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Germany Invades Poland
Who: Germany attacked Poland Where: Poland When: September 1, 1939 Why: This is significant because it caused the British to declare war on Germany -
Battle of Britain
Who: Germans and British Where: Great Britain When: September 1940 – June 1941 Why: This is significant because early forms of RADAR were used to detect Operation Sea Lion -
Lend-Lease Act Signed
Who: Franklin Roosevelt signed it Where: United States Congress When: 1941 Why: FDR was allowed to lease supplies to other nations against Axis Powers -
Germany Declares War on US
Who: Germany and US Where: September 11, 1941 Germany When: September 11, 1941 Why: This is significant because the US declared war on Japan -
Battle of El Alamein
Who: Allies and Axis Powers Where: Africa Why: Caused Germany to surrender in North Africa -
Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germany and Russia When: 1942-1943 Where: Stalingrad Why: This is significant because it is considered to be the turning point of WWII -
Allies land in Italy
Who: Allied Powers and Italy When: September 12, 1943 Where: Italy Why: Italy surrendered to the allied forces -
D-Day Invasion
Who: Allies and Germany When: June 6, 1944 Where: France Why: This is significant because the Allies gained control in Europe -
Battle of the Bulge
Who: Nazis and Allies Where: Liege and Luxembourg When: 1944-1945 Why: This is significant because it was the last major battle of the Nazis and Allies -
Yalta Conference
Who: Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt Where: Crimea When: February 4-11, 1945 Why: This is significant because Germany was then divided into four zones. -
FDR Dies
Who: Franklin Roosevelt When: 1945 Where: Georagia Why: This is significant because FDR played an important role throughout WWII -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Who: Adolf Hitler When: 1945 Where: Hitler’s body was found in Reich Chancellery garden Why: This is significant because Hitler was such a powerful person that caused many tragedies. -
Germany Surrenders (VE Day)
Who: Western Allies and Germans Where: Germany signed to surrender in Rheims When: Germany signed to surrender on May 7 1945 Why: This is significant because Hitler died and Germany surrendered
