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The Spanish Civil War
Spain wanted to be freed from the dictator Franco. Spain had made little progress, lost her empire. Another cause is that the Spanish army had a tradition of interfering in politics. After the first week of fighting, forces led by Francisco Franco had already taken a large part of the country's territory from the Republican government. -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was an air campaign waged between the Luftwaffe and the united kingdom. Hitler tried to invade Britain after the Battle of France. Britain fought off the German attack and was considered the first major allied victory and was crucial turning point in the war -
Operation Barbarossa
The operation was Germany invading the soviet union. Canada sent supplies to the Soviet Union. Hitlers motive for invading the Soviet Union was he wanted more "living space" for Germans. This operation was named after Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The impact the operation had on ww2 was it turned the tide of war in favor of the allies. -
Pearl Harbor
Suprise attack by the japanese on the main U.S. Pacific Fleet harbored in Pearl Harbor. It destroyed 18 U.S. ships and 200 aircraft. American losses were 3000, Japanese losses we less than 100. In response the U.S. declared war on japan and Germany. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle began with the German air force, after the bombings the city had turned to rubble. The battle was in Southwest Russia on the Volga River. Germans surrendered on February 2, 1943. Germany wanted Stalingrad because it served as industrial center in Russia. Hitler wanted Stalingrad for its value for propaganda purposes, -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. This was the first time British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together. British Vice Admiral served under him as the naval commander of the fleet of 650 ships, The 20,000 men sailing with this invasion force was a mixture between British and American servicemen with one British infantry division, one American infantry division, and two British commando battalion-sized unit.