World War 2

By lauren davis

  • Germany's invasion of poland

    Germany's invasion of poland
    1. 1.5 million german troops invaded poland. They used u-boats to attack naval forcesvin the batalic sea.
    2. so that way germans woulf colonize their country and slaves would become inslaved
    3. let to a war between german and breat britain.

  • German Blitzkreig

    German Blitzkreig
    1. Germany quickly overran much of europe and was victorius for more than two years. 2.because they wanted to disorganize their firepower and mobile fores.
    2. Hitler sought rearmament in both breath and depth, with an economy oriented.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    1.Japanese planes attacked the u.s.
    2. was intended to neutralize the u.s pacific fleet, and protect japan's advance in malaya

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    1. the day the allied powers crossed the english channel 2.watned to invade and win the war
    2. 155,000 allied troops- americans, british, and canadians- had successfully stormed normandy's beaches.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    1. largest battle fought on the western front in europe during world war 2.
    2. because hitler's plan to launch a counter- offensive to thrust through the allied armies
    3. 30,000 soliders and 44,000 infantry were killed or captured

  • LIberation of concentration camps

    LIberation of concentration camps
    1. wanted to move troops
    2. didnt want their troops to be or get killed.
    3. more than 10,000 died

  • Battle of iwo jima

    Battle of iwo jima
    1. it was the only large engagment of the war in which allied forces suffered more causalties than their japanese counterparts.
    2. u.s marines landed on and eventually captured the island of iwo jima from the japanese imoerial.
    3. it is one of the volcano isands that extends east of okinawa.

  • Battle of okinawa

    Battle of okinawa
    1. largest amphibious landing in the pacific theatre of world war two.
    2. to prove a bloody battle even by the standards of the war in far east.
    3. 757 were wounded, 2,000 japanese troops were killed.

  • VE Day

    VE Day
    1. HItler committed suicide
    2. to mark the formal acceptance by the allies of world war two. 3.Adolf killed himself

  • Postdam declaration

    Postdam declaration
    1. called surrendor of all japanese armed forces during world war two.
    2. to continue discussions that had begun already.
    3. failed to settle most of the important issues at hand.

  • Dropping of the atomic bombs

    Dropping of the atomic bombs
    1. Dropped 2-29 bombs over a japanese city
    2. wanted the war to end.
    3. 90% of the city and killed 80,000 people

  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    1. when japan's formal surrendor took place aboard the u.s.s.
    2. to surrendor unconditionally to its allies.
    3. ending the war.