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Germany Invades Poland
WHO: Germany and PolandWHAT: Germany invades Poland because its easy and they’re trying to expandWHERE: Germany and PolandWHY: Germany wanted Poland and wanted to expand -
Battle of Britain
WHO: Germany and BritainWHAT: Germany and Britain have an air battle over BritainWHERE: over BritainWHY: first all air battle, had great affect on Britain -
Lend Lease Act
WHO: United States, Allied nationsWHAT: America supplied them. “Return it when you’re done, and if you break it, you buy it”WHERE: Between US and EuropeWHY: US wanted to help Allies without getting involved -
Germany Declares War on the US
WHO: Germany and USWHAT: Germany surrenders to USWHERE: EuropeWHY: United States declared war on Japan, made US truly part of the world war -
Battle of Alamein
WHO: Axis, Allies WHAT: fight over El AlameinWHERE: el AlameinWHY: major turning point from axis domination to allies -
Battle of Stalingrad
WHAT: Germany Invades StalingradWHO: Germany, USSR. WHERE: StalingradWHY: To take control of the oil fields -
Allies Land In Italy
WHO: Italy, AlliesWHAT: The US and Britain attacked ItalyWHERE: Italy.WHY: Italy surrendered to the Allies in just one day of fighting -
D_Day Invasion
WHAT: America invades
WHO: Allies, Germany
WHERE: France
WHY: to take the land from germany -
Battle of the Bulge
WHO: Germans, four allied armiesWHAT: Germans initial incursion on the allies line formed a bulge which was battled over
WHERE: around LuxemburgWHY: Major German offensive that failed -
Yalta Conference
WHO: Allies and GermanyWHAT: Conference from which Yalta agreement emergedWHERE: Yalta, YugoslaviaWHY: established grounds for the division and occupation of Germany, gave Soviet Union their land back, USSR agrees with friendship pact with China -
FDR Dies
WHO Franklin Roosevelt
WHAT: The 32 President dies of a cerebral hemorrhage
WHERE: Georgia
WHY: Franklin Roosevelt helped America with the Great Depression -
Hitler Committs Suicide
WHAT: Hitler committs suicideWHERE: In his bunker in BerlinWHO: HitlerWHY: His army was about to lose the war -
Germany Surrenders
WHO: Germany and AlliesWHAT: Germany surrenders because Hitler commits suicide and the allies win
WHERE: EuropeWHY: end of the battle in Europe
