HIST 1003 Chapter : HIST 1003 Part 3
Document Summary
War: invasion of poland, sept 1, 1939, the phony war, blitzkrieg in the west, may 1940, the fall of france; vichy, battle of britain begins. Winston churchill, vindicated: bank-bencher long insisting that britain needed to prepare for war, finally neville chamberlain"s attempt to preserve peace in our time" shown to be hopeless, churchill becomes prime minister may 10, 1940. To madagascar: inter-office conflict, difficulty of situation increases with addition of some 3. 3m polish. What happened to the jews once the war starts: the lodz ghetto, crowding disease and starvation, nazi officials seeking to please hitler by making their territories. Operation barbarossa (attack on the soviet union: delay in intervening due to mussolini"s botched invasion of greece, barbarossa begins in june 21, 1941, enormous size of invading army, stalin"s shock, couldn"t talk for days. Hitler"s europe: collaboration and resistance: numerous non-germans willing to collaborate, not only in eastern. Europe: varying degrees of collaboration, nazis also create collaborators by carrots and sticks.
