Why was Germany defeated in World War Two?

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Created on: 20-03-18 16:26

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Why was Germany defeated?
- GB
  - Won the Battle of Britain in 1940
  - Royal Navy strong
    - USA able to transport troops
- USA
  - 7 December 1941
    - Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and Germany declared war on USA
      - USA joined the war
  - 'arsenal of democracy'
    - produced massive amounts of war material
      - 300,000 aircraft
      - 86,000 tanks
      - Germany could not compete
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  - produced massive amounts of war material
    - 300,000 aircraft
    - 86,000 tanks
    - Germany could not compete
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  - created a second front against Germany with D-day landings in 1944
    - GB
      - Won the Battle of Britain in 1940
      - Royal Navy strong
        USA able to transport troops
    - pushed Germans out of France and across river Rhine
  - Mainly responsible for defeat of Japan, Germany's ally
- USSR
  - 22 June 1941
    - Hitler invaded USSR
  - Took main force of German attack
    - lost 25 million people
  - German army could not defeat the Soviets' army
  - Stalingrad
    - Germany retreated in Feb 1943
      - Major turning point
        from then, continual retreat of Germany
    - fought for over a year
  - Further defeats through 1943
    - out of USSR by 1934
    - Stalingrad
      - Germany retreated in Feb 1943
        Major turning point
        from then, continual retreat of Germany
      - fought for over a year
  - huge economic resources to fall back on
    - 1942
      - Germany made 9,300 tanks
        14,700 aircraft
      - USSR made 24,700 tanks
        25,400 aircraft
  - By 1934 was liberating countries like Poland in Eastern Europe
- 1941
  - USSR & USA join the war
  - 7 December 1941
    - Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and Germany declared war on USA
      - USA joined the war
  - 22 June 1941
    - Hitler invaded USSR
- Hitler
  - wrong to take on USA and USSR in 1941
  - fighting a war on 3 fronts
  - made himself commander in chief
    - was a poor commader
  - wanted to capture Stalingrad
    - because of its symbolic nature (named after Stalin)
    - should have bypassed the city
    - refused a tactical retreat, which would have made better military sense
  - Insisted the war be fought to the bitter end
    - destroyed Germany and cost lives of millions
  - Commited suicide on 30 April 1945
    - VE day announced on 8th May
- Italy
  - quickly defeated in North Africa by GB
    - forced Hitler to send a German army under Rommel
      - Initially successful
        defeated by GB at Battle of El Alamein October 1942
        Americans arrived in N. Africa by 1943
        GB & USA troops pushed Axis toops out of N. Africa
        advanced up through Italy
        September 1943 Italy surrendered
        German troops had to take over
1945
- USA & GB
- Why was Germany defeated?
  - USA
    - 'arsenal of democracy'
    - created a second front against Germany with D-day landings in 1944
      - pushed Germans out of France and across river Rhine
    - Mainly responsible for defeat of Japan, Germany's ally
  - USSR
    - Took main force of German attack
      - lost 25 million people
    - German army could not defeat the Soviets' army
    - Further defeats through 1943
      - out of USSR by 1934
    - huge economic resources to fall back on
      - 1942
        Germany made 9,300 tanks
        14,700 aircraft
        
        USSR made 24,700 tanks
        25,400 aircraft
    - By 1934 was liberating countries like Poland in Eastern Europe
  - 1941
    - USSR & USA join the war
  - Hitler
    - wrong to take on USA and USSR in 1941
    - fighting a war on 3 fronts
    - made himself commander in chief
      - was a poor commader
    - wanted to capture Stalingrad
      - because of its symbolic nature (named after Stalin)
      - should have bypassed the city
      - refused a tactical retreat, which would have made better military sense
    - Insisted the war be fought to the bitter end
      - destroyed Germany and cost lives of millions
    - Commited suicide on 30 April 1945
      - VE day announced on 8th May
  - Italy
    - quickly defeated in North Africa by GB
      - forced Hitler to send a German army under Rommel
        Initially successful
        defeated by GB at Battle of El Alamein October 1942
        Americans arrived in N. Africa by 1943
        GB & USA troops pushed Axis toops out of N. Africa
        advanced up through Italy
        September 1943 Italy surrendered
        German troops had to take over
1943 onwards
- attacked from the air

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