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Factors to the Defeat of Germany in May 1945 - Coggle Diagram
Factors to the Defeat of Germany in May 1945
Involvement of USA in WW2
Indirect involvement in the war
'Cash and carry' policy (passed on 21 September 1939)
Lend-Lease Act (passed on 11 March 1941)
Direct involvement in the war (USA formally enters the war)
Contribution of vast resources and manpower
Collaboration with Allies on military strategies
Battle of the Atlantic (1939)
Combined air raids with Britain to bomb German cities and vital industries (1933-1934)
Operation Overlord aka Liberation of France - IMPORTANT Turning Point in Europe (June 1944)
Involvement of USSR in WW2 (after Operation Barbarossa in June 1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Kursk
Role of Germany in WW2
Germany's miscalculations and weaknesses
Inefficient command structure
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Stalingrad
Inappropriate use of resources and military funds
Heavy reliance of petroleum
War on 2 fronts
Hitler's mistakes
Battle of Britain (1940)
Role of Britain in WW2
British resilience
Churchill's leadership during WW2
RAF conducting bombing raids on German industrial areas (1944)
Allied resistance in Nazi-occupied territories
La Resistance (French Resistance)
Sabotaged German war efforts, weakened the German government, harassed the German forces and sabotaged railways and bridges which increased strain on German limited resources
Soviet Partisans (Soviet Resistance)
Harassed and disrupted German military and economic activities by blowing up ammunition dumps