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The Holocaust
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Munich Conference
Hitler, Mussolini, French premeeier Edouard Daladier, and Brtish prime minister Neville Chamderlain signed the Munich pact. The pact handed Czechoslovakia over to Hitler to appease him. Shortly after that the Czech nation was completely dominated by Germany. By the invasion of Poland Czechoslovakia did not exist. -
Non Agression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union established the German-Soviet. Non agression Pact to calm the tension in Europe. The two countries agreed to take no military action aganist each other for the next ten years. The Pact also had a secret agreement in which the Soviet and Germans agree how they would later divide up Eastern Europe. The Pact fall apart in June 1941 when Germany invaded Soviet. -
Blitzrieg
The German word Blitzerg is a term for lightning fast. Blitzerg is a military war tatic that Hitler first used in Poland. Hitler used blitzerg to take over many European countries. Blitzerg was later adopted by U.S. General George Patton for his army. -
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Germany invades Poland
Hitler tired to capture the lost territory; Poland. Germany bombarded Poland from land and air. Hitler wanted to wage war with his blitzerg strategy. Which caused World War II to start. -
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Japan invades China
The Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China; conquering Manchuria. Which resulted to the Rape of Nanking. The officer of th Japanses army allowed his troops to ransack Nanking. The death toll was 250,000. -
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Battle of Britain
Greman and British air forces clashed in the skies over the UK. A turning point in WWII. The Battle of Britain ended when Germany Luftwaffe failed. Britain victory saved the country from a ground invasion, from germay and possibly germany taking Britains land. -
Lend-Lease Act
Providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during WWII. The Lend Lease Act allowed the president to send armies. Any other war material to Britain and other places without payment. The Lend Lease brought the United States one step closer to entering into the war. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler send the German arny to invade the Soviet Union. Three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory, Barbarossa was the turning point in WWII. For Hitler's failure forced germany to fight a two front war. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the American naval base at pearl Habor. The Japanese destoryed nearly 20 American naval vessels. The day after president FDR asked congress to declare war on Japan. America had finally joined WWII. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was knonw as the Operation Iceberg. The last and biggest of the Pacific Island battles of WWII. At stake were air bases vital to the invasion of Japan. The United States won the Battle of Okinawa. -
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Battle of Midway
Six month after the attack on pearl Harbor. The U.S. defeated Japan in one of the most crucial battles navai battles of WWII. By breaking the Japanese code U.S. was able to present preempt and counter Japan's remaining air craft carriers damaging the Japanese navy. Thee U.S. won the battle of Midway. -
Baatan Death March
The United States surrender the Baatan pennsula on the Philippine Island to the japanese. Roughly about 75,000 Filipino and American troops were forcced to march to far off prison camps. The illtreatment by Japanese guards and the intense heat caused thousands to die. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet had the victory over Germany. Russians considered it to be the greatest battle. The Battle of Stalingrad stopped the Germans from pushing into the Soviet Union. The war was in favor of the Allies. -
D-Day
D-Day was the Battle of Normandy. Codenamed Operation Overload. D-Day took 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on 5 beachs a 50 mile stretch of the coast of France's Normsndy region. The invasions resulted in the defeat of germany and Hitler did not control Northern France. Normandy is known for the ending of the war in Europe. -
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Battle of the Bulge
During WWIIThe Battle of Bulge was the lagest battle fought in Europe. largest battle fought by United States army. The battle of Bulge is also called Ardennes offensive. Germany wanted to place a wedge bewteen American and British armies in France to capture the part of Antwerp. In resuslt American armies British armies and the French armies joined together to push Germany out of France. -
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Battle of Lwo Jima
America was able to operate on land and water; amphibious invasion of Lwo Jima during WWII, The U.S. saw a need for a naval base near Japanese coast.Lwo Jima was defened by 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops. dispite all that America had the victory. -
V-E Day
The defeat of the Germany. Soviet Captured Germany capital Berlin. Hitler comits suicide. Great Britain and the United States celebrate victory in Europe. -
The Bombing Of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
America dropped the world's first atmoic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion destoryed 90 percent of the city; killed 80,000 people. Three days later America dropped another bomb on Nagasaki. Murdering 40,4000 people. Then Japan surrender. -
V-J Day
V-J Daay stands for Victory over Japan Day. The Japanese had surrender. In which resulted to ending WWII. The Pacific brought six years of hostilies to a final and highly anticipated close. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Unionand seven of it's European countries signed a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact. The Warsaw Pcat included Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungry, East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. A mutual defense; that put theSoviets in command of the armed forces. The treaty called on all the members to come to the defense of any member being attacked by any outside forces: oreign invasions.
