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German Blitzkrieg
It was a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces. It had no effect on the war but it allowed German forces to rapidly overwhelm their opponents. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Britain bombed German Warships and Hitler attacked the USSR breaking the nonaggression with the Soviet Union.
This lead to Polish army getting defeated and Britain and France declaring war on Germany. -
Fall of Paris
German troops invaded France and pushed British Forces and French Forces back to the sea in Operation Dynamo. -
Operation Barbarossa
It was the failure of German troops to defeat the Soviet forces and it was a crucial turning point in the war. The Operation Barbarossa had unrealistic objectives from the beginning. -
Pearl Harbor
The imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor, 18 US warships had been sunk and 188 air craft destroyed, and 2,403 Americans were killed. -
Bataan Death March
Around 60,000 - 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps by the Japanese. Many troops died because of how badly they treated them. The Bataan Death March motivated Americans to fight for their country the lives that were lost. -
Battle of Midway
It was the turning point of the Pacific War, the United States defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was one of the longest and bloodiest battles. The battle was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and Nazi Germany and the Axis powers. -
Allied invasion of Italy
The invasion of mainland Italy by the Allies of World War II. The Allies wanted to control North Africa and they had succeeded in doing that which led to them being able to invade Italy. -
D-Day
Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. This began the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was an attempt to push the allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. It became the worst battle in terms of casualties for the US. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The island of Iwo Jima was captured by the United States Marine Corps during World War II. The United States gained control to both the island and the Japanese air fields located there. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was the final push towards Japan and it was the last major battle of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Prisoners in the concentration camps were liberated by the Allied Forces. -
VE Day
It is the day that the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany accepted the unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Potsdam Declaration
A declaration calling for the unconditional surrender of Japan during World War II by the United States, Great Britain, and China. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The first bomb that was dropped was on Hiroshima, Japan by the United States. More than 100,000 people were killed and the bombing brought World War II to an end. -
VJ Day
It is the "victory over Japan" when they announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies and ending World War II.
