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Germanys invasion of Poland
Germany started its military campaign against Poland. This happened because Germany wanted a Polish city with a large German speaking population, and started war for it because Britain and France stopped there policys of appeasment with Hitler. -
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Blitzkrieg
Germany would do fast attacks with planes, paratroopers, and tanks.It was and is an effective stratigie to win battles fast.An effect was the quick fall of Poland. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launc hed a suprise attack on the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor. This happened because the US stopped trading oil and scrap metal with Japan. an effect was the US entering WW2 -
D-Day
The allies launched a suprise attack on Normandy.This happened because the allies needed a foothole in western europe.The allies started to push the nazis back out of France. -
Battle of the Bulge
A German counter attack on the Allied advance.The allies were marching into Germany so the Germans wanted to break there lines. Germany failed and the allies kept advancing. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The invasion of Iwo Jima.To further the US advance. US came closer to the japanese mainland -
Battle of Okinawa
The invasion of and taking of another japanese island. To get closer to japan. Put the allies only 350 miles from the japanese mainlad. -
VE day
The allies defeat the axis in europe. The allies took Berlin. The end of the Third Riech. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagisaki.
To end the war in the pacific.To end the war without a land invasion. -
VJ Day
Japans unconditinal surrender. The drop of the atomic bombs. End of WW2
