Key events during the WWII

The fall of France. Also known as The battle of France.

In 1940 Germans troops took Paris which led France to surrender. The German tactic was to use its
military supremacy to achieve victory. A short time later, Germany started bombing Grear Britain.

Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started
on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation put into action Nazi Germany's
ideological goal of conquering the western Soviet Union so as to repopulate it with Germans.

The Allied offensive

In 1943, The German army experienced their first defeat in the Soviet city of Stalingard, which
allowed the Red Army to advance toward Europe.

The same year, Allied troops landed in Italy and deposed Mussolini.

The Allies counteroffensive began with the landing of troops in Normandy in June 9944 which led
to the liberation of France. Germany could not hold back the advance of the allies and Germany
surrender after Hitler committed suicide.

The use of the Atomic bombs on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Thousands of
citizens died in seconds which led to the surrender of The Japan Empire.

Sumarizing sequences
 Human and material losses
70 million people died, 40 million were wounded.
 Political changes
There was a return to democratic goverments in western Europe, but in Eastern
Europe some countries adopted the soviet style regime.
 Division of Germany and new powers
Germany was disarmed and divided into four parts, which were under the control
of the Allies.
Later, Germany was divided into two countries up to 1990. China got their
territories back and korea was divided into two parts.
 The peace Organization
In 1945, the united nations was created. 50 countries signed. Its main objective
was to guarantee peace and global security.

Answer the following questions

What is the video about?

The video is about how America declares war on Japan

Who is talking?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

How are people demonstrating their support?

They are very excited with the idea to war japan in order to avenge the attack on Pearl
Harbor

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Troop

Weary
Depose

Bolder Holdback

Allow Appeasement

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