World War II

Who was Winston Churchill?

Winston Churchill was a British politician and served as Prime Minister twice. -He is famous for the great leadership role he played in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. -He is also the only British Premier in history to have received a Nobel Prize.

Who was Mussolini?

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943.

Key causes of WW2?

-Failure of WW1 peace settlement, Treaty of Versailles -Global economic depression -Fascism, militarism, and imperialism in Germany, Italy, and Japan -Weakness of the League of Nations - British and French appeasement

The Battle of Moscow

-Germans against the Russians. - Land battle - Russia -The Russians won -The battle is famous because it prevented the Germans from capturing Moscow and therefore winning the war against Russia.

What did Hitler do in WW2?

-Invaded Poland in 1939 which triggered attack on him by the Allies after years of appeasement in the '30's. -Hitler put the Jews and other non-Aryans in death camps -Hitler paid ppl to turn in Jews to authorities during WWI -he was delusional, blaming Jews for Germany's problem in the 20's hyperinflation. - He blamed Jews for Germany's loss in WWI`

What did Mussolini do?

-Mussolini promised to fight w/ Adolf Hitler in any war against the democracies of the world. - His armies were poorly led and not prepared for war, and they were defeated quickly by Allied forces. -Italian resistance to his dictatorship ultimately led to his fall from power and to his death

What did Winston Churchill do?

-Winston Churchill is greatly recognized as having led Great Britain for most of World War II, after his appointment as the Prime Minister of Britain. -He was the most dominant figure in British politics during the war and he had a firm stand against Nazism

What did Stalin do?

-led Russia -pretty much formed the Soviet Union -tricked people into thinking he was good -He soon became a Dictator & used extreme Marxism to rule Russia.

Who is Hitler?

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party. He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

4 different power?

Adolf Hitler- German dictator Benito Mussolini- Italian dictator Hirohito- Japanese emperor Tojo Hideki- Japanese prime minister

The Battle of France

In WW2, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, defeating primarily French forces. The battle consisted of two main operations.

Who was Stalin?

Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.

Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operationthat launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II . The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day).

The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain was the intense air battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain's airspace from July 1940 to May 1941, with the heaviest fighting from July to October 1940.

The Battle of Khalkhin Gol

The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was the decisive engagement of the Soviet-Japanese Border War. Japan occupied Manchuria in 1931 (some consider this the start of World War II). Military interest was then turned to Soviet territories that bordered this area.

The Battle of Kursk

The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk (450 kilometres or 280 miles southwest of Moscow) in the Soviet Union in July and August 1943

Battle of Leyte Gulf

The Battle of Leyte Gulf included four major naval battles: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle off Cape Engaño and the Battle off Samar, as well as other actions. -The Battle of Leyte Gulf is also the first battle in which Japanese aircraft carried out organized kamikaze attacks.

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign that happened in World War II. The cause for the battle was that Japanese Admiral Yamamoto wanted to draw the US Pacific fleet into battle where it could overwhelm it and destroy it. To accomplish this feat, he wanted to invade Midway Island which would give a base to attack Hawaii which led to the battle.

The Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 - 2 February 1943) was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the south-western Soviet Union.

The Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -(16 December 1944 - 25 January 1945)

Operation Barbarossa

The German invasion of the Soviet Union,beginning 22 June 1941

The Battle of Guadalcanal

The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanaland codenamed Operation Watchtower by Allied forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II.

Okinawa

he Battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945.