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Germany Invades Poland
WHO: Germany & Poland
WHAT: Germany invades Poland on several fronts without any warning.
WHERE: Poland
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: Germany wanted territorial control over Poland. -
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Battle of Britain
WHO: Germany and Britain
WHAT: Germany and Britain battling in the air over the UK Airspace
WHERE: UK Airspace
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: Germany failed at the attempt to defeat Britain's Airforce. -
Lend Lease Act Signed
WHO: FDR
WHAT: A plan proposed for other countries in need of arms, weapons, or any other supplies.
WHERE: It was signed in America.
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: This allowed America to make peace with other countires that they lended the lease to and also to make money down the road. -
Germany Declares War on America
WHO: Germany and America
WHAT: The President of America declares that the Navy and the Air Force can fire at any German war vessel.
WHERE: America.
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: This was right after the declaration of war with Japan, and it was the true start of WWII. -
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Battle of El Alamein
WHO: Germany, Italy, against Britain
WHAT: A battle in Alamein Egypt resulting in a victory for allies.
WHERE: Egypt
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: This battle led to the surrender of the Germans. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
WHO: Germany & Russia
WHAT: A Battle between the Germans and the Russians. Germany failed because of the fact the The Russians had more advanced strategies and weaponry.
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: This marked the end of the war with Germany.
WHY WAS THIS SIGNIFICANT: The failure of Germany -
Allies land in Italy
WHO: Italy, America, Britain
WHAT: Italian Government surrendered to Allied Forces
WHERE: Southern Italy
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: The British and Americans began an assult on Italy which was also defended by occupying Germans. -
Yalta Conference
WHO: Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
WHY:They met again and confirmed the making of the United Nations.
WHERE: In Yalta in the Crimea in Yukraine.
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: This was the official making of the organization of the United Nations. -
D-Day
WHO: Germany & America
WHAT: An invasion on Germany from the Americans to Liberate France and Europe from Nazi occupation.
WHERE: French Region of Normandy (Calais-closest point across the English Channel
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: Many American soldiers died on the shores of Utah and and Omaha beaches on D-Day. -
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Battle of the Bulge
WHO: Germany, America, Britain, France
WHAT: Hitler waned to break the Alliance between America, Britain, and France.
WHERE: Belgium
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: Germany lost, and also lost a lot more men than America did. -
FDR Dies
WHO: Franklin Roosevelt: President of America
WHAT: His death as a result of cerebral hemorrhage
WHERE: In the living room of his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgia.
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: He was the longest serving president (Serving almost 4 terms) and he was in the midst of WWII and left his country mourning for days. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
WHO: Hitler
WHAT: Hitler was upset with Germany's continuous losses, so he commited suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.
WHERE: Berlin, Germany
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: This marked the end of the war with Germany. -
VE Day
WHO: Germany
WHAT: Germany Surrenders against Europe
WHERE: Europe
WHY WAS IT SIGNIFICANT: Germany formally surrendered from the War.
