Operation Barbarossa – German invasion of the USSR.
Dec Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
1942 Jun
The Battle of Midway. Oct
Battle of El Alamein.
1941
1942
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Between 1939 and 1945, the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs.
As you work through this chapter, you will: 1. Trace the chronology of World War II 2. Identify the key important events that influenced the outcome of the war. 3. Explore what it would have been like to live as a civilian and a soldier during the war. 4. Identify and evaluate the main causes for the defeat of Nazi Germany. 5. Appraise the short and longer term impact and consequences of the war. 6. Examine, explore and discuss the significance of the causes, course and consequences of the Holocaust.