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Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
Turning Point:
In response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. This surprised the over-confident Hitler and diverted his grand plan to occupy Poland, then Russia, and with Russia's endless natural resources in his control, to take the rest of the world while having one war front at a time.
Countuinity & Change: In response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
United States proclaims its neutrality
Historical Perspective: The U.S was probably trying to avoid any involvement in Europes problems and WWespically after the bloodshed the encountered during WW1. The U.S probably thought that it didnt need to rely on other nations or allier and it could pursue its own interests regardless of what happened anywhere else
Historical Sig: Hitler had less nations to fight against and more room to gain power since the U.S decided not to get involved -
Canada declares war on Germany
Historical Sig: Canada declaring war a few days after Britian declared war, portrays Canadas growing indeendence from the Britian
Hisroical Perspective: Although Canada was getting more wiggle room from Great Britian, Canada probably still felt the need to support the motherland at war even though it was more independent -
France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany.
Historical Perspective: Hitler wants to humiliate France by having them sign the armistice on the same spot Germany did twenty-two years ago. Hitler wants France to pay for being so harsh on Germany and publicly humiliates them in their own country. He make sures they suffer concequences just like France had did onto them -
United States military conscription bill passed.
Historical Sig:
This implys that the U.S is getting ready to go to war despite the fact they declared neutrual in the same year. This also implies that the europeans complications were beginning to affect the U.S negatively as well
Countinuity & Change:
The U.S passing the military conscription bill will lead to the U.S engaging in battle -
The invasion of Russia
Turning Point:
In mid 1941, despite still having a western front, Hitler turned back East, to achieve his long desired objective of invading and occupying Russia.Despite years of preparing for this declared objective, the German military was simply not prepared to perform in the extreme conditions of the Russian winterThey had great victories in Russia, but Russia, with its endless resources and territory and its tough winter and people, was too much for them. When the winter passed the Germans -
Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars.
Historical Sig: Hitler slowly was destroying and shaming the jews which was beginning to take a public notice as well.
Con & Change: Hitler ordering jews to wear the star of david will lead to even more horrific requests that will ultimately lead to their deaths -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
Turning Point:
The attack on pearl harbour in December of 1941. This got the U.S into the war changing the whole face of the war
Historical Sig: This added morw strength to the allied forces and a major disadvantage to Hitler and his army -
Hitler declares war on the United States.
Historical Perspective: Hitler probably belived he was big enough to take on the U.S because he was already dominating majority of Europe and his army has grown significantly powerful
Historical Sig: This added another allied force against Hitler which was only to his disadvantage because the force of all the countries will eventually take him down -
Japanese-Americans sent to relocation centers.
Con & Change: As a result of America engaging in war with Japanany allien enimies were sent to relocation centres, just like Canada did druing WW1
Historical P: America probably wanted to ensure their was no spys or people from Japan causing uprisings. They didnt want people of Japanese decent to spread any negative messages about Americas desicions therfore they put them in a center where they can monitor them all -
Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz.
Historical Sig: People from all over the world were beginning to hear the amount of Jewsbeing murdered under Hitlers rule and was promised to be avenged for their acts from countries like Britian
Ethical D: It was ethicaly wrong for Hitler to murder a certain group of people simply because of his negative encounters with a few of them or the ignorant belifs of others -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Truning Point:
Stalingrad, which destroyed much of the German army and ensured that Russia would not fall. The men and material that the Germans lost was catastrophic to them and they were doomed from that point forward.This would have made them awfully difficult for the the US and Britain to defeat in the West. -
Germans surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitler's armies.
Historical Sig: This is the first big defeat of Hitler's armies and first signs of Hilters plans beginning to collapse
Con & Change: The allied defeating hilters army will lead to further surrunders by the germans and eventually the fall of Hitler -
Pattle of Kursk
The worlds first so called Tank battle took place in modern day Ukraine and this was where Germany really did lose the war against Russia. -
Germans rescue Mussolini
Historical Perspective: Hitler probably did not want to lose his powerful ally and orders his troops to rescue him so he can rebuild his government and help Germany in the war.
Historical Sig: Hitler helping Italy rise againg leads to his own destruction after Italy declares war on Germany -
D- Day
Historical sig : D-Day, the allied invasion of France, did not change the outcome of the war, as Germany was already losing it, but it marked the long awaited beginning of the last chapter of the war. The war ended a year after D-Day . -
Germans surrender in the Crimea
Historical Sig: The Germans are slowly being stripped of their power and the allied forces are beginning to see victory as Hitlers army starts to back down from various battle fronts. -
Assassination attempt by German Army officers against Hitler fails.
Historical Sig: Although the assassination failed we can see that hitler is losing his popularity from the Germans and he is being resented for the mass destruction he has caused.
Con & Change: This uprising from the people will eventually lead to Hitlers fall along with his various loses in battle to other countries -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
Historical Sig: This is the end of Hitlers regin and destructions
Historical P; Hitler does not want to face the punismnet for the offences and crimes he has commited. He knows he will most likely be killed or die in prison anyways. -
Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies.
Historical Chnage:Now that Hitlers plans had fail and the allied forces have taken over , they have no choice but to surrender and bare the concequences
