© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two?

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period Objectives In this activity you will: Explain what a turning point is. Know the sequence of turning points in World War Two.

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? What event happened here in 1941? Pearl Harbour D-Day Pearl Harbour Enigma Code cracked Franz Ferdinand assassinated

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? Which country was invaded in September 1939, leading to Britain and France declaring war on Germany? Czechoslovakia Russia Poland Italy Poland

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? Which event happened here on 6 June 1944? D-Day, Normandy coast D-Day The Holocaust Hitler committed suicide France surrendered to the Nazis

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? What happened here in August 1945? Pearl Harbour The Holocaust The USA dropped atomic bombs China invaded Japan US dropped atomic bombs

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? Which battle took place here in 1943? Stalingrad Kursk El Alamein D-Day Kursk area

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? Which code was cracked at Bletchley Park in Britain in 1940? Green Cross Starlight Da Vinci Enigma

© HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Chronology – sense of period What were the turning points of World War Two? Auschwitz was located here. But what is Auschwitz known for? Making military hardware As a labour camp Where Hitler committed suicide As an extermination camp Extermination camp