1 | #1 war ![]() | Poland (short term trigger) Must win for germ = alliance with USSR both attack Germ get (West) USSR get (East) ![]() |
2 | #2 war ![]() | Phony war (wait at east Germ) ![]() |
3 | #3 war ![]() | France (1st big defeat country to Germ) Italy join Axis = Att South Germ att North
Important because France big trade water route no supplies got in
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4 | #4 war ![]() | England (Germ bomb them) So Eng made radar = shoot Germ planes down Important : 1st Germ lost ![]() |
5 | #5 war ![]() | Pearl Harbor (get us into war) Surprise attack bomb us ships in Hawaii After PH US fleet diminish Russia not here b/c back stabbed by Germ ![]() |
6 | #6 war ![]() | Stalingrad (Germ go attack South Russia) idea to cut oil and surround city Russia go flank them and make starve = not prepared for winter = Hitler surrender capture alive = Germ lost (on defensive) ![]() |
7 | #7 war ![]() | Italy (axis by Mussolini) War at Italy was very short germ had north USA had south of Italy ![]() |
8 | 1st to take back (#8 war) ![]() | France Normandy( June 6, 1944) 3million allied men vs Germ Largest land and sea battle Significance: reclaim all of France and Belgium (get back 1/2 supplies and 170,000 military vehicles) Grab France port so we can send supplies and vehicles ![]() |
9 | Sig for France ![]() | Now allies bring wep, soldiers, equip to Europe First step to reclaim Europe from Germany ![]() |
10 | Battle of the bulge (#9 war) ![]() | Us/Brit fight in Germany Last ditch effort by Hitler last one month (germ try gain land we held em back Germ lost Hitler ded commit senpuku ![]() |
11 | Gruesome Discovery ![]() | Allied soviet go West Poland found 1000 starve prisoners HOLOCAUST (concentration camp) We discover this after Hitler ded and we won ![]() |
12 | Unconditional surrender ![]() | FDR die b4 germ surrender(Truman 3rd pres) May 8 1945 germ surrender ![]() |