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Key Events of WW2 Flashcards

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Who were the Allies?

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  • Britain
  • USA
  • USSR
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Who were the Axis Powers?

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  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Japan
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What happened in Sept. 1939?

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WW2 begins

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What war occurred up until the end of 1939?

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The ‘Phoney War’

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5
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What happened in Feb/March 1940?

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Nazis occupy Denmark and Norway

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What happened in May 1940?

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  • Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and France also occupied
  • British evacuate from Dunkirk
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7
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What happened in June 1940?

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France surrenders

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What happened in July-October 1940?

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The Battle of Britain

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9
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What happened from September to December 1940?

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The Blitz

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10
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What happened in June 1941?

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Nazis invade Soviet Union

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What happened in December 1941?

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The German Army is held up by Russian winter

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12
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What happened on 7 December 1941?

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Pearl Harbour

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What happened in June 1942?

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American dive-bombers destroy the Japanese aircraft carriers at the Battle of Midway

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What happened in October 1942?

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General Montgomery’s troops defeat the Nazis at El Alamein

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What happened in February 1943?

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German General von Paulus surrenders at Stalingrad

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16
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What happened in July 1943?

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Allies invade Sicily and Italy surrenders

17
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What happened in Autumn 1943?

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Hitler’s forces on the Eastern Front were defeated

18
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What happened in June 1944?

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Britain and the USA invade France

19
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What was the 6 June 1944 known as?

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D-Day

20
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What happened in August 1944?

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Allies arrive in Paris

21
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What happened in March 1945?

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Allies cross the Rhine into Germany

22
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What happened in April 1945?

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Hitler commits suicide

23
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What happened in May 1945?

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Soviets now in Berlin - Germany surrenders

24
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What happened in August 1945?

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Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed by Atomic bombs to end the war in the Far East

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