Dates Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Invasion of Poland?

A

1st - 17th September 1939.

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2
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When was the Phoney War?

A

September 1939 - April 1940.

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3
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When was the Invasion of Scandivia?

A

April - June 1940.

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4
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When was Winston Churchill elected as PM?

A

10th May, 1940

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5
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When was the Invasion of France?

A

10th May 1940 - 22 June 1940

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6
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When was the Evacuation of Dunkirk?

A

26th May to 4th June 1940

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7
Q

When was Hitler’s Halt Order?

A

24th May to 26th May, 1940

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8
Q

When was the Battle of Britain?

A

July 1940

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9
Q

When was the Battle of the Atlantic?

A

1939 - 1944

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10
Q

When was the lend-lease system by President Roosevelt created?

A

November 1940.

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11
Q

When was the Desert War?

A

September 1940 - May 1943

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12
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When were the series of battles held between the Allied and Axis Forces between Libya and Egypt after the Desert War?

A

1941-1942

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13
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when was the Battle of El Almein (where Rommel was defeated by Montgomery)?

A

October 1942

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14
Q

When was D-Day?

A

6th June 1944.

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15
Q

When was the Battle of the Bulge?

A

December 1944

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16
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When was Victory in Europe (V.E. Day)?

A

May 1945

17
Q

When did Hitler commit suicide?

A

April 30, 1945.

18
Q

How long did Aerial Bombing by the Allies last?

A

1942-1945

19
Q

When was the bombing of Dresden?

A

Febuary 1945.

20
Q

When was Operation Barbarrosa?

A

June 22, 1941

21
Q

When was the Siege of Leningrad?

A

September 1941

22
Q

When was Operation Typhoon (Attack of Moscow)?

A

October 1941

23
Q

When was Operation Blue (Attack of Stalingrad)?

A

July 1942

24
Q

When was German Surrender at Stalingrad?

A

November 1942-January 1943

25
Q

When was Battle of Kursk?

A

July 1943

26
Q

When was Fall of Berlin (German Surrender)?

A

May 1945.

27
Q

When did Japan invade Manchuria?

A

1931

28
Q

When did Japan launch a full-scale war on China?

A

1937

29
Q

When did Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact?

A

In 1936

30
Q

When did Japan and Italy sign the Tripartite Party?

A

In 1940.

31
Q

When was the Pearl Harbor attack?

A

7th December, 1941
7:50AM.

32
Q

When did the US declare war on Japan?

A

8th December 1941.

33
Q

When did Italy and Germany declare war on America?

A

11th December 1941.

34
Q

By when did Japan take over Burma, Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong (FROM THE BRITISH) and Philippines, Guam, Wake Island (FROM THE AMERICANS)?

A

May 1942

35
Q

When was the Battle of Midway?

A

June 1942

36
Q

When was Guadalcanal?

A

1943.

37
Q

When was the first atomic bomb (LITTLE BOY) dropped on Hiroshima?

A

6th August 1945.

38
Q

When was the second atomic bomb (FAT BOY) dropped on Nagasaki?

A

9th August, 1945.

39
Q

When did Emperor Hirohito surrender?

A

14th August. Unofficial end of WW2.