PRESENTATION OUTLINE
January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
The reason this event is important is because when Hitler gained power this brought the Nazi party to life and over time started the war.
September 1,1939
Hitler invades Poland which causes Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later.
Because of the invasion of Poland this was the official start of World War 2.
September 27–29, 1939
Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees to Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide up Poland.
The reason this is important is because this helped to make Germany and the Soviet Union allies.
November 30, 1939–March 12, 1940
The Soviet Union invades Finland, starting the Winter War.
Because of the invasion The League of Nations said the attack was illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from the League on December 14 1939.
April 9, 1940–June 9, 1940
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
The invasion of Norway and Denmark had no significant effect on the outcome of the war, but it started the new era of modern warfare.
May 10, 1940–June 22, 1940
Germany attacks western Europe.
This attack caused France to sign an armistice agreement where Germans ruled the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline.
June 10, 1940
Italy enters the war.
Because of Italy entering the war, this formed an alliance with Germany and made them both more powerful.
July 10, 1940–October 31, 1940
Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany.
The reason this battle was so important was because The Battle of Britain was a turning point in WWII. It was the first German loss in the war. The battle showed that Germany could be defeated.
September 27, 1940
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
The Axis powers are officially formed with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. The Pact made sure that if any other country were to attack one another they would assist them in defeating the enemy.
December 7, 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for their approval to declare war on Japan and it was approved.
December 11–13, 1941
Axis powers declare war on the United States.
After the Axis powers declared war on the US this caused the US to finally officially enter the war and joins the Allied powers.
June 1942
British and US navies stop the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
Japanese Navy planed to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet. But at the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Navy surprised its enemy, sinking four aircraft carriers and changing the momentum of the war in the Pacific.
May 13, 1943
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies.
Because of the surrender this ended the North African campaign.
July 5, 1943
Nazis launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union.
Within a week the Soviets stop the Germans and begin their own attack.
July 25, 1943
The Fascist Grand Council orders Benito Mussolini to be removed of power.
This caused Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government, but it also angered Germany because Mussolini and Hitler were allies.
September 8, 1943
Under the new control of Badoglio. Italy surrenders to the Allies.
The Germans gain control of Rome and northern Italy almost immediately after this happened. Germany created a puppet Fascist regime under Mussolini for the new land acquired.
June 6, 1944
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France.
This event caused the “Second Front” against the Germans. We as Americans will always remember this day as D-Day.
December 16, 1944
The Germans launch a final offensive in the west.
This was known as the Battle of the Buldge. its intentions were to attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border but they were unsuccessful.
January 12, 1945
The Soviets start a new offensive.
Because of this event the following happened: Warsaw and Krakow became free in January. Budapest was captured after a two-month siege on February 13. The Germans and their Hungarian collaborators were driven out of Hungary in early April, forcing the surrender of Slovakia and Vienna.
April 30, 1945
Hitler commits suicide.
The significance of Hitler committing suicide is that when he dies so do the Nazis. Without their leader the Nazis are nothing and it is proven because they surrender shortly after his death.
May 7, 1945
Germany surrenders to the western Allies.
May 9, 1945
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.
Both of these events mark the end of the Nazis raid and puts Germany out of the war.
August 9, 1945
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
An estimated 70,000 fatalities and 75,000 injuries were recorded as a result of the bomb. Because of the bomb within days Japan surrendered and the war was finally at its end.
I believe that one of the key factors that caused the Allied powers to win the war is because of Hitlers decisions. He was over aggressive with many of his decisions including the thought he could take over the Soviet Union but he was wrong and because of the Soviets Germany was defeated.
Another reason that the Allied powers won the war is because of technology. We were the first to use atomic bombs in war and the effect was devastating to Japan and caused them to surrender.
The last reason why the Allied Powers won was because the Soviets wanted revenge on Germany for betraying them. Germany decided to turn on them during the war and the Soviets took that as motivation to destroy Germany and joined the Allies.
