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Nazis take the Sudetenland
What happened in this event?
Sudetenland was part of German until WWI, after it became part of Czechoslovakia. Mos Sudten- Germans were okay with staying part of Czechoslovakia, that was until a Sudten- German party, who were with the Nazis, began to complain of discrimination. Ones who lost their jobs began to think they would be better under leadership of Hitler. In September, 1938, Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of Britain, held a meeting with Hitler. (cont.) -
Nazis take the Sudetenland
After discussing Hitlers threats with Edouard Daladier and Eduard Benes, Chamberlain told Hitler that his threats were unacceptable.
Why did this event take place?
Hitler wanted more land, since Sudetenland was part of Germany he wanted it back.
Events/ outcomes of this event?
On September 29, 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed, declaring Germany could be part of Germany was long as Hitler didn't invade all of Czechoslovakia.
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German Blitzkrieg
The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of WWII. Germany's airborne and mechanized components over the border in coordinated fast-moving land offensives and air attacks. These became known as "Lightning War" or Blitzkrieg. Germant used the Blitzkrieg tactic against Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belguim, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Yugolslavia, and Greece. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
Why did this event take place?
The pact enabled Germany to attack Poland without the possibility of the Soviet intevening.
Events/outcomes of this event?
Five months earlier Britain and France agreed to protect Poland, so when the Germans attacked, both countries had to take action. The pact led to the beginning of WWII.
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Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
What happened in this event?
The German- Soviet Pact, also known as the Ribbentrop- Molotov Pact, was signed on August 19, 1939. It was separated into two parts, the first being economic. It was signed given that Germany would trade manufactured goods for Soviet's raw materials. The second part was a ten-year nonaggression pact signed on August 23, 1939. This promised either country wouldn't attack the other. (cont.) -
Invasion of Poland
Why did the event happen?
Hitler invaded for "living space" and to be protected, Germany signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union, where both countries would divide Poland between both of them.
Events/Outcomes?
The invasion of Poland began WWII.
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Invasion of Poland
What happened in this event?
Hitler declared he wanted Poland for "living space" for the German people. The attack began early morning on Septmeber 1, 1939 starting with the bombing of Polish airspaces. At the same time, German U-Boats and warships attacked Polish naval bases. The 1.5 million German troops would invade Poland in what Hitler would say was a defensive move.
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Battle of Britain (cont.)
Why did this event take place?
So Germany could gain control of Britain, using the Enlgish Channel.
Events/outcomes of this event?
teh British had won, and made Germans postpone the sea invasion. This was also the first time the Germans were defeated in WWII, amd gave the Allies reason to believe Hitlker could be stopped. -
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Battle of Britain
What happened in this event?
The Battle of Britain was the air battle between Germany and Britain. The battle was pver Great Britain's airspace, most of the fighting occuring between July and October. The fall of France happened at the end of June 1940; then Nazi Germany had only one enemy left in Western Europe, Great Britain. With little planning, Germany planned to take Britain easily. Using the English Channel, Britain sent ground troops and ised the air getting domination over airspace.cont -
Invasion of Soviet Union (cont.)
Events/Outcomes?
Some believe the invasion led to the Germany defeat at the end of the war, this also lead to the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Invasion of Soviet Union
What happened in this event?
Like other invasions, it began in the air and targeted airbases in the country. The Soviet Union lost one quarter of their air crafts by the end of the first day. The attack caught the Soviet Union off guard and forces weren't prepared. Because of this, the Germans gained ground quickly
Why did this event happen?
The invasion began after months of planning. The main goals were to gain more land for Germany and have the natural resources it offered.
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Pearl Harbor (cont)
The sinking resulted in over 1,100 US military personnel deaths.
Why did this event take place?
Japan decided to attack to prevent the US from attacking them. They thought the attack could cripple the US so they wouldn't be able to declare war but..
Events/Outcomes of this event?
The next day, the US declared war on Japan. Three days later, Germany and Italy declared war on the US. The United States was now a huge part of WWII.
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Pearl Harbor
What happened in this event?
The attack was a surprise attack on the US Navy in Pearl Harbor made by the Japanese. Hundreds of Japanese bombers and planes flew to Pearl Harbor to attack. They dropped torpedoes and bombs on war ships while planes attacked US fighter planes on the ground. There were two attack and by the end of the second, a number of US ships were destroyed. The biggest loss for the US was the sinking of the USS Arizona. -
Wannsee Conference
They decided at the conference that the Jews were going to be told they were going to work, but would be killed.
Why did this event take place?
For the 15 officials to decide what to do with the Jewish people.
Events/Outcomes?
