Focus 1: Key Developments: WWII in Europe, 1939-1945
□ Fall of France, 1940
□ Battle of Britain, 1940
□ Operation Barbarossa, 1941
□ Operation Overlord: D-Day, 1944
□ Victory in Europe
Focus 2: Key Developments: WWII in Asia-Pacific, 1937-1945
□ Attack on the Pearl Harbour, 1941
□ Battle of Midway, 1942
□ Defeat of Japan and the Atomic Bomb
Focus 3: Strengths of the Allies
□ Importance of the United States
Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945
Island-hopping strategy in the Asia Pacific
Use of the atomic bomb
□ Importance of Britain
□ Importance of the USSR
Reorganisation and resistance
Resources and production: The Soviet War Economy
Entry to the Asian-Pacific Theatre of War
Focus 4: Weakness of the Axis Powers
□ Germany's military weaknesses
Hitler's mistakes
Two-front war
Poor planning
□ Japan's military weaknesses
Inter-service rivalry between army and navy
Overstretched empire
Poor planning
Lack of local support
Battle of Atlantic
Weakness of Germany: Why did Germany lose?
Weakness of Japan: Japan in World War II: Dealing With Known Unknowns
Importance of the United States
Importance of Britain
Importance of the USSR
Germany's military weaknesses
Japan's military weaknesses
How did each factor contribute to the Allied victory?
Which factor is the most important? Rank them from most to least important and explain your reasons for the placement of the factors!