wh timeline wwii (1)
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WWII1939 - 1945Axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy, Soviet Union
Vs.
Allied PowersEngland, France, USA, China, Soviet Union
Failure of the Treaty
of Versiall
es
Depression
Facism
Imperialism
Dictators
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March 1939
Hitler annexes Austria as a part of the Third Reich. This is Hitler’s first step to conquest. He headed next for Czechoslovakia.
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August 1939
Germany and Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty. They promisedNot to attack each other. Hitler promised Stalin, the Soviet leader, Poland.
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September 1939
Germany invaded Poland.Britain and France declare war on Germany.Hitler used strategy called “blitzkrieg” or lightening war.
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June 1940
France signs armistice with Germany.Germany occupies France and sets up authoritarian regime.Axis start a campaign toTake over Allied holding in Africa.
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August 1940
Battle of Britain. German “Luftwaffe” or air force launched a major attack on Britain. Ended in September.
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November 1941
Germany invaded Russia. Winter and Soviet resistance halted Germans. 2 front war.
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December 1941
Japan upset over USA sanctions after invading China. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt:“ woke a sleeping giant” USA enter war. Japan hoped to destroy the USA’s pacific fleet.
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1942
The Battle of Stalingrad. Soviets defeatedGermany for good. Battle of Midway. USA stoppedJapanese from expanding in the Pacific Theater.Japan forced to retreat
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1944
Invasion at Normandy. D-Day. Led by Eisenhower.The invasion led to the Liberation of France.
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1945
Liberation of France.Germany surrenders in May.Italy’s leader, Mussolini, killed.Yalta Conference: United Nations formed toprotect balance of power and Human rights. Potsdam: Democracy vs. Communism. Splits Europe by an imaginary Iron Curtain With one side democratic and the other communist.
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August 1945
Atomic bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Japan surrenders.