Grade 10 History WWII Battles
... Germans blocked Canadians so they can’t reach Rome Germans had high ground and blew up bridges leading to city New type- urban warfare (house to house) Italy surrenders to the allies September 1943 allies in Italy; Mussolini was killed, Italy surrendered Successful for Canada; Rome fell ...
... Germans blocked Canadians so they can’t reach Rome Germans had high ground and blew up bridges leading to city New type- urban warfare (house to house) Italy surrenders to the allies September 1943 allies in Italy; Mussolini was killed, Italy surrendered Successful for Canada; Rome fell ...
Saving Private Ryan
... 1. D-Day: June 6, 1944 a. Day Allies invaded France b. Planned for 2 yrs. i. Lead by Gen. Eisenhower ii. Bombed supply routes (roads, bridges, RR) for 6 wks before assault iii. 2,500 killed (matter of hours) ...
... 1. D-Day: June 6, 1944 a. Day Allies invaded France b. Planned for 2 yrs. i. Lead by Gen. Eisenhower ii. Bombed supply routes (roads, bridges, RR) for 6 wks before assault iii. 2,500 killed (matter of hours) ...
Who Were The Major Players In WW2
... Joseph Stalin: Communist dictator - Stalin initially made a pact with Hitler and jointly invaded Poland with the Nazis. Pact ended when Germany invaded Russia. Suffering early reversals, in no small part due to a depleted Red Army officer core due to his paranoid purges, Stalin employed a scorched e ...
... Joseph Stalin: Communist dictator - Stalin initially made a pact with Hitler and jointly invaded Poland with the Nazis. Pact ended when Germany invaded Russia. Suffering early reversals, in no small part due to a depleted Red Army officer core due to his paranoid purges, Stalin employed a scorched e ...
Lecture 01 December
... Hitler to expand unchecked is known as appeasement • Neither Britain nor France wanted to go to war – they had bigger social problems to deal with and people did not want to think about war so soon after WWI • Thus as Hitler continued to flaunt the Treaty of Versailles and the Japanese ignored the L ...
... Hitler to expand unchecked is known as appeasement • Neither Britain nor France wanted to go to war – they had bigger social problems to deal with and people did not want to think about war so soon after WWI • Thus as Hitler continued to flaunt the Treaty of Versailles and the Japanese ignored the L ...
World War Two - Timeline
... Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. They then agreed to join Italy surrenders, the Allies. However, the Germans took control of the Italian army, freed Mussolini from imprisonment and set him up as head of a puppet almost government in Northern Italy. This blocked any further Allied advanc ...
... Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. They then agreed to join Italy surrenders, the Allies. However, the Germans took control of the Italian army, freed Mussolini from imprisonment and set him up as head of a puppet almost government in Northern Italy. This blocked any further Allied advanc ...
Major Conflict and Outcomes of World War II
... signed an armistice on June 22 • Approximately 3/5 of France occupied by German armies • Vichy France– authoritarian regime under Germany control ruling the rest of France ...
... signed an armistice on June 22 • Approximately 3/5 of France occupied by German armies • Vichy France– authoritarian regime under Germany control ruling the rest of France ...
SEPTEMBER 27th 1944
... The Germans attempted to subdue Great Britain by utilizing air attacks. Germany attacked all major cities and military installations. British preparedness, combined with the valor of its pilots and a new weapon called "radar," forced the Germans to pay a heavy price for their bombing. By the end of ...
... The Germans attempted to subdue Great Britain by utilizing air attacks. Germany attacked all major cities and military installations. British preparedness, combined with the valor of its pilots and a new weapon called "radar," forced the Germans to pay a heavy price for their bombing. By the end of ...
World War II
... August 1945 two Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 14, 1945 V-J Day War was over after the deaths of about 55 million people ...
... August 1945 two Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 14, 1945 V-J Day War was over after the deaths of about 55 million people ...
world war ii
... the USSR. Initially there were German successes as the Red Army retreated. However the Nazis were then faced with the biggest obstacle when an army invades the USSR, which is Soviet ___________________. This decimated the Nazi troops. Stalin pleaded with England to open up a second front in Europe. ...
