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Germany Invades Poland
What: Poland was defeated within a few weeks.
Why: Germans wanted to get to France. Also, Poland lost because they were surprised.
Where: Poland
Who: Germany and Poland -
Battle of Britain
Who: Germany vs. Britain
What: Series of air battles between Gerany and Britain. The Germans lost 2,300 aircraft and 900 RAF.
Why: It was the first major failure of Germany.
Where: fought in Britain -
Lend Lease Act
What: It lended munitions and supplies to the U.S. allies.
Why: To help defeat the axis powers
Where: FDR signed it.
Who: FDR and allies -
Germany Declares War on U.S.
Who: Hitler vs. U.S.
What: American destroyers attacked German submarines which caused tension.
Where Germany and U.S.
Why: It was the beginning of WWII. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Who:Russian vs. Germans
What: The German army suffered a huge defeat by the Red Shirts; 2 million casualties for Axis/Soviets.
Why: The Germans were in full retreat. It was the turning point of WWII.
Where: Stalingrad -
Battle of El Alamein
Who: Montgomery and Rommel
Where:North Africa
Why: One of the decisive victories of WWII
What: The Allied victory at El Alamein lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa in May 1943. -
Allies Land in Italy
Who: Allies
What: British and American forces invade Italy
Why: Italy surrendered to the alied forces
Where: Italy -
D-Day
Where: French Coastline Normandy, France
Who: Allies vs. Germans
What: Brought together the land and sea forces of Allied armies and they fought.
Why: Within a year Hitler commited suicide and the war ended. -
Battle of the Bulge
Who: Germans against Allies
Where: 80 mile front running from south Belgium through Ardennes forest.
What: It was the last major Nazi offensive force against the Allies.
Why: Hittler wanted to weaken the allies while moving towards Germany and to destroy the ability to supply themselves. -
Yalta Conference
What: FDR Churchhil, and Stalin meet to discuss their problems, and they also talked about the splitting up of Germany. The United Nations was also formed
Who: FDR, Stalin, and Churchhill
Where: Yalta, Germany
Why: It created a peacemaking organization to prevent future wars. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
Who: Franklin D. Roosevelt
What:FDR passed away after 4 great terms in office. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Where: Warm Springs, Georgia
Why: Roosevelt got the country out of the depression by the New Deal and was president during WWII. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Who: Adolf Hitler
What: Adolf Hitler commits suicde by swallowing a cyanide pill and later shooting himself.
Where: Gerany in an Underground bunker
Why:It ended WWII -
Germany Surrenders (VE day)
Who: Hitler, General Eisenhower and German Army.
What: Hitler blamed all the jews for the loss in the war after they were defeated by the soviets.
Why: It ended the war in Europe
Where: Germany
