the 1938 AnschlussAustria
In 1935, Mussolini made aggressive moves here in an effort to avenge a loss in 1896. The western powers did nothing to stop the move either...and Hitler learned a valuable lesson...Ethiopia
Member of the Axis PowersGermany
Member of the Axis PowersItaly
Member of the Axis PowersJapan
By sending troops here, Hitler was in violation of the Treaty of Versailles AND the Locarno TreatyRhineland
In 1936, a civil war broke out here but its effects reached far beyond this one country. Fascist Italy and Germany aided Francisco Franco against the republic (aided by the Soviet Union). Right-wing against left-wing...this was the 'practice round' for what was about to hit the world!Spain
Francisco Francosee photo
This British leader feared war so much that he convinced the Czechs to make concessions to Germany and give them what they wantedNeville Chamberlain
This was the French prime minister, Edouard Daladiersee photo
This symbolizes appeasement, or giving in to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict see photo
In this speech, the British leader promises "peace for our time" as he returns from what 1938 meeting?Munich
The invasion of this land officially began World War IIPoland
This symbolizes the ill-fated Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pactsee cartoon
This was the new fighting style of the German army called blitzkrieg, meaning 'lightening warfare'see photo
These neighboring territories became puppet governments of the Soviet Union by 1940Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
The Soviet Union invaded in 1939 but met fierce resistance for the next six months. Seeing the difficulty that the USSR had with this nation MAY have compelled Hitler to move against the USSRFinland
On your map, draw in the Maginot Line and discuss its importancesee drawing
Germany overran these areas, giving Hitler air and naval bases closer to BritainBelgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands
This is Winston Churchill, he replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Great Britain in 1940see photo
The German Luftwaffe was larger in size than the British RAF (Royal Air Force) but the RAF had better trainingsee photo
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the American president, found ways to help the Allied Powers even before the U.S. entry into the warsee photo
Bombings took place here every night for more than 2 months; 15,000 people were killed but the survivors were united in their struggle against German forces...they never were taken overBattle of Britain
This country was the intended target of Operation BarbarossaRussia
General Erwin Rommel, known as the Desert Fox, was stopped at this battleEl Alamein
In 1941, Britain assisted this nation in their fight against Germany; this diversion, along with extended fighting in the Balkans and Yugoslavia slowed Hitler's advances into Russia...just in time for winterGreece
In the summer of 1943, Allied Powers invaded this area...Mussolini was ousted but Germany tried to defend ItalySicily
Hitler was determined to take this city and the Soviet leader was equally as determined to defend it; Soviets lost more men in this one battle than the Americans did in the entire warStalingrad
This was the site of the largest amphibious landing in world history; it was necessary for the western powers to re-gain a foothold in continental Europe after the event dubbed the 'Miracle at Dunkirk'D-Day

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