In World War II there were many changes in the land owned for many countries. Some gained land while many lost large amounts of territory. During one conflict between Britain and Germany something that no one thought could happen happened. A not so well known resupply mission to Malta could have been the most crucial point and victory of the whole World War II. This convoy brought supplies to the struggling Malta that were crucial and necessary to winning this battle. If the battle had been lost that would have been very bad for the allies. The Mediterranean would have been gone and Germany would have taken up more land which meant more places to have militarty bases or Naval bases which ment more opportunites to strike on the allies and make …show more content…
Malta was a major militarised are and who ever owned it had possession of the sea. Malta would have been overrun my german forces in this battle giving them the advantage in the war and Britain would have lost the upper hand in the war. This would have been devastating in more than one way, the area known as Crete had recently been taken into the hands of the Germans. This allowed them to set up airfields and the loss of Malta would give them more of advantage to set up more militarised areas and given the opportunity to have a better chance of winning the war. This battle was not won or lost by anyone. On the Convoys the British were met with hard opposition from many forces. While this battle was technically a stalemate it was still in the favor of the British. To have more area given up to the enemy would spell almost certain death. They were a strong enough force as it is, but with another major militarised area then there would be nearly no chance to win in the war. The battle that was for control of the mediterranean sea was called the Battle of the mediterranean, without the sea many more lives would have been lost any the enemy would have chances to claim much more land and conquor many more places than at the point of the …show more content…
This needed to be won for many reasons and not just to help the chances of war. By the time of 1940 there was a population of Malta of nearly 350,000 and if Germany had taken over the Island than many more than just the 3,000 citizens that were killed could have been killed, and even more in captivity and in danger. Many lives could have been lost and if it was lost than many would have been lost. Some people say that the war could have been won without this war but this was most likely wrong, if the Mediterranean was lost then so was the war, there was no room to lose this. If Malta was lost then there would be a chance to set up more Airfields and more Military bases for Germany. If these were setup then there would be a perfect opportunity to have a shorter path to Britain and other European places and would have different unprotected areas to strike an attack by Air or sea. If Britain had their bases set up facing Germany in the expectations that there would be an attack from that angle. It would make one of the fronts of Britain less protected and more susceptible to a fatal attack that could be the end of the war. Whoever says that the Malta Convoys was not crucial to the victory does not know the importance the the Mediterranean sea in World War 2, it was a strong area to have a Military base and a great overall place to own to get the advantage in a
Turkey was allied with the Germans and knocking the Turks out of the war would be a step closer for the British to defeating Germany. If the Gallipoli campaign succeeded this would open up a new front which would be able to draw Central Power troops away from the Western and Eastern fronts and open up a new route to attack Germany and Austria-Hungry. This would tighten the encircling military grip round the Central Powers. If the campaign was successful it would greatly benefit the Russians, who were particularly hard-pressed at the time. By capturing the Dardanelles and Constantinople, the Allies would open up a supply route through the Black Sea and Russian merchant ships could move more freely between Russian Black sea ports and foreign markets.
The task of Juno Beach was very difficult and cost many Canadian lives. The Canadians were to overwhelm the German-held beach with troops, overrun their defenses, then allow the rest of the Canadian, other allied troops and artillery safely ashore. On June 6th, 1944 Canada sent in the third Canadian division; however, the German defenses were prepared. The beach was loaded with machine gunners and other German artillery, which resulted in 50% casualties for the first wave of Canadian soldiers. Although suffering all of these casualties, Canada managed to overrun the Germans within hours, hold this important area and progress further into France. This area was very important for the allied forces because controlling the waters was essential. At this point in time, troops and artillery were sent through ships, therefore, because of the Canadians success, allied forces were then able to send more troops in safely to France and disallowed Germany from sending any troops out. This was an important time during the war too, this victory was the start of allied forces taking back German-held land and they were slowly starting to advance into Germany itself. In conclusion, this was an essential and difficult battle that Canada fought alone which lead allied forces closer to stopping
After World War II, many countries have serious problems in almost all areas, political, social and economic. At one of the winners of the major issues after the war were the German question and the reason for the conflict between them, and led to the division of Germany and Europe.
