GR.10 WW2 (DATES) Flashcards

1
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Hitler becomes Fuhrer

A

August 1934

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Germany annexes Austria. (Anschluss)

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march 12, 1938

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3
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The Munich Agreement is signed allowing Germany to annex Sudetenland.

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September 30 , 1938

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4
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Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

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August 23, 1939

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5
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Nazis invade Poland.

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September 1, 1939

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6
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Britain and France declared war.

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September 3, 1939

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7
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Germany begins doing nothing. (Sitzkrieg)

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September 3, 1939

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8
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Canada joined the war.

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September 10, 1939

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9
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Russia invades Poland

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September 17, 1939

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10
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Poland Surrenders.

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September 27, 1939

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11
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Germany attacks Norway and Denmark. (Blitzkrieg commences)

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April 1940

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12
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Germany attacks Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.

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May 1940

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13
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Germany attacks France. Churchill replaces Chamberlain as PM of Britain.

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May 10, 1940

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14
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Germany captures France.

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July 13, 1940

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15
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Germany attacks Britain. (Battle of Britain)

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July 10, 1940

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16
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Germany assaults London. (London Blitz)

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September 7, 1940

17
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Germany stops assaulting London.

A

September 15, 1940

18
Q

Germany invaded the USSR. (Operation Barbarossa)

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June 22, 1941

19
Q

Japan raids Pearl Harbour

A

December 7, 1941

20
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Japan invades Hong Kong.

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December 8, 1941

21
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Dieppe Raid. (Operation Jubilee)

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August 19, 1942

22
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The USSR drives Germany out. (Defeat at Stalingrad)

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January, 1943

23
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The Allies invade Germany. (D-Day) (Operation Overlord)

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June 6, 1944

24
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Germany surrenders and WWII ends in Europe. (VE Day)

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May 8, 1945

25
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Japan unconditionally surrenders ending WWII. (VJ Day)

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September 2, 1945