WW2- Europe

  • End of WW1

    World War One ended at 11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in 1918. Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace and no more fighting) that had been prepared by Britain and France.
  • The Treaty of Versailles was signed

    after months of negotiations, the treaty of versailles was signed on 28 Jun 1919. while large selections of german publics were opposed to the terms of the treaty, german representatives at the negotiations knew that if they did not sign, allied troops would invade Germany.
  • The roaring 20's

    The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.”
  • Start of WW2

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    The Battle of France

    In May 1940, Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium and France using Blitzkrieg tactics. On 22 June 1940, France surrenders to Germany.
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    The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.
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    Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II.
  • End of WW2