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germany invades poland
who: Hitler, Germany, Poland.
what:Germany annexed and divided all of Poland.
where:Poland.
why: Started the second world war. -
battle of britain
who:Germany, Britain.
what: German airforce had an air campaign against the UK to gain air superiority.
where:Britain
why:It was the first major allied victory and a famous battle in WWII. -
lend lease act signed
who: united states, Roosevelt.
what: A legislation that allowed president Roosevelt and the united states to help other countries defend themselves against the Axis powers.
where: united states, was written to 38 countires.
why: Lots of supplies were sent to other countries to help and made a great step away from isolationism and involvement internationally in the united states. -
germany declares war in the united states
who:Germany, United States, Roosevelt, Hitler.
what:American navy attacked Germany naval forces which created a state of war against Germany.
where:Germany
why:Beginning of WWII. -
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battle of stalingrad
who:Soviet Union, Germany, allies.
what:Fight for control of Stalingrad
where:Stalingrad.
why:Was the turning point in the warand stopped Germanys progression over the Soviet Union. -
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battle of el alamein
who:Montgomery and Rommel.
what:Fight between British and axis forces as they were driving eastward.
where:Egypt. North African deserts.
why:Got German forces out of Africa and opened up a way to invade Italy and Sicily. -
allies land in italy
who:Mussolini, allied forces, British, United States.
what:Italian government surrendered to the allied forces and British and united states began the physical attack on Italy being defended by Germans.
where:Sicily, Italy.
why:It was a major WWII campaign that launched the Italian campaign. -
dday invasion
who:Eisenhower, allied troops, nazis.
what:The allied troops went to conquer Nazi Germany on the French coastline.
where:Beaches in Normandy, France.
why:It marked the beginning of the invasion of western Europe by the allies and the end of Hitler's reign. -
battle of the bulge
who:US paratroopers, Germans, allies.
what:Germans wanted to break up the united states and british armies which would later make Britain surrender.
where:Ardenne forest in Belgium.
why:Was the last major offense made by Germans. -
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yalta conference
who:Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt.
what:Discussed how to end the war with Japan and what to do with Germany.
where:Yalta, Crimea.
why:Led many fronts to the cold war. -
franklin rooselvelt dies
who:President Roosevelt.
what:Died of cerebral hemorrhage
where:In his house in Warm Springs, Georgia.
why:The end of everything was just in sight before he died. He made an impact on the united states as he led them through the tough times in WWII. -
hitler commits suicide
who:Adolf Hitler.
what:He commited suicide by shooting himself.
where:Berlin in his Fuhrerbunker.
why:Ended his thousand reich and the war came to an end. -
germany surrenders ve day
who:Hitler, Nazi Germany, Europeans.
what:German forces surrendered and Hitler's third reich ended.
where:Europe.
why:The end of WWII in Europe.
