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China Falls to Japan
Japan invades China and soon falls. Japan went in to gather resoucres. -
Blitzkrieg into Poland
Germany invaded Poland by using the Blitzkrieg tactic. They where very successful in taking complete control of Poland mainly due to the fact that Poland's army was ill equipped. The invasion of Poland made France and Great Britian Declare War on Germany. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
In the war in Europe the Allies wanted to prepare for a cross-channel invasion by sending supplies from the U.S to Great Britian. However German U-boats made this task difficult. The Allies countered by using the convoy system and using the newly invented Radar to sense German U-boats. As a result, the United States was able send the much needed supplies to Britian for the invasion. -
Germany invasion of France
After the fall of Belgium, Holland, and Luxemburg Germany invades france by using the Blitzkreig tatic. The attack forced French and British troops to retreat from the northern part of France, to southern France and also to Great Britian. France was an ideal place for the Germans to make a staging area to invade Great Britain. -
Dunkirk
After France was completly overrun by German forces. The Allies used Dunkirk as defense and the evacuation of 340,000 troops. When france is completly taken over, Britian was the only nation left. -
Battle of Britain/ Operation Sea lion
The Battle of Britain and Operation Sea Lion was Germany attempt to gain air superiority and eventually ivade Britain. However, the germans were not successful in doing so. As a result, the British were able to fend off th German's. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Over four million soldiers along with thousands of motor vechiles invaded the USSR along athe largest invasion in the history of warfare. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked U.S ships stationed at Pearl Harbor. They destroyed a good portion of our ships, but they many of our aircraft carriers where out of the dock so the United Sates still had effiecent navy. This attack forced the United Sates into World War 2. -
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Island Hopping
The tactic the United Sates used during the Pacific War. It was a means of crossing the ocean by taking one island and then going the next one. The tactic was proved effective. -
Philipines 1942
Japan invades Philipines around when they attacked Pearl Harbor and eventually took control of it. This was another reason why the United States entered the war. -
New Guinea
The Japanese invaded New guinea in the Pacific. The Allies fought and eventually pushed Japan out of the island up which was twoards the end of the war. -
Doolittle Raid
A group of U.S bomber pilots flew modded bomber planes so that they have enough fuel to fly to Tokyo. However, the pilots did not have enough fuel to make it back so their plan was to land in China. The raid caused a little bit of damage and additionally it was big morale boost to the U.S. -
Bataan ( battle and March)
During the Invasion of the Phillippines, U.S soildiers were able to fend off the Japanese for three months when they ran out of supplies. After the Soildiers surrendered, they were forced to march 70 miles through tough jungle conditions to the POW camps. Around 10,000 men died during the March. -
Coral Sea
Location of a battle that took place between the U.S and Japan. The Japanese wanted to cut off shipping lanes from the U.S to Austrialia and also to set up for an invasion of Austrialia. After two days of intense air-combat, The United States was able to push the Japanese back. -
Midway
Japan attacked the Midway Islands in hopes of gaining dominance in the Pacific and maybe then an invasion of Pearl Harbor. Fortunately, after the 4-day bettle we were able fend off the Japanese and we destroyied 4 carriers, causing them to loose their offensive force. The battle is cosidered the turning point in the war. -
El Alemein
A battle fought between Germany and British Forces in Egyipt. Eventhough the battle was a stalemate, the Allies were able to stop the German advance into Egyipt. -
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal in the solomon islands was a fight between Japanese and American forces which lasted 6 months. The battle tough the U.S how to fight in jungles. -
Stalingrad
A major battle in World War II Europe in which the Germans fought the Soviet Union at Stalingrad. The battle consisted mostly of street to street combat. It was one of the key battles the Soviet Union won in which the Germans lost their ability to fight offensively. -
Operation Tourch
Operation Tourch called for an invasion of Sicily and from there invade Italy. The operation was set up so the Allies could strike at weakest side of Germany. -
Kursk
The battle of Kursk was another key battle which icluded a huge tank battle fought between the Germans and the Soviets.The Soviets defeated the Germans and they were able to change the tide in Europe. -
Sicily
The invasion of Sicily was a apart of Operation Husty. Around 160,00 Allied troops invaded Sicily and gained control within 39 days. As a result, the people of Italy were fed up with Mussolini and jailed him. -
Salerno
Allies invaded Salerno, Italy. The battle resulted in the surrender of Italy but the Germans did have some control in Itlay so it took the Allies serveral more months to clear them out. -
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Gilbert and Marshal Islands
In the Pacific Theater of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, from November 1943 through February 1944, were key strategic operations of the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps in the Central Pacific. The purpose was to establish airfields that would allow land based air support for the upcoming operations across the central pacific. -
Anzio
The battle of Anzio was an Allied invasion in Italy against German forces. It was a succeful battle, but had it's flaws. -
Germany takes Geece
Greece troops were outnumbered by the Germans and eventually fell under German control. -
D-Day
On this day Allied troops landed along a 60 mile fortified coast line in Normandy, France. Germany did not expect the Allies to attack Normandy, but we still lost 10,700 soilders at the end of the day. Overall the operation was a complete success! The Allies created a second front and from there we liberated Paris. -
Guam
The Americans set out to retake guam and push back the Japanese. They were successful in doing so and recaptured the base. -
Operation Dragon
Operation dragon was the invasion of Southern France. The battle force the Germans out of Southern France. -
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Philippines 1944-1945
The American invasion of the Philippines pushed the Japanese out of the country. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest naval battle in history. It was fought in Leyte Gulf in the Pacific between the United States and the Japanese. It was the first battle where the Japanese used Kamikazi. In the aftermath th U.S retakes the Philippines and the U.S almost completely destroy Japan's navy -
Battle of the Buldge
The Battle of the Buldge was Germany's last big counter offensive. Bringing in their finest soildiers, they attacked the weakest part of the Allied line and which then formed a buldge. The USA was able to defend against the German attack and forced them to retreat. -
Bastogne
During the Battle of the Buldge, a group of U.S soildiers were dug in at the city of Bastogne. Eventhough they were surronded by Germans, they were able fend them off untill reinforcements arrived. -
Yalta Conference
It was a meeting at the end of the war which included the big three: United States, Britian, and the Soviet Union . In the meeting we talked about issues like Russia's request over Poland. During the meeting the Allies were able to resolve a few important issues. -
Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in the Pacific. America's goal was to retake the main airfeilds to use as a staging area to launch attacks on Japan. -
Okinawa
One of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific. After 82 days of intense fighting the Americans finally were victorious. The U.S used the island as an airfield after the battle. -
Hitlers suicide
During final days of the war in Europe, Germany announces the death of Hitler. After announcing this, many German soilders decided to surrender and ultimatley led to the victory in Europe -
Germany's Surrender
Otherwise known as V.E day, Germany finally unconditionally surrenders to the Allies. -
Potsdam
A confrence which participants include the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain. The goals of the conferance where establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of the war. -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Instead of an Invasion of Japan =, which would've cost the lives of thousands on both side the Allies used the A-bomb on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The effects of the bomb where devestating to Japanese and eventually the surrender of Japan. -
Japanese Surrender
Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. In september the peace treaty was signed on the USS Missouri.
