World War Two September 1939- August 1945 How did the war start? Who were the opposing sides? Where was the war fought? What were the major phases of the war? What were the main turning points? Why did the allies win the war?
Major phases of the war: 1939-1942: Axis conquest: Blitzkrieg/invasion of Poland Fall of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa (invasion of Russia) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 1942: Turning points: Battles of Midway, El Alamein, Stalingrad 1942-1945: Allied successes: Italy invaded 1943 D Day Normandy Landing Defeat of Germany Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs – defeat of Japan