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THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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  • Hitler invades Poland.

    Hitler invades Poland.
    Hitler invades Poland in 1 September. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later.
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    second world war

    World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis

  • 1940.

    1940.
    • Rationing starts in the Uk.
    • German 'Blitzkrieg' overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France.
    • Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
    • British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk.
    • British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans.

  • 1941.

    1941.
    • Hitler begins Operation Bararossa.
    • The Blitz continues against Britain's major cities.
    • Allies take Tobruk in North Africa, and resist Geman attacks.
    • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and the US enters the war.

  • 1942.

    1942.
    • Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Alamein.
    • Singapore falls to the Japanese in Febreuary.
    • American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks turning point in Pacific War.
    • Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins.

  • Churchill

    Churchill
    He was born in 1874 and died in London in 1965. He was a British statesman, orator and author. He was prime minister of U.K for two periods. He led the U.K to victory against Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in World War Two.

  • 1943.

    1943.
    • Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.
    • Otaly surrenders, but Germany takes over the battle.
    • British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.

  • 1944.

    1944.
    • Allies land at Anzio and bomb monastery at Monte Cassino.
    • The Allied invasion of france. Paris is liberated in August.
    • Guam liberated by the US. Okinawa and Iwo Jima bombed.

  • 1945.

    1945.
    • Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops.
    • Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders on 7 May.
    • Truman becomes President of the United Stated.
    • After atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders on 14 August.

  • Charles de Gaulle.

    Charles de Gaulle.
    He was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940/44) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944/46). He was the 18tg President of France.