... the USSR. Initially there were German successes as the Red Army retreated. However the Nazis were then faced with the biggest obstacle when an army invades the USSR, which is Soviet ___________________. This decimated the Nazi troops. Stalin pleaded with England to open up a second front in Europe. ...
The War in Europe
... “Big Three” met at the to help the U.S. invade Japan Yalta Conference to They agreed to allow selfcreate a plan for Europe determination (free elections) after the war was over in nations freed from Nazi rule They agreed to occupy Germany after the war They agreed to create & join a United Nations ...
... “Big Three” met at the to help the U.S. invade Japan Yalta Conference to They agreed to allow selfcreate a plan for Europe determination (free elections) after the war was over in nations freed from Nazi rule They agreed to occupy Germany after the war They agreed to create & join a United Nations ...
AP World History
... nation to effectively support the republican forces. 18. In 1938, Germany peacefully annexed the German state of __________________. 19. Explain the terms of the Munich Conference. __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
... nation to effectively support the republican forces. 18. In 1938, Germany peacefully annexed the German state of __________________. 19. Explain the terms of the Munich Conference. __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ...
Germany Surrenders
... • Short term victory for Germany: – Surprise & poor weather were key factors – Allies initially retreat ...
... • Short term victory for Germany: – Surprise & poor weather were key factors – Allies initially retreat ...
The War in Europe
... 1942-43 – RUSSIA – Battle of Stalingrad In September 1942, the German Army advanced into Stalingrad The battle for the city became one of the most brutal in World War Two. Marshal Zhukov about one million men to surround the city. Unable to break out, the Germans had to face winter. Hitler ordered ...
... 1942-43 – RUSSIA – Battle of Stalingrad In September 1942, the German Army advanced into Stalingrad The battle for the city became one of the most brutal in World War Two. Marshal Zhukov about one million men to surround the city. Unable to break out, the Germans had to face winter. Hitler ordered ...
WWII Timeline PowerPoint
... On April 30, 1945, as the Battle of Berlin raged above him, realizing that all was lost and not wishing to suffer Mussolini's fate, German dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his “Führerbunker” along with Eva Braun, his long-term partner whom he had married less than 40 hours before their joi ...
... On April 30, 1945, as the Battle of Berlin raged above him, realizing that all was lost and not wishing to suffer Mussolini's fate, German dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his “Führerbunker” along with Eva Braun, his long-term partner whom he had married less than 40 hours before their joi ...
D-day PowerPoint
... A string of reinforced concrete pillboxes were built along the beaches to house machine guns, antitank guns, and light artillery. Minefields and antitank obstacles were planted on the beaches and underwater obstacles and mines were planted in the waters just off shore to destroy incoming craft By th ...
... A string of reinforced concrete pillboxes were built along the beaches to house machine guns, antitank guns, and light artillery. Minefields and antitank obstacles were planted on the beaches and underwater obstacles and mines were planted in the waters just off shore to destroy incoming craft By th ...
Germany
... Roosevelt was president at the time. D-Day France had been taken over by Germany early on in the war. The Allies planned to free France in 1944. This invasion of Normandy, France is called “D-Day.” On June 6, 1944, General Eisenhower sent troops up the shore. They tricked the Nazis, who thought they ...
... Roosevelt was president at the time. D-Day France had been taken over by Germany early on in the war. The Allies planned to free France in 1944. This invasion of Normandy, France is called “D-Day.” On June 6, 1944, General Eisenhower sent troops up the shore. They tricked the Nazis, who thought they ...
Allies Turn the Tide
... The Soviets finally reached Berlin in late April 1945. • Hitler committed suicide in Berlin on April 30, 1945, refusing to flee the city. On May 8, Germany’s remaining troops surrendered. Americans at home celebrated V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day). ...
... The Soviets finally reached Berlin in late April 1945. • Hitler committed suicide in Berlin on April 30, 1945, refusing to flee the city. On May 8, Germany’s remaining troops surrendered. Americans at home celebrated V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day). ...
Causes of World War II
... Hitler order a last massive assault in December of 1944. While the Germans made some advances, they could not break through Allied lines. ...
... Hitler order a last massive assault in December of 1944. While the Germans made some advances, they could not break through Allied lines. ...
End of World War II in Europe
The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945.