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Germany Invades Poland
Who: Germany and Poland.What: The German army made its move into Poland.Where: Along The Germany/Poland boarder.Why: It was the start of World War 2. -
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Battle of Britain
Who: Germany’s Air Force and the British Royal Air Force.What: The battle fought over Britain by the RAF and the German Air Force.Where: Over Great Britain.Why: Germany was trying to soften Britain up so they could attack and was trying to cripple Britain’s air force. -
Lend-Lease Act Signed
Who: Passed by The United States Congress, signed by FDR.What: Allowed the United States to lend supplies to countries fighting the Axis powers.Where: The United States.Why: To help the countries fighting Germany as a way of protecting America. -
Germany declares war on the United States
Who: Hitler and the Nazi party.What: Declared war on the United States.Where: From where Hitler was located at the time.Why: The United States declared war on Japan who was Germany’s ally. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Who: The German and Soviet Armies.
What: A battle over the city named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, the city was an important trade center.
Where: The USSR city Stalingrad.
Why: It was an important trade center and was a strategic point to hold for future attacks for the Germans. -
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Battle of El Alamein
Who: Allies lead by General Montgomery and the Axis forces lead by Field Marshal Rommel.What: First major Allied victory that forced the Germans to retreat to Tunisia.Where: The town of El Alamein.Why: It was the first major Allied victory and it forced the Germans to retreat to Tunisia. -
Allies land in Italy
Who: The Allied Forces.
What: The Allied forces landed on the island of Sicily.
Where: Sicily, off of the coast of mainland Italy.
Why: To take Italy out of the war. -
D-Day Invasion
Who: The Allied Forces.
What: A long planned attack to give the Allies a foothold on the coast of mainland Europe.
Where: The French coast; at Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Sword Beach, Juno Beach, and Gold Beach.
Why: It gave the Allies a foothold on mainland Europe. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Who: The German army and the Alliance army.What: The last major offensive of the German army. Where: Started at Antwerp.Why: It sealed Germany’s defeat in World War 2. -
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Yalta Conference
Who: Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt.What: How to divide and govern Germany and what to do with annexed lands.Where: In the Yalta resort at the Black Sea.Why: To try and find a partially neutral place to meet and deal with post war problems. -
Franklin Roosevelt dies
Who: Franklin Roosevelt.
What: He passed away.
Where: On vacation in Warm Springs, Georgia.
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Hitler commits suicide
Who: Adolf Hitler.What: He committed suicide.Where: In a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin.Why: Germany was badly losing the war and he was going to be captured. -
Germany surrenders (VE day)
Who: The Nazi party.What: The day that’s celebrated as the end of World War 2 after Germany surrendered.Where: In Europe.Why: It was the end of World War 2.
