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Nazis invade Poland
Historical Significance:
- this was the start of WW2 in europe
- poland was divided between the russians and germans, after they invaded
Cause and Affect:
- the allies joined in WW2
- they were in a alliance with the polish, thus going against hitler
- the Gleiwitz incident is the reason why germany invaded poland -
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WW2,Timeline
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FDR is informed of the possibility of an atomic bomb creation
Continuity and Change:
- this would lead to the Manhattan project
- the production of the first atomic bomb
- from then on, many countries will develop their own nuclear weapons
Ethical Dimension
- scientists who had discovered this weapon, might have seen this as an advancement in technology
- political leaders,such as the US president saw this a stronger weapon to use against enemy countries, that would cause more damage -
Germans occupy France
Continuity and Change:
- France did not actively participate in the war
- Women had to find employnment as, the male figure of the house was missing
Historical Significance:
- 85,310 killed
- 12,000 missing
- 120,000 wounded
- 1,540,000 prisoners -
Battle of Britain begins
Turning Point:
- Since the Germans were unable to invade Britain, they turned back to the east
- was a mistake, as the British were their biggest blockage to victory and in the future would defeat them
Historical Perspective:
- belief that in order to invade britain BAF must be destroyed
- Since the first tactic wasnt working they decided to raid London instead, hoping to make some impact upon the country
Ethical Dimension:
- it was supposed to be a air force battle
harming innocents isnt right -
Tripartite Pact is signed
Hitorical Significance
- the axis power had been formed
- the world was divided into two sides the allies or the axis
Continuity and change
- many other countries joined the axis power, but some eventuallly changed sides
- the soviet union did request to be part of the pact, but germnany never gave a response, as they had planned to attack them later -
Germany attacks the Soviet Union, Operation "Barbarossa"
Turning Point
- the russians were willingy to be on german side, untilt the attack
- after russian retailiation, germans were on defensive mode
Cause and Effect:
- non-aggression pact was a temporary distraction
- hilter wanted to stop communsim and the jews who started it
Historical Significance;
- the soviet didnt collaspe as the germans hoped
- german soldiers were getting tired and werent equiped with winter warfare -
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Turning Point:
- US joined the war, going against the axis powers
- another country, with a strong military had joined
Historical Perspective:
- japanese had to make sure the US didnt interfer with their plans
- to discourage the US from joining the war
Historical Significance:
- 2,403 Americans died 1,178 wounded
- all were non-combatants
was used for american propaganda -
United States declares war
Historical Significance:
- internment camps for the japanese opened in the US
- US had to have a strict strain on food supplies
Cause and Effect:
- pearl habor was the cause
- they declared war on germnay and italy too
- fought alongside the allies in order to defeat the axis powers
- took a major role in defeating germany -
Hitler takes complete control of the German Army
Historical Perspective:
- germany was being defeated by the soviet union
- hitler took over because the commanders werent doing a good job
- he knew this was his chance to win the war, as he couldnt defeat the british
Historical Signficance:
- he was now in complete control of all german activites
- and do as he pleased without having to communicate any generals about -
Mass murder of Jewish begins at Auschwitz
Ethical Dimension:
- killing this many people without mercy is not juste
- including children and those who are different from germans
- they were still innocent, if they had done some wrong it could have been considered
Cause and Effect
- was the result of the Final Solution
- 6 million jews would die in the process -
First Battle of El Alamein
Historical Signifcance:
- big losses for the axis men and machines
- halted the axis into Alexandria
Cause and Effect:
-13,250 allied casualties
-17,000 Axis casualties
- second battle was to come in the future -
Battle of Stalingrad begins
Historical Significance:
- regarded as the bloodiest battle in warfare
- axis power went against the soviet union
- major loss for the germans
cause and effect:
-axis suffered 850,000 total casualties
-russia suffered 1,129,619 total casualties -
Mussolini arrested and the Italian Fascist government falls
Continuity and Change:
-Marshal Pietro Badoglio takes over and negotiates with Allies
- Italy soon will declare war on germany
- germany lost a ally
Historical Perspective
- The garand council saw that this leadership ahd brought Italy to disaster
- Both them and the country needed Mussolini to be convicted in order to restore peace -
Operation Overlord
Historical Significance:
- France was liberated
- successful invasion of the german occupied west europe
- many men were needed for this, but it worked as the germans were surprised
Continuity and Change:
- since it was successful, it would be used again for operation market garden, but it was a disaster -
Operation Market Garden begins
Historical Significance:
- if the plan had been excuted properly then the war would have ended early
- many soldiers were captured during this operation, it was a loss for the allies
Historical Perspective:
-after the success of operation overload, the allies believed that they could do it again -
Hitler commits suicide
Historical significance:
- even when told to evacuate, he refused and stayed in his bunker
- stayed inside for 100 days
- end of nazi rule on germany and the holocaust
Continuity and Change
- his body was burned
-germany is divided up by the aliies
- germany surrenders, leaving japan as the last axis power -
Atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan
Ethical Dimension:
- knowing the harm it would cause, they still completed the plan
- if someone does harm to you, it doesnt mean you should harm them 10 fold
- its a barbaric way of attacking, knowing the pain it will cause, melting of the skin
Cause and Effect:
- the war was still ongoing despite germany's defeat
-killed 80,000 people
- many others died later of radiation poisoning -
Japan surrenders
Historical Perspective
- soviet union also declared war on japan
- japan saw that they were the only ones left against the allies
-they surrendered because they saw that could take on everyone
Continuity and Change:
- WW2 offically ends on september 2
- in october the UN is formed - in november the Nuremburg trials begin
