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Invasion Of Poland
Who: Nazis, Poland
What: Nazis invade Poland
Where: Poland
Why: To gain land for farming and more military power.
Interesting Fact: Hitler signed a nonagression pact with the USSR so that Germany and USSR would split Poland.
Impact on the War: This invasion started WWII. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Who: Britain and France
What: Declare War on Germany
Where: Europe
Why: Because they were allies with Poland.
Interesting Fact: Happened two days after the invasion of Poland.
Impact on the War: The two other major factors of WWII. -
Hitler invades of France
Who: Nazis and France
What: Invasion of France
Where: France
Why: To gain power of Paris
Interesting Fact: The battle consisted of two main operations.
Impaact on the War: Hitler took out one of the bigger nations in the span of a month and a half. -
Miracle of Dunkirk
Who: Nazis, Britain, France
What: Evacuation of British soldiers.
Where: Dunkirk, France
Why: To save many British lives.
Interesting Fact:
Impact on the War: -
Battle of Britian
Who: Britain, France
What: An air battle between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe.
Where: Southern Britain and the English Channel.
Why: Germany tried to make the British Army doubtful
Interesting Fact: First battle of World War 2 fought in purely the air.
Impact on the War: It started the turning point to the war -
Pearal Harbour
Who: USA and Japan
What: Japan Bombed an Atlantic Military fleet
Where: Hawaii
Why: Because USA declared an embargo on Japan for oil.
Interesting Fact: Japan and China were at war and japan was getting their resourses from USA
Impact on the War: Caused USA to join World War 2 -
USA enters World War 2
Who: USA, Allies, Germany
What: USA entered WW2
Where: Europe
Why: Because japan bombed Pearl Harbour
Interesting Fact: joined because of Pearl Harbour
Impact on the War: Another Military superpower entering World War 2 -
Battle of Midway
Who: US, Japan
What: A sturggle for naval hegemony in the Pacific Ocean
Where: Pacific Ocean
Why: To gain naval hegemony in the pacific Ocean
Interesting Fact: Happened a month after the Battle of the Coral Sea
Impact on the War: It motivated the US for World War 2 -
Raid of Dieppe
Who: Canada, USA, Britain
What: To sezie and hold a mjor Channel port.
Where: France
Why: wanted to test new amphibious equipment, gain intelligence from prisoners.
Interesting Fact: Code name was, Operation Jubilee
Impact on the War: Allies got information on a german radio traffic. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germany and Russia
What: German forces tried invading Russia
Where: Russia
Why: to gain more territory
Interesting Fact: was during the winter
Impact on the War: Germany loosing lots of their forces to Russia -
D-Day
Who: Canada, Britain, U.S and Germany
What: Stormed the Beaches of Normady
Where:Beaches of Normady
Why: To launch a counter offensive against Germany
Intersting Fact: There was a total of Five Beaches stormed
Impact on the War: Was the main turning point of World War 2 -
End of World War II in Europe
Who: Allies, Germany
What: Allies victory of World War II
Where: Europe
Why: Germany Surrendered
Interestin Fact: Know as VE-Day
Impact on the War: Ended the war in Europe -
A-Bomb dropped om Hiroshima
Who: Japan and U.S
What: U.S dropped an A-Bomb on a Japanese town
Where: Hiroshima, Japan
Why: To get back at them for Pearl Harbour
Interesting Fact: First A-Bomb ever used in a war
Impact on the War: one of the ending stages of WW2 -
A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Who: Japan, U.S
What: U.S Dropped a Second A-bomb on Japan
Where: Nagasaki,Japan
Why: Because of Pearl Harbour
Interesting Fact: Happened 3 days after Hiroshima
Impact on the War: Was the last major event in World War 2 -
End of World War II
Who: Allies, Japan
What: Japan surrendered over a radio annoucment
Where: Japan
Why: because of the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Interesting Fact: The surrender was announced over the radio
Impact on the War: Officaily ended World War II
