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Germanys Invasion Of Poland
Click To See Video: Invasion Of PolandOn September 1st 1939, Germany began its invasion of Poland. The Polish army was easily defeated, within mere weeks. Poland remained under Germanys control until Janurary, 1945. Hitler said that Germany invading Poland would bring "Lebensraum" or living space, for the Germans. The effects of the invasion were obviously causing WW2, the end of the second Polish Republic, and the death of about 65,000 Polish Troops.
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Germany's Invasion of France, and Capture Of Paris
Click To Watch The Video: Germanys Invasion Of FranceOn May 10th 1940, Germany launched an invasion on France. Before the attack Germany, France, and Britain were in a war, but no fighting was really being done, this caused the war between those 3 countries to be known as the Phoney War, or "fake war." Germany, however, soon changed that when they attacked France and captured Paris. This attack happened because no one was making moves. The effect was that France was divided into a Germany occupation zone (N, W)
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The United States Gives Britain War Supplies.
Click To Watch Video: Destroyers For Bases AgreementOn September 2nd, 1940 Roosevelt signed a "Destroyers for Bases" agreement. The agreement stated that for the exchange of 50 obsolete destroyers, Britain would give the United States 99 year leases to territory in Bermuda and the Caribbean, that the U.S used for military bases. The thing that caused this agreement was the fact that Roosevelt wanted to give Britain the destroyers, but knew that Congress would oppose. An effect of this was the Lend-Lease Agreement.
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Germany Bombed London (The Beggining Of The Battle Of Britain
Click To Watch: The Blitz (Bombing Of London)Click To Watch Video: The BlitzOn September 7th 1940, Germany bombed London. This event became known as The Blitz, an airtime raid on London. The cause of The Blitz all started with an accident. Germany accidentally droped a bomb on London, and in turn London attacked Berlin. Germany was furious and began to bomb Berlin for 53 consecutive days. Some effects are the schools in London being closed, along with seperating children from their parents.
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Germanys Invasion Of and Loss To The Soviet Union
Click To Watch Video: The Battle Of StalingradOn June 22nd 1941, under the codename operation Barbarossa, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Battle Of Stalingrad started on July 17 1942, and it was one of the bloodiest battles in history. This battle stopped German advance into the USSR.
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Bombing Of Pearl Harbor
Click To Watch The Video: Bombing Of Pearl Harbor (Color) On December 7th, 1941 an abundance of Japan's fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor, near Honulu, Hawaii. Japan attacked for many reasons, the main being that they wanted to put a hold on the interferrence of Roosevelt, in their internal affairs. The major impact of this attack was America's decleration of war on Japan.
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Germany Declares War On The US. The US Declares War On Germany And Japan
Click To Watch Video: Germany Declares War On The United StatesOn December 11th 1941 Germany declared war on the U.S because he despised Roosevelet and his verbal attacks on the Nazis and their ideas. On that same day the United States declared war on Germany, in order to "make the world safe for democracy." 3 days before Germany and the US went to war, the US declared war on Mexico (Dec. 8, 1941) because of the attack on Pearl Harbor
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The Battle Of Midway
Click To Watch Video: The Battle Of Midway The Battle Of Midway(Jun 3, 1942- Jun 7 1942) was a naval battle between Japan and the U.S, which the U.S won. Because they were able to intercept and decoded Japan's plans they were there to counter attack. The battle weakened the Imperial Japanese Navy, and 200 naval aviators died.
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D-Day
Click To Watch Video: D-DayOn June 6th 1944, America, British, and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches alond Normandy, to liberate Western Europe. Causes of D-day were the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the need to take the Nazi front that was occupying northern France. Some effects of D-day was the fact that Paris was liberated and Germany had reached "the begginging of the end"
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Battle Of The Bulge
Click To Watch Video: Battle Of The BulgeThe Battle Of The Bulge started on December 16th 1944. The Battle Of The Bulge was between the U.S, Germany, and the U.K,. The Battle Of The Bulge was an attempt to push the allied front line west. One effect of the battle, was that the Germans lost a lot of weapons. The battle is seen as Hitlers last offensive in the war.
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Battle Of Iwo Jima
Click To Watch Video: Battle Of Iwo JimaThe battle of Iwo Jima was an amphibious invasion, by the americans. The americans invaded because they wanted a place where B-29 bombers could land without going all the way back to the Marina's and for a base for escort fighters. Some effects are Japans airfields were shut down, and the US gained control of a Japanese island, that they used to land bombers on.
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The United States Drops Two Atomic Bombs On Japan
Click To Watch Video: Bombing Footage HiroshimaOn August 6th, 1945 America dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing an estimated 80,000 people immediately. On Agugust 9th 1945, another was dropped in the Japanese city of Nagasaki. The US bombed Japan, so they could bring the war to a speedy end. This bombing caused Japans Surrender on Aug, 15th, 1945 (Japanese Time)
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