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World War ll Begins
World War ll begins when Germany invades Poland. Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/media/catalog/product/8/1/810-plus-title-image.jpg -
The Battle of Britain
Germany tried to bomb Great Britain so they could destroy Great Britain's air force and invade. Great Britain fought off Germany and won. It was Hitler's first major loss. https://263i3m2dw9nnf6zqv39ktpr1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/16:9/Battle-of-Britain-1200x0-c-default.jpg -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the United States by Japan. The Japanese destroyed 20 U.S. ships and 300 airplanes. 2,403 were killed and 1,000 were wounded. This brought the United States into war. https://i.insider.com/5fce5597037cbd0018614356?width=700 -
Battle of Midway
Japanese tried to eliminate the U.S. Pacific Fleet but the U.S. did a surprise attack on the Japanese. They destroyed four Japanese carriers, one cruiser, 292 aircraft and killed 2,500. The U.S. lost Yorktown and the USS Hammann, 145 aircraft and 300 people died. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlW4oKKkxFbcqPQBWYTk48OxhKlgg6RDyimIxp_ATaWPcGAHcLCgOnbu5udw09Tqmkq2BGxjWuJjzzabXpVg:https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_midway.jpg&usqp=CAU -
Battle of Guadalcanal
U.S. launches a surprise attack in Guadalcanal on Japan airbase. It forced Japan to retreat. Japan brought back up and the U.S. was at a disadvantage but they ended up winning. Japan lost 31,000 people and 38 ships. The Allies lost 7,100 people and 29 ships. https://cdn.britannica.com/s:500x500/44/71344-050-BD3AF1CC/US-Marines-control-ridge-Naha-Okinawa-May-1945.jpg -
Battle of Stalingrad
Almost 2 million people were killed or injured. Russians were losing and were in desperate need of more soldiers. Germans started to starve because Russians blockaded their supplies and the freezing winter. Russians ended up taking Stalingrad back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad -
D-Day
The Allied forces attacked the German forces with 150,000 soldiers on the coast of Normandy, France. The Allies set up a fake attack so the Germans didn't know where they were going to attack at. The Allies pushed the Germans out of France and won the battle. https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/witnesses-to-d-day-gardner-botsford-aj-liebling -
Battle of the Bulge
There was horrible weather conditions and a lot of people died from the cold. Germans dressed up as Americans. They would ask them American trivia to see if they were German or American. The Allies ended up winning the battle.
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Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
A bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by an American B-29 bomber. The bomb instantly killed about 80,000 people and even more people died from radiation. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/world/asia/did-us-have-to-drop-atomic-bombs-on-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.html -
The Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
Americans dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki three days after the first one in Hiroshima. This bomb killed about 40,000 people. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQeFfBvsrBPBPukqYV5LtCPzen3Lo6URCrK2w&usqp=CAU -
World War ll Ends
The Japanese surrendered after the atomic bombs. They signed the surrender on September 2, 1945. However, the war in Europe ended April 30, 1945 when Hitler killed himself. https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/how-when-ww2-end-ve-day-vj-day-fighting-atomic-bombs-japan-world-europe/ -
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