Second World War PowerPoint
Second World War PowerPoint
Second World War PowerPoint
It was the last worldwide war, which involved many different countries fighting in
many different parts of the world, and caused the death of over 40 million people.
Is there anyone in your family who can remember the war? Perhaps they were a
soldier or a civilian. Do they have any stories to tell you?
The Global War
The Second World War was
fought on the continents of
Europe, Africa and Asia, as well
as in the air and on Asia
the sea. Europe
How many people do you think would have been involved in the war? Would
anywhere in the world have been safe from fighting in the war?
How Did the Second World War Start?
The origins of the Second World War were in the First
World War. The First World War ended with an
agreement called the Treaty of Versailles which was
signed in 1919. The terms of the treaty stated that
Germany had to totally disarm and pay reparations to
some of the countries they had fought against. These
reparations came to billions of pounds. Germany had
to give away its colonies to France and the United
Kingdom.
Germany
The British Empire and
Commonwealth
The British Empire and Commonwealth was an
enormous community of land and people. It
included many countries which had been a part of
the British Empire.
Great
Britain
Jamaica India
Australia
New Zealand
Click on the dots to find out which areas of the British Empire contributed to the
war.
The Start of the War
September 1939, the British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on
Germany.
The “Blitzkrieg” was very effective and by May 1940, the Netherlands, Norway,
Belgium and France had surrendered to Germany.
How important do you think the British Commonwealth would have been to the
war effort in 1940?
The Battle of Britain
After defeating France in 1940, Hitler’s next target was to invade Britain. In order
to do this, Germany had to make sure she had control of the British skies.
Germany had to beat Britain’s air force, the RAF.