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Germany invades Poland
Who: Germany and PolandWhy: to regain lost territory and rule PolandWhere: PolandWhat: Germany invades Poland -
Battle of Britain
Who: Hitler and BritainWhy: take over BritainWhere: South-east EnglandWhat: Hitler wanted to land 160,000 German soldiers along a 40 mile stretch of England -
Lend-Lease Act Signed
Who: Franklin D Roosevelt signed itWhere Money went to 38 different countries What: legislation gave Franklin Roosevelt power to sell, transfer, exchange, lend equipment to any country to help defend itselfWhy: to help defend country against the Axis powers -
Germany declares war on the United States
Germany declares war on the United StatesWho: Germany, Italy, and United StatesWhy: Beginning of WW2Where: AmericaWhat: Germany wants more territory and starts WW2 -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germany and StalingradWhy: Turning point in WW2Where: EuropeWhat: Germany and its Allies fought Soviet Union for control of city of Stalingrad -
Battle of El Alamein
Who: Auchinleck and RommelWhy: led to the retreat of Afrika Korps and the German SurrenderWhere: EgyptWhat: Fought between 2commanders in North Africa -
Allies land in Italy
Who: Germans, Italy, and Allied PowersWhy: Wasn’t what Hitler planned would happenWhere: SalernoWhat: Hitler surprise Attacks Allies -
D-Day Invasion
Who: Europe, Allie Powers and Germany and FranceWhy: Allied powers began to take back the countries Germany occupiedWhere: FranceWhat: Allie powers invade Nazi-occupied Europe -
Battle of Bulge
Who: Hitler and Allie powersWhy: Hitler’s success only lasted 2 daysWhere: on the frontWhat: Hitler wanted to break up Allie powers -
Yalta Conference
Who: Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin RooseveltWhy: War meetingWhere: Yalta in the CrimeaWhat: Wanted to capture Berlin -
Franklin Roosevelt Dies
Who: Franklin D RooseveltWhy: He didn’t get to see world out of depressionWhere: Warm Springs, GeorgiaWhat: Roosevelt dies -
Hitler Commits suicide
Who: HitlerWhy: Germany was getting defeated againWhere: Berlin in the bunkerWhat: Hitler Dies -
Germany Surrenders
Who: GermanyWhy: The Allies won the warWhere: surrender was signed in RheimsWhat: Germany surrenders to Allies.
