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German blitzkrieg (Polish)
Meaning Lightning war, the blitzkrieg was a strategy used by germany in WW2. It focused on confusing the enemy. Germany used this strategy to take many territories including Poland. Germany gained Poland because of this and this sparked WW2 -
Invasion of France
After a long time of no real fighting, Germany invaded France and took over Paris. Germany did this to fuel their empire. This crippled the allies . -
The Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was a turning point in the war for the allies as the royal air force managed to best the Nazi planes. This happened because Germany bombed London. This caused France to leave the war and it boosted the morale of the allies. -
Lend Lease
The lend lease act said that the US was allowed to give supplies to other nations involved in WW2. This was because the citizens wanted to be involved in some way in the war. This allowed the allied powers to have better supplies. -
Japan attacked pearl harbor
Japan attacked peaarl harbor on december seventh. They tried to gain more powerful and weaken the allies. This caused the USA and Canada to join war world two. -
Germany went to war with the USA
Germany went to war with the USA. This happened because Japan bombed a naval harbor in the US. This turned the tide in favour of the allies. -
Battle of Midway
The US were able to decode japanese messages and found that they would attack midway. The US ambushed them leading to the turning point in the war. This happened because the japanese used coded mesages that were decoded. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany invaded the Soviet Union. This happened bacause germany needed power. This caused another turning point in the eastern europe. -
D-Day
The Us attacked Normandy, France. This happened because they needed to get infantry into Europe. This caused Infantry to get into europe. -
Battle of the bulge
Germany attacked through the Ardennes. This happened because Germany was on its last legs. This caused the US to get a good attack point. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American marines landed on Iwo Jima to take over the base. This happened because the Americans needed an air strip. This caused America to have an air strip that they used to land bomber planes. -
Atomic bombs
America unleashed nuclear bombs on Nagisaki and Hiroshima. This happened because they wanted to end the war. This caused lots of deaths and the end of the war.