Even though Germany was very committed to World War II, Operation Valkyrie would have altered the course of the war, had it been successful. Had Operation Valkyrie been successful Germany could have made peace agreements with the Western Allies, and the war would have been over before they got completely destroyed. Germany could have annexed and kept some of its conquered territories. The coup of the Nazi party would kick all Nazis out of the government. And most importantly Adolf Hitler would be dead.
The Treaty of Versailles is a cause of World War II because of the restrictions it placed on Germany as the alleged sole aggressor of the war. The war reparation totaled $98 billion, and under Clause 231 Germany was forced to take the entire load onto her ruined economy and attempt to repay the debt starting with an initial $5 billion payment. In terms of military, Germany was limited to a 100,000 man army, with her navy stripped to the level of a coast guard, she was allowed no heavy artillery, no weapons of mass destruction and the border with France became a demilitarized zone for 15 years following the signing of the treaty on June 28 1919. Germany also lost all her territories in Africa and became a mandate of the Allied Forces, those living in mandated zones could participate in “self-determination” after the Allies taught them how to be a democracy (...
World War II was one of the most important wars in history. It featured multiple countries at constant conflict with each other. There were several battles that occurred in this 12 year long war. An example of two of the battles would be the Battle of Britain in the European theater of war, and the Attack on Pearl Harbor in the Pacific theater of war. Only one of these wars saw victory, while the other caused great devastation to the American military.
Before the Great War, the continent of Europe was in a state of peace. Many countries did not have conflict building up between each other. Then unexpectedly, Great tensions arose, imperialism, alliances, and militarism. These all led up to the eruption of WWI.
The Allied powers won the war, putting an end to Hitler's dictatorship and the Holocaust. We study history to learn from it. People make mistakes and it is not only our job, but our responsibility to learn from them so no one makes those errors again. What we learn from the Holocaust is what happens when you forget your morals and blindly follow others. We learn about the horrible, tragic outcome of racism and discrimination.
(Battle of Britain Historical Society) As Winston Churchill stated, the Battle of Britain would become a major influence to the outcome of World War II. Whether or not Germany conquered Great Britain was going to determine whether Germany could become a world power. The Battle of Britain did not just save one country from Hitler’s rule, but ultimately kept the world from Germany’s reign. As soon as they gained control of France, German generals began to plan how to defeat Great Britain.
The result of World War II had tragic results for Japan, Germany, and also Italy. The United States and the Allies came out victorious once again but the cost of war greatly affected all the countries. Germany, Japan, and Italy now have more debts to pay and also lost much of their territory once again. The war took many lives and also ended up destroying many beautiful cities. World War II showed how not just the soldiers were affected in the war, but everyone in all the different countries were affected by the war.
WWII has a ripple effect across the globe causing changes both internationally and domestically. Internationally, The sun finally began to set over the British Empire with the majority of her majesties colonial possessions gaining independence in the years following the war. Britain’s stage left exit from its hegemonic role resulted in the start of a new “Great Game” between two burgeoning superpowers. A new world order began to take shape with the United States and USSR vying to establish their own hegemony.
Ultimately the battle was not won by either side, but rather abandoned. The lack of decisive military strategy resulted in the British being unable to quickly overtake the Germans, allowing time for reinforcements to be recruited. Ultimately both sides tallied extensive casualties, for a battle which receives little glory for its gruesome history.
The First World War, also known as the Great War, began in about 1914 and went on until 1918. This brutal war was an extremely bloody time for Europe and the soldiers that fought in it. These men spent their days in trenches holding down bases and taking in attacks from all sides. The soldier's only free time was consumed with writing letters to those on the home front. The letters they wrote contain heart breaking stories of how their days were spent and the terrible signs of war. The War consumed them and many of them let out all their true feelings of war in their letters to loved ones. In The First World War: A brief History With Documents we can find some of these letters that help us understand what the First World War might have been like for these young and desperate soldiers.
because of their defeat by Britain and France. Many Germans were angered by the treaty, for
... Nations failed to stop Japan from taking over the Manchurian province as a satellite state or to force Italy out of Ethiopia. This allied both Japan and Italy with Nazi Germany. Germany took over Austria in March 1938 and the Sudeten part of Czechoslovakia was ceded by Hitler. March of 1939 Germany took over the rest of Czechoslovakia. The leagues failure to control Germany led to the start of WWII when they invaded Poland (Merriman and Winter).