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Germany invades Poland
Who: Germany and Poland What: Germany invades Poland because its easy and they’re trying to expand Where: Germany & Poland Why: Germany wanted to take over Poland and wanted to expand -
Lend-Lease Act
Who: United States gave goods to Allied nations What: America supplied them with vast amounts of war materials (50.1 billion). Where: US and Europe Why: US wanted to help Allies while staying neutral -
Germany declares war on US
Who: Germany and US What: Germany surrenders to US Where: Europe Why: United States declared war on Japan, made US truly part of the world war -
Battle of Stalingrad
When: September, 1942
What: Germany Invades Stalingrad
Who: Germany, USSR
Where: Stalingrad
Why: To take control of the oil fields -
Battle of El Alamein
Who: Axis verse Allies Rommel verse Montgomery
What: fight over El Alamein, very strategic location due to Suez Canal
Where: el Alamein
Why: major turning point from axis domination to allies -
Allies land in Italy
Who: Italian’s surrendered to the Allied forces on September 12, 1943 and at the same time the British and Americans assaulted Italy which was defended by Germany at the time What: Americans and British attacked Italy Where: Italy Why: All in one day Italy surrendered to the Allied forces and then got attacked by Britain and America -
D-Day Invasion
When: June 8 1944
What: America invades Omaha Beach
Who: The US, Germany
Where: Omaha Beach
Why: to take the land from Germany -
Battle of the Bulge
Who: Germans verse four allied armies What: Germans initial attack on the allies line formed a bulge Where: Luxemburg Why: Major German offensive that failed -
Yalta Conference
Who: Allies and Germany
What: Conference from which Yalta agreement emerged
Where: Yalta, Yugoslavia
Why: established grounds for the division and occupation of Germany, gave Soviet Union their back, USSR agrees with friendship pact with China -
Franklin Roosevelt Dies
Who: Franklin Roosevelt dies on April 12, 1945 What: The 32nd President dies of a cerebral hemorrhage Where: Warm Springs, Georgia Why: Franklin Roosevelt helped America with the Great Depression and helped Americans regain faith in themselves -
Hitler commits suicide
When: April 30, 1945
What: Hitler commits suicide
Where: In his bunker in Berlin
Who: Hitler
Why: He didn’t want to lose the war -
Germany Surrenders
Who: Germany and Allies What: Germany surrenders because Hitler commits suicide and the allies have them beat Where: Europe Why: end of the battle in Europe
