CONFLICT IN EUROPE 1935-1945

An International Study in Peace and Conflict

 A definitive, two part series about the events leading to World War II; the major campaigns; the effect of the war on civilians; Nazi racial policies. 

SUBJECT AREAS: SENIOR   Modern History, Society & Culture  JUNIOR  HSIE, History, SOSE

STUDY AREAS: SENIOR  Peace & Conflict, 20th Century History 1919 - 1945, War & Society, Power & Conflict  JUNIOR  History, Shaping of The Modern World

CONFLICT IN EUROPE 1935 - 1945  PART ONE  ( 52 Minutes Duration )

CHAPTERS

THE TREATY of VERSAILLES & THE LEAGUE of NATIONS  -  GROWING TENSIONS 1935-1937  -  THE ROAD TO WAR 1938-1939  -  APPEASEMENT  -  WAR: Poland, Holland Belgium & France  -  THE BATTLE of BRITAIN & THE BLITZ  -  CIVILIANS AT WAR: Evacuation & the effects of bombing in Germany and Britain  -  OPERATION BARBAROSSA  -  NORTH AFRICA

KEY LEARNING AREAS

The Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations policy of  'Collective Security', failed to deter German and Italian aggression in the 1920s and 30s. Italy invaded Abyssinia; Germany marched into the Rhineland, and later annexed Austria. British Prime Minister Chamberlain's policy of Appeasement failed, and Czechoslovakia eventualy was seized by Germany. After Hitler invaded Poland, war was declared. Quickly the Germans overran Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium and finally France. Hitler's plan to to invade England was thwarted during the Battle of Britain. Children in both Germany and Britain were evacuated from the cities, and the civilian population had to contend with the horror of bombing raids. Hitler turned his attention to Russia, launching Operation Barbarossa. At the same time, the Italians and Germans faced British forces in North Africa. The United States entered the war following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the German advance into Russia ground to a halt just outside Moscow.

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PART ONE IS 52 MINUTES IN DURATION

CONFLICT IN EUROPE 1935 - 1945  PART TWO  ( 52 Minutes Duration )

CHAPTERS

INTRODUCTION  -  THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD  -  ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA  -  ITALY &  THE BATTLE of KURSK  -  WAR RATIONING: Germany & Britain  -  WOMEN IN THE WAR EFFORT: Germany & Britain  -  D-DAY: Allied Invasion of Western Europe  -  RUSSIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVES 1944  -  NAZI RACIAL POLICIES: The Holocaust  -  FINAL DEFEAT OF GERMANY -  AFTERMATH: THE NUREMBERG TRIALS

KEY LEARNING AREAS

One of the war's major turning points was the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943. This was followed by Allied victory in North Africa and the subsequent invasion of Sicily and Italy. The Russians would have another major victory at Kursk in July 1943, and began their relentless drive through Eastern Europe. German U-Boats reduced the number of supply ships reaching Britain. Rationing of food and clothing was introduced, with market gardens supplying additional staple foods. In Germany and Britain, women contributed to the war effort, working in factories, on farms, and by joining auxilliaries of the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. Operation Overlord began on D-Day, June 6 1944. At the same time, the Soviets drove the Germans out of Russia, and reached Poland. It was in Poland that Soviet soldiers discovered the first of many Nazi Extermination Camps. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 had formalised Nazi anti-Jewish policies, eventually leading to the Final Solution of the Jewish problem. After the Battle of The Bulge, Allied forces advanced into Germany, while the Soviets captured Berlin. Germany finally surrendered to the Allies on May 8 1944, VE Day. At the Nuremberg Trials, Nazi leaders were tried for their war crimes.

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PART TWO IS 52 MINUTES IN DURATION 

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