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Germany's Invasion Of Poland
Germany invaded Poland from the west while the Soviet Union invaded from the east. Hitler and Stalin planned to divide Poland. And after the invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939 -
German Blitzkrieg
While Hitler and Joseph Stalin were invading Poland Germans used fierce fighting. That fighting was called "Blitzkrieg" or lightning war. It was made up of German surprise attack and rapid invasions. -
Pearl Harbor
Since the Japanese were invading, the United States put a ban on resources Japan needed. On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked and president Roosevelt called this day "a day that will live in infamy." The Japanese disabled 19 ships, destroyed 188 airplanes, wounded 1,100 and killed 2,400 Americans -
Battle Of Stalingrad
After losing the Battle Of Great Britain, Germany turned and attacked the Soviet Union. Stalin Started the "Scorched Earth Policy"-burn everything that could be helpful to the Germans. Battle of Stalingrad considered the turning point in the war. 100,000 Germans died;80,000 captured when the German wait until winter to attack. -
D-Day
Churchill, FDR, and Eisenhower planned a land invasion of France. On June 6, 1944 during the night the allies went in on parachutes and gliders behind enemy lines before the invasion. The Resistance also blew up bridges and railroads to slow down the German reinforcements on D-day. They also spied on German troop movement, information that was crucial to the D-day invasion. -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allies in Europe. 600,000 Americans fought in the battle;80,000 killed. Germans lost 100,000. Germans lost because they ran out of fuel.
Hitler commits suicide(took a cyanide pill then shot himself). -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima took place in February 1945.Despite its size, Iwo Jima was considered to have great tactical importance. There were two airfields on the island. They were under Japan's control; they could be used by Japanese fighter planes to attack American bombers on their flights to Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies.Thus, from the Japanese view Okinawa was and could be no more than a delaying battle of attrition on a grand scale. -
VE Day
May 8th 1945, was the date the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Reich, formally recognising the end of the Second World War in Europe. The Allies had begun to overrun Germany from the west during April as Russian forces advanced from the east. -
Dropping of Atomic Bombs
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
VJ Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.”
