What were three turning points in World War 2?
Pearl Harbor, Hitler coming to power, invasion–those aren’t turning points. Important events yes. But not a turning point. Pearl Harbor didn’t indicate a switch from US dominance to Japanese dominance. Hitler coming to power put several things in motion but the Weimar Republic was already doomed. Normandy wasn’t a turning point. We’d already landed in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Atom bombs–major events sure but it was clear that Japan was beaten, the only question was if we’d have to invade the mainland or find another way to get them to surrender. I’d argue that the following 3 are the most critical turning points: –Battle of Britain: Hitler had just conquered most of the Continent. This was his first real failure to win. This also prevented an invasion of Britain. –Russia, first year, winter, failure to capture Moscow. Some might argue that it was the next winter at Stalingrad but that would be wrong. Here’s why: Barbarossa assumed Russia’s fall by October. Once winter came,
