Finland and WWII Three Wars University of Washington芬兰与二战三战争华盛顿大学.pptVIP

Finland and WWII:Three Wars History of Finland The Winter War, 1939-40 The Continuation War, 1941-44 Lapland War, 1944 - 1945 Brief History of Finland 1155 A.D. Finland under Kingdom of Sweden 1808 Czarist Russia invades Finland 1809 Sweden surrenders Finland “Grand Duchy of Russia” Independence declared, 1917 (Bolshevik Revolution) Civil War in Finland, 1918 Republic of Finland established, 1919 Constitution adopted Finland: The Winter War Soviet-German Non-Agression Pact, 1939 Invasion by Soviet Russia Nov 1939-March 1940 Valiant effort with little support Peace treaty, Finland forced to