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