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Hitlers Rise to Power
Hitlers elevation to power began in September of 1919 when he merged with the political party the ‘Deutsche Arbeiterpartei’. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were anti-Jewish statutes endorsed by Germany on September 15, 1935, marking a major step in explicatory racial policy and eliminating Jewish authority from Aryan society. -
Policy of Appeasement
Appeasement in an administrative context is a political procedure of making political or material enterprises to an enemy power in order to elude conflict. (1937-1939) -
Munich Conference
The Munich Agreement was an arrangement sanctioning Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia alongside the country's boundary mainly colonized by German speakers, for which a new territorial term "Sudetenland" was created. (1938) -
Anschluss of Austria
The anschluss was the Nazi propaganda phrase for the attack and obligatory merger of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938 -
Sitzkrieg
Also known as “Phoney War”
When the Germans took over Poland, there was a quiet period, which gave Britain, France and others a time to organize. There was no fighting in Europe until Hitler turned his attention to the rest of Europe in April 1940. Prime Minister King & President Roosevelt hoped that Hitler would stop with Poland. They were sadly mistaken. -
Invasion of Polland
On Sept. 1, 1939, one week after Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, more than a million German troops—along with 50,000 Slovakian soldiers—invaded Poland. Two weeks after, a half-million Russian troops attacked Poland from the east. After years of unknown rumblings, obvious threats and open conclusion about the possibility of a global problem in Europe, the Pacific and beyond..the Second World War had begun. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of Atlantic was the longest military campaign in World War II. It happened entirely over sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the Arctic Ocean. Germany was defeated in 1945 by Britain and their allies. The German blockade had failed but had still been costly to the allies. -
Blitzkrieg
Also known as “Lightning Warfare”
This was a new method of warfare. The tactic was developed by German army officer Hans Guderian. Germany's plan was to defeat its enemies in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" -
Miracle of Dunkirk
More than 300,000 troops were evacuated from Dunkirk and the beaches around. At the time the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said it was "a miracle of deliverance". Hundreds of thousands of troops were rescued. The troops were desperately needed back on the home shores to help defend against a Nazi invasion.They were rescued from the harbor and beaches near Dunkirk by a curious assembly of many different types of craft. Many of the little ships, such as motor yachts, fishing boats etc. -
Battle of Britain
The war was mainly a battle between Britain and Germany, in air. Germany’s objective was to destroy Britain’s Air Force and rule the Royal Air Force (RAF). The focus was to destroy aircraft factories and ground infrastructure. Britain had managed to prevent Germany from gaining air superiority in the end though. The Battle of Britain was considered to be the first major defeat for Germany as they
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Battle of Moscow
This battle took place on a 600 km range on the Eastern front in Moscow. Both sides had been planning strategically but the Soviet Union had better plans than the Germans. The Germans had 3 armies which were nearly surrounded in the process. Although Germany had many more men to send into battle, Soviet Unions plan to have 3 defensive belts, deploying newly raised reserve armies and having troops come in from the Siberian and Far Eastern Military Districts, lead them to victory. -
Pearl Harbour
• The imperial Japanese navy attacked American ships in Hawaii, pearl harbor
• This attack was the reason America declared war against Japan
• Japan was allies with Italy and Germany
• America ended up in world war ii
• Allies with Britain, Canada, France, China, Australia, Soviet Union (Russia)
• 3500 American deaths -
Dieppe
It can be known as The Dieppe Raid or as the battle of Dieppe Operation Rutter and Operation Jubilee were used by us Germans were attacked Attack took place on the northern coast of France -
Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle between Germany and its allies with Soviet Union, to take control over the city Stalingrad in Southern Russia. It was considered to be the most strategic battle in the war as Germany faced many losses but it was also considered to be the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare. After this Battle, Germany had to withdraw forces from the West since East had faced so many losses. Some of the army had to surrender as they eventually ran out of supplies like ammunition and food. -
Operation Husky
Russia felt under pressure because of German troops Europe was preparing for an Operation called “Overlord” Britain, Canada, Russia, France, and China took Sicily from Italy and Nazi Germany -
D-Day
Known for one for the biggest invasion in history Important event in world war II Operation code name which was “Over Lord” Military went from Britain through France to attack Germany The reason they wanted to attack Germany was because of Hitler was in charge Hitler was trying to take over all the countries, he already took over most of Europe
