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Period: to
World War 2
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
Historical Significance
-start of the war Historical Perspective
-Britain and France saw that appeasement wasn't working
-Germany needed to be stoped -
Winston Churchil becomes Prime Minister
Historical Perspective
-Chamberlain was an advocate for appeasement
-saw that everyone lost hope in him -
Blitzkrieg: Germany has taken Netherland, Belgium and North France
Cause and Effect:
-Germany became much stronger and more powerful
-everyone saw Germany had to be taken seriously -
Battle of Britain
Historical Significance:
-first major battle of the war
-if this battle was lost by the allies Britain would be under German control -
Germany invades Russia
Historical Perspective
-Hitler hated the Bolshevics
-wanted Russia's resources -
Turning Point 1: Attack on Pearl Harbor and USA entrance in the war
Cause and Effect turning point becuase:
-brought USA in the war
-brought numerical and technological advantage
-had fresh troops
-USA was one of the biggest super power
-atomic bombs wouldn't have been dropped atomic bombs on Japan -
Battle of Midway
Cause and Effect:
-pushed back the Japanese offensive
-Japan never won a huge victory after that battle -
Guadalcanal Campaign
Historical Significance
-first major offensive by the allies in the pacific
-great number of casulties on the japanese -
Battle of El Alamein
Cause and Effect
-weakened the axis forces in North Africa
-caused them to surrender later -
Turning Point 2: German troops surrender in Stalingrad
Cause and Effect Turning point because:
-Germanies eastern front was destroyed
-forced Germany to flee the Soviet Union
-put Russia on the offensive
-Germany was being attacked the western and eastern fronts -
Axis powers in North Africa surrender
Historical Significance
-the war was done in Africa
-the allies could focus there troops somewhere else
-didn't have to worry about those countries -
Invasion of Sicily
Cause and Effect:
-lead to the surrender of Italy
-fall of Musolini's fascist government in the south -
Italy surrenders
Historical Significance
-country was out of the war
-italy contributed to the axis with its north african expenditures
-italy had a big navy -
Turning point 3: D-Day
Historical Significance Turning point because:
-marked the last chapter of the war
-speeded up the war
-allies got France back while the Russians were attacking from the east -
Battle of the Bulge
Historical Perspective
-desprate attack by the Germans
-Germans wanted to get back even in the war -
Battle of Iwo Jima
historical significance
-part of USA's plan to end the war in Japan
-influenced USA's decission to bomb Japan
-many casulties on both sides -
Germany surrenders and Hitler commits suicide
Historical Significance
-ended the war in Europe
-the biggest oppenent in WW2 was out
-the man that basicly started the war was dead -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
ethical dimension
-killed many people
-damged a lot of the city
-Japan was going to lose
-many historians say it wasn't neccesary