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Germany Invades Poland
WHO: Germany, Slovakia, Soviet Union, and Poland.
WHAT: Germany starts WWII by invading Poland from the north, south, and west.
WHEN: September 1, 1939.
WHY: Initiates the start of WWII. -
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Germany Invades Poland
WHO: Germany and Poland
WHAT: Germany Invades Poland
WHERE: Poland
WHY: Germany and the Soviet Union signed a pact to annex Poland and split it between themselves. -
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Battle of Britain
WHO: U.K, Canada, Germany, Italy.
WHAT: German airforce campaign against the UK.
WHEN: July 10 - October 31, 1940
WHERE: Britain airspace.
WHY: Longest aerial bombing campaign of the time. -
Lend- Lease Act Signed
WHO: Franklin D. Roosevelt
WHAT: WWII program in which the U.S supplied the allies with needed war materials between 1941 and 1945
WHEN: March 11, 1941
WHERE: U.S
WHY: It supplied Allied forces with vital materials for the war and was signed by the president. -
Germany Declares War on The United States
WHO: Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Adolf Hitler
WHAT: Germany, and Italy formaly declare war on the United States.
WHEN: December 11, 1941
WHERE: Letter was recieved by FDR in the White House.
WHY: The start of U.S. involvement militarilly in WWII -
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Battle of El Alamein
WHO: Allied forces (Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) and Axis forces (Germany, and Italy).
WHAT: Battle of the Western Desert Campaign of WWII ending in the final advance of Axis forces into Egypt.
WHEN: Majority of July, 1942.
WHY: Last advance of Axis forces into Egypt. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
WHAT: Battle between the Soviet Union and Germany for control of the city of Stalingrad.
WHO: The Soviet Union, Croatia, Italy, Hungary,Romania, and Germany.
WHEN: Between August 23, 1942 and Feb 2, 1943.
WHERE: City of Stalingrad in Southwestern Russia.
WHY: One of the most brutal battles of the Eastern Front. -
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Allied Invasion of Italy
WHO: U.S, U.K, Canada, Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, and Italy.
WHAT: Allies land in Salerno as part of Operation Avalanche.
WHEN: September, 1943.
WHERE: Salerno, and Sicily, Italy.
WHY: Led to an Allied victory over Italy. -
D-Day Invasion
WHO: U.S, U.K, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Germany.
WHAT: First day of the invasion of Normandy which started at 6:30AM, known as a part of Operation Overlord, and was a two- phase assault, part one being an aerial attack, and the second phase being the actual landing of troops.
WHEN: June 6, 1944.
WHERE: Normandy, France.
WHY: Largest amphibious invasion in world history, and resulted in the Allied gain of the beachead of Normandy, Paris. -
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Battle of The Bulge
WHO: Germany, U.S, Canada, France, U.K, Luxembourgish, and Free Belgium Forces.
WHAT: Last major German offensive attack of WWII.
WHERE: The Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
WHY: Last offensive strategy made by Germany towards the end of the war. -
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Yalta Conference
WHO: The United States (represented by FDR), The Soviet Union (represented by Joseph Stalin), and United Kingdom (represented by Winston Churchill)
WHAT: Meeting to discuss the post-war re establishment of the war affected areas in Europe.
WHEN: Feb 4- Feb 11, 1945
WHERE: The Livadia Palace Yalta in the Crimea.
WHY: Established plan to re-organize postwar Europe. -
Frankilin D. Roosevelt Dies
WHO: FDR.
WHAT: Death of FDR via stroke. He announced a pain in his head then slumped over in his chair, unconscious.
WHEN: April 12, 3:35PM
WHERE: In his office at the White House.
WHY: FDR was a very influential president. -
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Germany Surrenders (VE day)
WHO: German troops. Leader- Admiral Karl Dönitz
WHAT:German troops surrender to the Allies.
WHEN: April 25 - May 8, 1945
WHERE: Belgium
WHY: Cornered/ lack of troops/ Hitler's suicide. -
Death of Hitler
WHO: Adolf Hitler, and his wife, Ava Braun.
WHAT: Both Hitler and his wife commit suicide, his wife by ingesting a cyanide capsule, and Hitler himself by either self inflicted gunshot or cyanide capsule. (undetermined )
WHEN: April 30, 1945
WHY: Initiates the end of the war and the surrender of the Axis powers.
