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WWII
Key concepts
perspective - the position from which people see & understand events going on in the world around them.
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cause & effect - aims to identify the reasons why events have occurred & the resulting consequences from it
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Course of war in Europe
Start of war in Europe
23rd, August, 1939 – Molotov Ribbentrop Pact Signed - divide Poland between USSR & Germany
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In November, Stalin invades Finald. German had control over Poland by end of Poland.
German's won because of Blitzkreig/'lightning war' - sending tanks quickly to overwhelm enemy forces.
Western Front
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May 1949, Germany attacks low European countries to France
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Paris occupied on June 14th 1949, southern France controlled by puppet government.
Battle of Britain
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Hitler wanted England to accept German domination of Europe & postpones invasion until British airforce is destroyed
The Blitz
September, German's bomb London & abandon invasion
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The Eastern Front
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non-agression pact was broken in June 22nd 1941, & Stalin thought attack would occur in 1942 when France and England was defeated.
Seige of leningrad
German army invades Leningrad, 2nd largest city in USSR
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1942, 600k was killed. In 1944, Soviet Union lifted siege in 1944.
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WWII causes
Treaty of Versailles
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signed on the June 28, 1919 between the Allies and the central powers.
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The unfair treaty terms lead to the Germans supporting Hitler because he provided ways to reduce the impact. His rise to Power lead to the invasion of Poland, and thus, the war.
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The Great Depression
The GD was the severe economic hardships as a result of the stock market crash in New York on the 24th October 1929. This caused the war because it angered the Germans even further and turned to Hitler.
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Roaring 20s
Other nations prospered during the 1920's, including the USA, while Germany suffered economic downfall. For the victors of WWI during the :
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Women in war
Before WWII women did the traditional women's roles. It was frowned upon for women to work because it was thought to threaten the men's jobs. Women:
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nurses and midwives, but were forced to give it up once married.
During WWII, there was a shortage of workers because the men were working, so women filled in the traditional male roles.
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After WWII, women still had their jobs, but were still paid lesser than men. They were paid lesser than men during WWII as well.
Kokoda Trail
1942, Japanese forces launch assault to seize Port Moresby through the Kokoda Trail
At the Battle of Milne Bay a second Japanese attempt to land in Papua was defeated and at the Battle of Buna-Gona, which ended in January 1943, the Japanese army in Papua was finally destroyed
Kokoda Trail was a campaign that was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 in what was then the Australian Territory of Papua
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