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Germany invades Poland and WW2 begins
Cause and Effect:
-Hitler invades Poland on 1 September breaking Treaty of Versailles rules
-This led to Britain and France declaring war on Germany two days later
-German's didn't want war however, Hitler, using propaganda, persuaded the people -
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WORLD WAR II
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Winston Churchill
Historical Perspective:
-Churchill tells Britain that they will fight and won't surrender
-his words prepared Great Britain for battle
-caused by Germany's attempt to attack French and British forces -
Hitler Enters Paris
Historical Perspective:
-this event was important because it gave civilians hope that Nazi's could be deafeated
-the leader of France didnt want Germany to invade land
-he sent a telegram to the USA, asking to help aid France
-the USA sent material aid -
Battle of Britain Begins
Historical Perspective:
-Hitler orders harh air attacks on British ships in the English channel'
-his intention was to gain air supremacy over the RAF
-this would allow him to carry out Operation Sea Lion -
Hitler begins final solution
Cause and Effect
-Hitler's final solution was based on the elimination of jews
-this desicion lead to the Holocaust which caused dozens of deaths -
Operation Barbarossa
Ethical Dimension:
-this event is highlighted because it was Hitler's biggest mistake
-it sparked new hope in people for the war to end soon
-Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of Soviet Union during coldest winters hit Russia
-their plan failed because Hitler underestimated the weather
-german tanks wouldn't run
-guns wouldn't fire -
Pearl Harbor (Turning Point)
Cause and Effect:
-this event lead the USA to join the war
-if this hadn't happned, Germany would continue to rain down terror on the world
-also would have been the first to use nuclear weapons
-the attack was meant to prevent the US from interfering with Japanese military -
Rationing
Historical Perspective:
-Americans were issued coupon books
-rationing limited the amount of certain goods that they could buy -
Battle of Midway
Turning Point
Cause and Effect
-this battle was turning point in the Pacific
-theend result lead to being the Japanese no longer having control of the Pacific -
Dieppe Raid
Cause and Effect:
-Canadian soldiers were picked for a raid on the French port of Dieppe
-raid lead to complete disaster
-more than 1000 Canadians died, 500 wounded
-it was meant to take pressure off the Russian front -
Battle of Stalingrad (TURNING POINT)
Historical Significance:
-turning point for the Nazi's
-the German army pushed their forces, needing more and more reinforcements
-ran out of ammunition asd food
-Victory for the allies was significant because Germans lost so many soldiers they had to retreat from the Eastern Front -
North Africa-EL Alamein
Historical Significance
-battle was fought in the deserts of North Africa
-the Atlantic and Western Europe were controlled by the Germans so it made Africa a very significant victory for the allies
-allies intercepted the Germans supply lines and attacked when they were low and succeeded
-outcome was the German army retreating from Africa almost completely -
Operation Husky
Historical Significance
-Canadian, American, and British troops invaded the island of Sicily, which was the first piece of axis homeland lost in the war
-invasion also provided vital practice for the Normandy landings -
Western Europe- D-Day (Turning Point)
Cause and Effect:
-Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt issued a statement to open a second front to relieve pressure on the Soviets
-issues arose with British who favoured a thrust north from the Mediterranean, through Italy.
-Against this, Americans advocated a cross-Channel assault which would move through Western Europe along the shortest route to Germany
-This conflict led to D-Day -
Allies invade Normandy
Cause and Effect :
- this event lead to the Allies to held a foothold in Atlantic europe
-canadians lost many soldiers
-involved teh Candains at Juno Beach -
Yalta conference
Historical Perspective:
-this conference was a meeting between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
-agreed to meet to discuss war strategy and issues that would affect the postwar world -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Historical Perspective:
-he didn't want to be humiliated after hearing soviet troops entered Germany
-at that point, he knew Germany had lost the war
-he commited suicide to prevent humiltion from civilians -
A Bomb- Hiroshima
Historical Significance:
-it was the first time a atomic bomb was used by the US
-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war
-killing ten of thousands