Lead to the Holocaust
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Wannsee Conference
What happened in this event?
The meeting was a high-level meeting to discuss the Final Solution“ of the Jewish Question. The meeting was called by Reinhard Heydrich, the head of the Reich Security Main Office, who controlled the Nazi Security Police and the ss intelligence service. The meeting had 15 Nazi Party officials and civil servants. The meeting was postponed until January 20th from December 9th because of the invasion of Pearl Harbor. (cont) -
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Battle of Stalingrad
What happened in this event?
The battle began by air; the focus was bombing the Volga River and then moving to the city. Stalingrad was mosty rubble and the Germans moved in to take a large part of the city. Soviet troops were not ready for the attack, but wouldn't give up. The Soviets found places around the city to hide, in buildings and sewers, and attack the German soldiers. This had an effect on the Germans.
Why did this event take place?
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Battle of Stalingrad (cont)
Events/Outcomes of this event?
Soviet soldiers came together and made a plan; trap the German army in the city. Weak from lack of food and low temperatures of winter, the majority of the German army surrendered. SInce the Soviet army defeated the Germans, it is considered the biggest turning point in WWII. -
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Allied invasion of Africa
In Algiers, the French and Allies can to a compromise: Vichy regime would stay in North Africa, but they had to join the Allies.
Why did this event take place?
So the Allies could advance in North Africa.
Events/Outcomes?
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Allied Invasion of Africa
What happened in this event?
The invasion, called Operation Torch, was the first time the British and Americans had worked on an invasion together. It called for landings in French North Africa: in the west, center, and north would be landing on the West African coastline. The three spots would be Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers. Casablanca was the main target, with the biggest number of troops and naval battles between the French and US. Casablanca was defeated by the Allies. (cont) -
Operation Gomorrah
What happened in this event?
Operation Gomorrah was the codename for a series of air raids made by the Royal Air Force. The bombings was on the city of Hamburg, Germany and lasted 8 days and 4 nights. The raids were a joint effort between the RAF Bomber Command and the United Sates Army Air Force: the raid was “around the clock”- Americans having day time raids and the British having the nights. The last raid was conducted on August 3, 1943.
Why did this event take place?
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Operation Gomorrah
Events/Outcomes?
50,000 deaths. Most of the deaths occured on July 27th; due to warm weather and raids caused a firestorm, or a fire tornado. It created an outdoor blast furnace, with winds of 150mph and temperatures of 1,500 degrees
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
What happened in this event?
Also called Operation Overlord, this was the Allied invasion of western Europe. The Allied Forces, Canada, American and Britain, landed in northern France. The first night, about 20,000 American and British troops were dropped by parachute and glider to land on the Normandy coast. They were ordered to as much damage as possible to the coastal defenses. The same time 6,000 ships were on the way across the English Channel. (cont) -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion) cont.
Over the next weeks, more than 2 million soldiers would enter France by Normandy. The Allies accomplished all set objectives on the first day, including securing landing areas.
Why did this event take place?
It was an attempt to end WWII.
Events/Outcomes?
Began to move Germans out of France.
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Battle of the Bulge (cont)
help from air raids aided by the British.
Why did this event take place?
It was Hitler's last attempt to get the Allies out of Europe.
Events/Outcomes?
By the end of January 1945, American troops can taken back lost ground and the Allies had another victory.
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Battle of the Bulge
What happened in this event?
This was Germany's last attempt to get the Allies out of Europe. Of the Allies, American troops were the one that were the most involved. It involved 600,000 American troops. The German army wanted to recapture Antwerp and splitting the British and American armies in two. The Germans had an advantage helped by the winter weather, having surprise attacks and, at first, gaining on the Allies. American lost about 80,000, but the Germans about 80,000 to 100,000 after.. -
VE Day
This marks the victory of World War II for the Allies celebrated in Europe. It also marked the formal end of Hitler's war. At the end of April 1945, Soviet troops were quickly moving into Germany and were closing in on Berlin. On May 8, 1945, Hitler killed himself in his Berlin bunker. German forces began to surrender. By midnight May 8, the Allies had won.
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
The American Army was the first to discover and liberate a camp. As the Allies moved closer, the Germans tried to cover any evidence of the camps by moving or killing any survivors. Allies soldiers fighting through discovered the camps and shocked the soldiers. At Dachua, the smell of rotting flesh lead soldiers to railway cars filled with dead bodies. Thousands of slave laborers were starved to near death, and were too sick to eat- many saved died within weeks of liberation.
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Liberation of Concentration Camps (cont)
Events/Outcomes?
The concentrations camps killed nearly 6 million (40% of the world's Jewish population).
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