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German Anschluss w/Austria
Hitler went ahead w/ his plan to unite all German speakers into his empire, he annex Austria then Demanded the Sudetenland which is part of Czechoslovakia. Neville chamberlain flew to Germany to keep the peace -
Treaty of Munich
Hitler Chamberlain, Daladier of France, and Benito Mussolini met in Munich and greed that Hitler would have the Sedetlund, the Czechs weren't represented and realized no country would come to their aid. Hitler said this was all he wanted. Chamberlain went back to England with a signed paper and said "peace in our time -
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Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler goes against the Treaty of Munich and invades all of Czechoslovakia and occupies it -
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Britain rearms and reassures Poland
Britain began re-army and a highly secret radar early warning system was installed on the English Channel coast (east) Conscription started and Poland was given assurance, who was being threatened by Hitler -
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Russia and Germany sign a pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact and divided up Poland between them -
Hitler Invades Poland
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WAR Britain and France delclare it
Britain and France declare was on Germany. Chamberlain broadcasted to his nation that they were at war -
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"Phoney War"
months after Britain's declaration of war is called this b/c no military action was taken -
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Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
he occupies them to safe guard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to establish a Norwegian Base from which to Break the British blockade -
Blitzkreig
Hitler launches his Blitzkrieg against the Benelux (Belgium Holland, and Luxembourg) yet not against Luxembourg. Rotterdam was bombed almost to complete annilation, they were both occupied -
Chamberlain reisgns
He was pressered from Labour members for a more active prosection of the War, Churchill became the Prime Minster. Ernest Beavin became the minister of labour and recutied workers for factories and inc coal production. Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production inc production of fighters -
Dunkirk(operation dynomo)
British troops in Mainland Eropue had been forced to retreat to Dunkrik, a call for any sea worthy vessels to come and transport them back to England. 338,000 were rescued 140,000 were French under Chrleas de Gualle -
Italy joins the war on the Axis side
Italy wanted to get rich pickings from the spoils of war and to reestablish the Roman empire -
France signs armistice with Germany
The French Marshell Petain signed an armistice with Germny taking france, which had been devestaded, out of the war and into German occupation -
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The Battle of britain
- Jul Hitler sent his bombers to attack British ports, in order to assess the speed and quality of RAF response
- Aug attacks on ports cont. but bombing raids were concentrated on RAF airfield
- The Blitz 9/7 London was heavily bombed Total war
- Night bombing w/ the failure of daylight raids Hitler began a series of nightly bombing raids on London + other important cities The RAF defended the skies and by 10/31 the raids stopped
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Triparte PAct
The axis created an official allience -
British rout Italy in N. Africa
Italian forces in North Africa were routed by the British led by Gen. Wavell -
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Italy and Germany attack Yugoslavia
They attack Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete. German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel led the axis powers back to N. Africa -
Hitler invades the Soviet Union (operation barbossa)
Hitler sent 3 mill. troops and 3,500 tanks into Russia. The Russians were surprised b/c they had signed a treaty with Germany in 1939. Stalin immediately signed a mutual assistance treaty with Britain and launched an Eastern front battle that would claim 20 million casualties. The USA, which had been supplying arms to Britain under a ‘Lend-Lease’ agreement, offered similar aid to USSR. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese, who were already @ war w/the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a preliminary to taking British, French and Dutch colonies in South East Asia. Their goal was to cripple the US navy. They attacked on a Sunday so most of the troops were off bse -
Britain and USA delcare war on Japan
they did it -
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Japan takes Sinapore over
They captured Singapore from the British, taking about 60,000 prisoners. -
The Battle of Midway
The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. this was the turning point in the Pacific side of the war. WAS THE 4TH TO THE 7TH -
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the Allies in N. Africa
General Alexander was given a hand-written directive from Churchill ordering that his main directive was to destroy the German-Italian army commanded by Field-Marshall Rommel together with all its supplies and establishments in Egypt and Libya. As soon as sufficient supplies had been built up, Alexander handed the campaign over to General Montgomery. -
the Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa with a massive bombardment followed by an armored attack. He then proceeded to chase the routed enemy some 1500 miles across the desert. -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. this was the turning point of the War in the West -
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Allies push into N. Africa
British and American forces under the command of Gen Dwight Eisenhower landed in the NW of Africa and assumed control of French Morocco and Algeria. They gradually closed in on the Germans. -
Axis surrender N Africa
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The allies invade Sicily
USA and Britain -
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Allies Take Sicily
they won it -
Itay Surrenders
Mussolini had been thrown out of power and the new government of Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. They then agreed to join the allies. The Germans took control of the Italian army, freed Mussolini from imprisonment and set him up as head of a puppet government in Northern Italy. This blocked any further allied advance through Italy. -
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Allies meet in Terhan
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met to co-ordinate plans for a simultaneous squeeze on Germany. They also discussed post war settlements. Churchill mistrusted Stalin; Roosevelt anxious to show that the West would not stand against Russia, went along with Stalin’s wishes for a second front in France and no diversions further east. Churchill was over-ruled and the fate of post-war Eastern Europe was thus decided. -
Lennigrad relieved
it was all of Jan. The siege of Leningrad was lifted by the Soviet army. -
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Rome is Liberated
Although Italy had surrendered in September, it was only now that the allies were able to liberate Rome from the Germans. -
D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy, Western France. Thousands of transports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of Gen Eisenhower to the Normandy beaches. The Germans who had been fed false information about a landing near Calais, rushed troops to the area but were unable to prevent the allies from forming a solid bridgehead. For the allies it was essential to first capture a port. -
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Japan evicted from Burma
British forces under Gen. Slim, with help from guerrilla-fighting Chindits led by Orde Wingate, evicted the Japanese from Burma. -
Paris is Liberated
Yeah France! -
The 1st V2 FLying Bombs Hit London
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The Battle of the Buldge
Germany launched its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium. However, they were beaten back by the allies. -
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Allies cross the Rhine
The Allies crossed the Rhine while Soviet forces were approaching Berlin from the East. -
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Soviets enter Berlin
shortly before we did -
FDR dies
Truman Became president -
Mussolini captured and executed
Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him. -
Hitler Commits Sucide
Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter -
Germans surrender in Italy
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German Forces surrender
German forces in north west Germany, Holland and Denmark surrendered to Montgomery on Luneburg Heath. Admiral Donitz, whom Hitler had nominated as his successor, tried to reach agreement to surrender to the Western allies but to continue to fight the Russians. His request was refused. -
Donitz offers unconditional surrender
Hitler’s successor, Admiral Donitz, offered an unconditional surrender to the allies. -
V.E. Day
victroy in IN Europe is celebrated -
Churchill loses the election
Winston Churchill lost the election to Clement Atlee’s Labor Party. The Labor party promised sweeping social reforms including nationalisation of the coal and railway industries and the creation of a welfare state. The Labor party gained 393 seats to the Conservatives 213. It was generally accepted that the landslide victory for Labor was due to the men and women of the armed services who did not want to resume civilian life under the conditions that they had before they entered service -
Hiroshimais nuked
Japan refused to surrender -
Russia delcare war on Japan
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria. -
Nagasaki is Nuked
This happened after Japan refused to surrender after Hiroshima -
Japan Surrenders
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies ending the second world war. -
Gen. MacArthur accepts Japan’s surrender
US General, Douglas MacArthur, accepted Japan’s surrender thus formally ending the second world war.