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Germany invades Poland
Who: Germany, Adolf Hitler
What: Germany invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. By October 6 1939 Germany had gained a large portion of Poland.
Where: Poland
Why: Germans said they were fighting in self defense, but it was an excuse to take over Poland. -
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Battle of Britian
Who: G.B., Canada, Italy, Germany
What: An almost complete air battle between the Luftwaffe (German air force) and G.B. air force.
Where: G.B.
Why: The Germans wanted to gain air superiority and wanted G.B. to surrender -
Lend-Lease Act Signed
Who: President Roosevelt, United States Congress
What: Document that states president Roosevelt has the power to send weapons, food, and supplies to countries that help the US defense.
Where: Signed in Washington D.C.
Why: Signed so the US could stop sending supplies to Axis powers, and the US could help the Allies without going to war. -
Germany Declares War on US
Who: Germany, US,
What: Germany declares war on the United States
Where: Berlin, Germany
Why: The United States declared war on Japan due to the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Germany was allies with Japan so it gave them an excuse to declare war on the US. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Soviet Union, Germany, Italy
What: Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia.
Where: Stalingrad (Now Volgograd), Russia
Why: If the Germans would take Stalingrad they would have a much better chance of victory in the East. -
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Battle of El Alamein
Who: Nazi Germany, Italy, G.B.
What: Major battle that was a turning point in WWII
Where: El Almamein, Egypt
Why: It ended the Axis hopes of entering Egypt. -
Allies Land in Italy
Who: United States, G.B., other Allies, Germany, Italy
What: Allies land on mainland Italy on the western coast.
Where: Western Italy mainland
Why: Allies wanted to control the Mediterranean Sea. -
D-Day Invasion
Who: US, G.B., Germany
What: An invasion of the allies starting at midnight with an airborne assualt to an ifantry and armoured assualt.
Where: Normandy, France
Why: The Allies wanted to push Germany forces back by overloading the beach of Normandy. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Who: United States, G.B., France, Belgium, Germany
What: The Germans attacked the Allied force creating a bulge in their lines. Germans did not succeed in the end and lost 100,000 men compared to 81,000 Americans.
Where: Belgium
Why: Germans wanted to cut off the supplies to the Allied armies. -
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Yalta Conference
Who: United States, G.B., Soviet Union
What: Conference to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe.
Where:Livadia Palace near Yalta
Why: To reorganize of Europe's post-war situation. -
FDR dies
Who: FDR
What: FDR dies
Where: Warm Springs, Georgia
Why: He suffered a stroke -
Adolf Hitler commits Suicide
Who: Adolf Hitler
What: Adolf and Eva Hitler committed suicide. Adolf by gunshot and Eva by poison.
Where: In his Fuhrerbunker in Berlin
Why: Germany lost the war and Hitler could not live with that or with the consequences. -
VE Day
Who: Allied powers, Nazi Germany
What: The Allies accepted he unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
Where: Signed in Reims, France and ratified in Berlin, Germany
Why: Germans had finally been defeated and were forced to surrender.
