World War II Turning Points
Battle of Stalingrad:
1942- Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
D-day:
American and allied troops land in Normandy, and France taking back Western Europe
Cause: Bombing of Pearl Harbor (US effect)
Effect: United States declares war on Japan and Germany
effect of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan surrenders the war 1945- ending world war II
Battle of Stalingrad: (outcome)
The Soviet Union defeats Germany, Turning Point in Eastern Europe.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bombs the United States drops on Japan
Democratic Nation Allies
United States, Great Britain, Canada. Soviet Union post being invaded by Germany
cause: Germany bombs London
effect: Battle of Britain begins
cause: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
effect: Germany declares war on the United States
cause: Germany Invades Poland
effect: setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations.
Battle of Midway (outcome)
outcome: US wins over Japan. Turning point of War in the pacific
Causes of World War II
political instability (from WW1) economic devastation (from WW1) worldwide depression war debt from Germany Unemployment