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Poland Attacked: Sept. 1, 1939
Poland Attacked: Sept. 1, 1939
Blitzkrieg
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German Troops March into Warsaw
German Troops March into Warsaw
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Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, 1940
The Tripartite Pact
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European Theater of Operations
European Theater of Operations
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The “Phony War” Ends:Spring, 1940
The “Phony War” Ends:Spring, 1940
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Dunkirk EvacuatedJune 4, 1940
Dunkirk EvacuatedJune 4, 1940
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France SurrendersJune, 1940
France SurrendersJune, 1940
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A Divided FranceA Divided France
Henri Petain
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Battle of Britain:July – August, 1940
Battle of Britain:July – August, 1940
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The Atlantic Charter: August, 1941
The Atlantic Charter: August, 1941
1941 FDR and Churchill approve the Atlantic Charter which supported self-determination, a new permanent system of general security (a new League of Nations), and the right of people to regain governments abolished by dictators.
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Operation Barbarossa:June, 1941
Operation Barbarossa:June, 1941
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3,000,000 German soldiers3,400 tanks
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The “Big Three”The “Big Three”
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
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Axis Powers in 1942Axis Powers in 1942
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WWII was fought on two fronts: In the Pacific: Japanese forces
reached their height of power in 1942.
In Europe, most of the fighting in 1942 was between the Soviets
and the Germans, as the Soviets attempted to repel the Nazi invasion.
All sides engaged in civilian bombing.
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High tide for Axis ends in 1942, as US enters
war and because the Soviets win at Stalingrad.
Turning Point in the East: Stalingrad
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Battle of Stalingrad:Winter of 1942-1943
Battle of Stalingrad:Winter of 1942-1943
German Army Russian Army1,011,500 men 1,000,500 men
10,290 artillery guns
13,541 artillery guns
675 tanks 894 tanks
1,216 planes 1,115 planes
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The North Africa Campaign:
The Battle of El Alamein, 1942
The North Africa Campaign:
The Battle of El Alamein, 1942 Gen. Ernst
Rommel,The “Desert Fox”
Gen. Montgomery
(“Monty”)
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Turning Point in North Africa: El Alamein:
German forces out of N. Africa by May, 1943:Operation Torch
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After N. Africa, Then to Italy:After N. Africa, Then to Italy:
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The Allies Liberate Rome:June 5, 1944
The Allies Liberate Rome:June 5, 1944
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Sicily was occupied in 1943,Mussolini removed from power, but Germans save him from mountaintop prison and return him to power in N. Italy, which is occupied by Germans until 1945.
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Casablanca, January, 1943:FDR and Churchill agree to step up Pacific war, invade Sicily, increase pressure on Italy and insist on an unconditional surrender of Germany.
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Teheran Conference, November, 1943: Allies agree to launch attacks from Russia on the east at the same time as US and Great Britain attack from west.
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Gen. Eisenhower Gives the Orders for D-Day “Operation
Overlord”
Gen. Eisenhower Gives the Orders for D-Day “Operation
Overlord”
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D-Day (June 6, 1944)D-Day (June 6, 1944)
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The largest invasion by sea in history, the Allies secured several beachheads on the Normandy Coast.
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The Liberation of Paris:August 25, 1944The Liberation of Paris:August 25, 1944
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French CollaboratorsFrench Collaborators
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The Battle of the Bulge:Hitler’s Last Offensive
The Battle of the Bulge:Hitler’s Last Offensive
Dec. 16, 1944to
Jan. 28, 1945
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The Americans reorganized, won the Battle of the Bulge and move towards Germany. Horrors of the Holocaust begin to be uncovered as the Allies and Soviets each advance towards Berlin.
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Yalta: February, 1945Yalta: February, 1945
Stalin agreed that Poland would have free elections after the war and that the Soviets would attack Japan within three months of the collapse of Germany. Soviets receive territory in Manchuria and several islands; USSR agrees to join the United Nations on condition that she has three seats on the Security Council, along with USA, Britain, France and China.
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Mussolini & His Mistress,
Claretta Petacci Hung in
Milan, 1945
Mussolini & His Mistress,
Claretta Petacci Hung in
Milan, 1945
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US & Russian Soldiers Meet at the Elbe River:
April 25, 1945
US & Russian Soldiers Meet at the Elbe River:
April 25, 1945
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Hitler Commits Suicide April 30, 1945
Hitler Commits Suicide April 30, 1945
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V-E Day (May 8, 1945)V-E Day (May 8, 1945)
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Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941
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President Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of WarPresident Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of War
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Pacific Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
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Bataan Death March - April, 1942Bataan Death March - April, 1942
76,000 prisoners [12,000 Americans] Marched 60 miles in the blazing heat to
POW camps in the Philippines.
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Allied Counter-Offensive:“Island-Hopping”
Allied Counter-Offensive:“Island-Hopping”
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Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle:First U. S. Raids on Tokyo, 1942Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle:
First U. S. Raids on Tokyo, 1942
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Battle of the Coral Sea:May 7-8, 1942
Battle of the Coral Sea:May 7-8, 1942
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Battle of Midway Island:June 4-6, 1942
Battle of Midway Island:June 4-6, 1942
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Turning Point in the Pacific: Midway
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Japanese Kamikaze Planes:
“The Divine Wind”
Japanese Kamikaze Planes:
“The Divine Wind”
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Approximately 2,800 Kamikaze attackers sunk 34 Navy ships, damaged 368 others, killed 4,900 sailors, and wounded over 4,800
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US Marines,Iwo Jima [Feb. 19, 1945]
US Marines,Iwo Jima [Feb. 19, 1945]
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Potsdam Conference:July, 1945
Potsdam Conference:July, 1945
Germany divided into four zones.Soviets to enter war against Japan.United Nations Created.
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The Manhattan Project:Los Alamos,
NM
The Manhattan Project:Los Alamos,
NM
Dr. Robert Oppenheimer
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Hiroshima – August 6, 1945
Hiroshima – August 6, 1945
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Nagasaki – August 9, 1945
Nagasaki – August 9, 1945
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V-J Day (September 2, 1945)
V-J Day (September 2, 1945)
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V-J Day in Times Square, NYC
V-J Day in Times Square, NYC