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| Germany's puppet state in south France, capital Vichy |
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lead by Charles de Gaulle
would resist Nazi occupation of France |
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| ally then enemy of Germany |
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led by Mussolini
ally of Nazis, then Allied powers |
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| joins Allies Dec. 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor) |
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| Germany's toughest general, 'Desert Fox', North Africa campaign, Afrikacorps |
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| Bernard 'Monte' Montgomery |
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| Britain's lead general, wanted to run DDay but didnt |
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main factor in America's march to Berlin
used as decoy during DDay |
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| lead ground forces on DDay and invasion of France, Germany |
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| designer and commmander of DDay operation |
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Sept 1939 - May 1940 no action
British drop letters on German soil |
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| bombing of England and Ireland by Nazis |
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allowed USA to sell/lend war equipment to any country deemed fit
supplying arms for those who fight for freedom |
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"This Day shall live in infamy"
FDR speech after the Pearl Harbor job |
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| city near Amsterdam in the Netherlands bombed heavily by Nazis during Dutch invasion |
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| heavily bombed Nazi artillery site near Omaha and Utah beaches that Army Rangers seized during DDay |
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| trapping of British soldiers at Dunkirk after German invasion of France |
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Soviets vs Finland
Soviets take Finland with great difficulty
hurts prestige of Soviet Army
Soviets kicked out of League of Nations
ends with Treaty of Moscow |
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Battle in North Africa Oct 1942
regained Allied control of Egypt, Suez Canal, and oil fields |
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August 42 - Feb 43
Hitler splits up army to take Stalingrad and Caucuses both
became entrapped and Germany lost |
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Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
Dec. 7th, 1941 |
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Dec 44
last ditch effort by Germans to halt American advance
fails |
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June 6th, 1944
Operation Overlord |
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| German Invasion of Poland |
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| codename for invasion of Poland |
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| Hitler takes Denmark in one day |
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Churchill becomes prime minister
Phony war ends
Nazi's attack west |
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German troops go through forest to avoid Maginot line
falls in 18 days
surrenders with no warning to Allies and creates Dunkirk situation |
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June 1940
Paul Reynard resigns
Henry Petain takes over and signs armistice in railroad car
Germany occupies Northern half
Puppet Vichy France set up in south |
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| Hitler invasion plan of Britain |
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| Necessity before invasion of England |
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| Luftwaffe had to destroy Royal Air Force |
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July-Oct 1940
Britain wins
Blitz - bombing of London |
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Allies know everything that Germans are doing |
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| Goal of Axis North Africa campaign |
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invade British Egypt
occupy Suez Canal |
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| After Axis advances in North Africa |
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| Britain takes Ethiopia, beats Italian navy |
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| Hitler intervenes in North Africa by sending in |
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| Erwin Rommel and Afrikacorps |
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Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria join Axis
Yugoslavia falls in 12 days
Greece falls in 14 days
invades Crete |
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June 1941
3 pronged attack of Russia
moved back 3-4 weeks due to troubles with Mussolini
'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' Churchill on USSR |
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initially went well
Soviets performed controlled retreat
scorched earth policy, burned anything that could aid Nazis
invasion halts in winter of 41 |
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would not get militarily involved until Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease Act
arsenal of democracy
geared American factories towards war prduction |
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Churchill and FDR met in secret off Newfoundland
set foundations for post war world
all nations should choose own form of government
opposition to territorial changes without people's consent
set foundations for UN |
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| Why was Pearl Harbor bombed? |
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poor US-Japan relations
Japan had largest empire in history
embargo imposed on Japan
stopped shipping oil
Japan determined to be self-sufficient |
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| First Battle of El Alamein |
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| British stop Axis advance into Egypt |
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British turn tide in NAfrica
Oct 1942 |
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Americans land in North Africa Nov 42
led by Gen Eisenhower
take NAfrica
Hitler didnt understand importance
launching pad for Italy |
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German leader told by Hitler at Stalingrad not to surrender or retreat
promoted to field marshall |
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| takes over Mussolini's position |
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FDR and Churchill meet in NAfrica
talk about cross channel invasion - not ready until 44
unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy, Japan
destroy fascism |
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| Italy declares war on Axis and joins Allies |
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defense to thwart channel invasion
led by Rommel
closest - Dover -> Calais 31 miles |
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July 20th, 1944
plot to kill Hitler
Hitler injured
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| Hitler celebrates 56th bday |
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| Hitler's remaining followers |
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| Germans surrender to Allies |
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