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Invasion of Poland and The Baltic Nations
Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, tied to gain lost land from WW1. German forces comes and bumbards Poland from the air and the ground. It was the start of Hitler's plan blitzkrieg. The Soviet Union was also part of the invasion. They had helped the Germans fight and gained land.
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Germany Invades France
German forces had planned a surprise attack on France by trapping them from Belgium and the sea. They had captured Paris. Germany had made the French government fall into pieces. The British Forces came to help France.
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Beginig Of Battle of Britain
German Bobmers had dropped bombs on London. 30000 bombs were dropped and 6000 people were killed in teh first 30 days. This is what had startet the battle of Britain aka. The Blitz. The battle had lasted for over a year.
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Lend Lease Act
The Lend Lease Act was an act signed by the United States to help get the war over with, without fighting. The U.S. gave war interest that they collected to the people who needed it, mostly the allies- Britain.
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Operation Barbossa
This battle was the turning point of World War 2 in the East. Hitler thought it would be a great idea to invade the Soviet Union, but in the end Russia had fought harder and won. Harsh weather conditions had made it hard for Germans to fight.
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Pearl Harbor Attack
On this date, America was shaken so quickly. Japanese forces had destroyed 20 ships and 300 planes. 2000 U.S. soldiers were killed in the attack. F.D.R had immediatly declared war on Japan. America had officialy joined World War 2.
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War Declared on United States
German Forces were always against the U.S. When the Pearl Harbor attack came, America had declared war on Japan, which had led Germany declaring war on America. America fought back by declaring war. America had officialy joined the allies side.
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Victory of Battle of The Midway
The Battle of The Midway was the turning point of World War 2 in the Pacific. The U.S. had read the codes that the japanese had and it made it easier for the U.S. to save themselves and win. They had suprise attacked Japan and had won the battle from that attack.
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Battle of The Buldge
The Battle of the Buldge is the largest battle faught on the western front and is the biggest battle fougth with the U.S. Navy. The allied line had made a buldge, that is where the name of the battle comes from. The goal for the german forces was to split the allied forces.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima is the first big battle fought on Japanese mainland. On the first day 30,000 U.S. marines landed on the shore of Iwo Jima. After brutaly fighting, the U.S. had finally won and had raised the flag on the land.
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Heroshima and Nagasaki
This is a big turn of World War 2. The U.S. had dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, the city of Heroshima. The Bomb had killed 80,000 people. Three days later, another bomb had been dropped on the city of Nagasaki, killing more than 40,000 people. After the two bombs, Japan had surrendered.
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