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What caused WWII in Europe? Appeasement – Great Britain and France gave Hitler land w/o fighting for it. Hitler was racist; he invaded countries simply to kill the Jews living there. NAZIs elected to power! Nazis promised to build up their army and get revenge for the WWI This is Adolf Hitler 1933. Totalitarianism Mussolini (Italy) Hitler (Germany) Germany late 1930s Germany escaped the Depression by militarizing. This is Berlin 1936 Appeasement – Hitler wanted land, Britain and France let him have it without war Once again the Germans invaded France, and this time within a few weeks France was conquered. Then Hitler planned to invade Britain. He sent his bombers day after day to bomb airfields and towns in the south, and then night after night, to bomb London. This was the ‘blitz’ of 1940, when sirens wailed every night, and every night hundreds of people lost their lives or their homes. But the British fighter planes fought back heroically: the ‘Battle of Britain’ was won and the planned invasion abandoned. Invasion of Normandy, France Battle of Britain Battle of Britain Tank! Anti-tank weaponry English Channel protected England Britain resisted German air force Germany’s end Germany invaded the Soviet Union and lost a million troops due to the cold and Russian bravery. Germany spent too many resources trying to kill Jews and not supporting his troops Germans fought Russians in the east and Americans and Brits in the West. Germany surrenders April ‘45 Allied Powers The Allies were the USA, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union (USSR). These are called the “big three.” In addition,the colonies and territories of these countries. These include China, Canada, Australia, France, Poland and others. USA’s contribution was production, not blood. Rosie the Riveter The Army was segregated, but African Americans served. Women in the Forces Women in Forces How did USA pay for this war? Women in workforce Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. America enters WWII. December 7, 1941 Th