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Germany Invades Poland
Who: Poland v.s. Germany and Soviet Union
What: Germany and Soviet Union invade Poland which is the main cause for the beginning of World War II.
Where: Poland
Why: To allow the Axis Power to attck France without having to attack French border strongholds -
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Battle of Britain
Who: Germany v.s UK
What: Air campaign by the Germans against the UK
Where: UK
Why: The Germans were seeking air superiority over the Britsh Royal Air Force. -
Lend-Lease Act
Who: Franklin D. Roosevelt signed act
What: A program that supplied the U.K., Soviet Union, China, France, and other allies with raw materials
Where: Signed in the White House in the United States
Why: The U.S. wanted to aid it's allies without using their own troops so they supplied their allies with raw materials. -
Germany Declares War on the United States
Who: Germany
What: Germany declares war upon the US
Where: Germany
Why: US declared war on Japan and German boats and subs were fired upon by US while Germany and US were still neutral -
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Battle of Alamein
Who: UK, Australia, South Africa v.s. Germany and Italy
What: German offensive in Africa to capture Alexandria, Cairo, and ultimately the Suez Canal
Where: Egypt
Why: The Nazi's were in need of supplies and the gaining of the Suez Canal would allow the transporting of goods and materials. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germany v.s. Soviet Union
What: A major battle in which Germany fought the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad.
Where: Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Why: Germany saw it as a main transport route for supplies and it would secure the German's western flank. -
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Allies Land in Italy
Who: US, UK v.s. Germany and Italy
What: The Allies land their troops on mainland Italy
Where: Salerno, Calabria, Toranto, Italy
Why: It was believed if Italy was invaded, it would force Italy to withdraw from the war. It would also allow more materials and supplies to be shipped to the Allies. -
D-Day Invasion
Who: US, UK v.s. Germany
What: The landing of over 160,000 troops on French soil
Where: Normandy, France
Why: To attack the Germans full force and to also drive them out of France. They wanted to send a message to Hitler that the US was in the war and they were going to win. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Who: US, UK, Canada, France v.s. Germany
What: Major German offensive through the dense Ardennes Mountain Region.
Where: Belgium
Why: Hitler believed he could split the Allied forces and cause them to fight alone instead of together. -
Yalta Conference
Who: US ( President Franklin Roosevelt), UK (Prime Minister Winston Churchill), Soviet Union (General Secretary Joseph Stalin)
What: A meeting of the three large Allied Powers
Where: Livadia Palace, Ukraine
Why: To discuss Europe's post-war reorganization and to re-establish war-torn Europe. -
Frankin Roosevelt Dies
Who: President Franklin Roosevelt
What: The President of the United States has died when his nation is still in WWII
Where: Warm Springs, Georgia
Why: He had a stroke that is believed to have happen because of all the stress of being president and the war in general. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Who: Adolf Hitler
What: The death of Nazi Germany's leader
Where: Fuhrerbunker, Berlin
Why: He saw the fall of the Nazi's and knew that defeat was iminant. -
Germany Surrenders (V-E Day)
Who: Germany
What: The date the Nazi Germany surrenders its forces.
Where: France
Why: The Axis Powers had crumbled and their leader, Adolf Hitler, had committed suicide.
