Monumental Battles: World War II 1939-1941
Directions: Use your books and/or the internet to complete the chart below detailing the importance of the following battles:
What were the turning points in this time period? / When did this take place? (Month, Year) / Specifically, where did this battle take place? / How did this battle begin? / How did this battle end? Provide battle specifics (details, fighting techniques, casualties, etc.) / Why is this battle important? / Was this an Allied or an Axis victory?Invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbarossa
(Invasion of USSR)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Monumental Battles: Major Turning Points of World War II 1942
Directions: Using your books and websites provided complete the chart bellowing detailing the importance of the following battles
What were the turning points in this time period? / When did this take place? / Where did this battle take place / How did this battle begin? / How did this battle end? / Why is this battle important? / Was this an Allied or an Axis victory?Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Torch
(North Africa)
Monumental Battles: Major Turning Points of World War II 1943
Directions: Using your books and websites provided complete the chart bellowing detailing the importance of the following battles
What were the turning points in this time period? / When did this take place? / Where did the battle take place? / How did this battle start? / How did this battle end? / Why is this battle important? / Was this an Allied or an Axis victory?Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Guadalcanal
Invasion of Sicily
Invasion of Italy
Monumental Battles: Major Turning Points of World War II 1944
Directions: Using your books and websites provided complete the chart bellowing detailing the importance of the following battles
What were the turning points in this time period? / When did this battle take place? / Where did the battle take place? / How did this battle start? / How did this battle end? / Why is this battle important? / Was this an Allied or an Axis victory?D-Day (Operation Overlord)
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Liberation (Freedom) of Paris, France
Battle of the Bulge
Monumental Battles: Major Turning Points of World War II 1945
Directions: Using your books and websites provided complete the chart bellowing detailing the importance of the following battles
What were the turning points in this time period? / When did this take place? / Where did this battle take place? / How did this battle start? / How did this battle end? / Why is this battle important? / Was this an Allied or an Axis victory?Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Berlin
Dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki