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WW2 - timeline Flashcards

1
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Churchill becomes Prime Minister

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10th May 1940

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Germany launches an all-out defensive of Western Europe

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10th May 1940

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Churchill delivers “in blood, toil, tears and sweat” speech

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13th May 1940

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4
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Holland surrenders

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15th May 1940

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5
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Churchill orders BEF to evacuate France

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23rd May 1940

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Led by Halifax, secret meetings discussing peace talks with Hitler begin to take place

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26th May 1940

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Evacuation of Dunkirk

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27th May - 4th June 1940

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How many men evacuated in Dunkirk?

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over 300,000

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9
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Mussolini declares war on Britain

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10th June 1940

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France surrenders

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22nd June 1940

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11
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Churchill’s wife - Clementine - writes to him to tell him to be nicer to his staff

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27th June 1940

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Churchill tasks Sir James Somerville with sinking part of the French fleet

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3rd July 1940

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13
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How many French men die on 3rd July 1940?

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1,300

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14
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Battle of Britain

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July 1940 - October 1940

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15
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Churchill delivers the “never was so much owed by so many to so few” speech

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20th August 1940

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16
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Blitz

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7th September 1940 - 11th May 1941

17
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Hitler announces operation sealion is off for winter

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12th October 1940

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