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The Invasion of Poland
The Germans invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics, this caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany. Canada declaration followed a week later. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
WHERE: Between North America and Britain
WHAT: Germany wanted to cut off all Allied
supplies to Britain; British and Canadian navies
wanted to put an end to the German submarine
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The Phony War
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
Where: The English Channel
What: British and French troops retreated to the French beaches at Dunkirk and became trapped.
Outcome: 900 ships sailed from England and rescued 340,000 soldiers. -
The Battle of Britain
Where: Britain
What: Air attacks by the Luftwaffe on Britain's RAF airfields
Outcome: Hitler eventually abandoned air attacks on the airfields and ordered daylight bombing raids on London. This allowed Britain's forces to regroup and later win the battle. -
The Invasion of the Soviet Union
Where: Soviet Union
What: Hitler launched an invasion called "Operation Barbarossa" with 3 million German troops.
Outcome: The Germans advanced but were stopped just outside of Moscow for now. -
Pearl Harbour Attack
Where: Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
What: The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American naval base,
Outcome: The United States and Britains declared war on Japan. -
The Battle of Midway
Where: Midway Islands, north and west of Hawaii
What: The Americans intercepted the Japanese fleet which was prepaering to conquer these islands.
Outcome: The Japanese were soundly defeated. -
Dieppe
Where: Dieppe - coast of France
What: 5,000 Canadians landed on the beach with the goal of taking the beach and the town back from the Germans.
Outcome: The attack failed and many Canadians were killed and taken prisoner. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Where: Stalingrad
What: Hitler attack Stalingrad because of its name, and to go past it to the Caucaus oil fields.
Outcome: The Soviets captured or killed the entire German army. -
Battle of El Alamein
Where: 60 miles west of Cairo, North Africa
what: The Germans and the Italians sought control of Egypt.
Outcome the British won in a decisive victory. -
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The Italian Campaign
Where: A landing on Sicily and then onto the peninsula of Italy
What: Allied forces, including Canadians landed on sicily using an amphibious attack, and then moved onto the mainland.
Outcome: The Germans were finally driven back by a French- Canadian unit which then pushed through to free northen Italy in the fall of 1944. -
The Normandy Landing
Where: The shores of Normandy
What: "Operation Overlord" was the Allied invasion of German-held Europe.
Outcome: The Allied forces gained a foothold in Europe to being pushing back the German army. -
Battle of Leyte Gulr
Where: The Philippines
What: The Americans took on virtually the whole Japanese fleet.
Outcome: The Americans sank one half of the Japanese fleet. -
The Liberation of Holland
Where: Holland
What: Canadians forces drove the NAZIS to retreat from Holland and surrender.
Outcome: On may 8th 1945 the last German troops surrendered. -
Hiroshoma
Where: Hiroshima, Japan
What: Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on the city.
Outcome: 100,000 people were killed. -
Nagasaki
Where: Nagasaki, Japan
What: Truman dropped another atomic bomb since Japan did not surrender immediately
Outcome: 35,000 people were killed.