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Battle of Britain
Key People:
Germany, Briatain
What Happened:
Germany bombed the Royal Air force, airport runways, and the British radar.
Where did it Happen:
Great Briatian
Why did it Happen:
Germany wanted to invade Great Britain, but to do this they needed to destroy Great Briatin's Royal Air force
Overall Outcome of this event:
Over time Germany kept attacking and Great Briatian was able to fight them off and win the war
"The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin" -Prime Minister -
Operation Barbarossa
June 22, 1941- December 5,194
Key People: Germany, Soviet UnionWhat Happened:Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union Where did it happen:In the Soviet UnionWhy did it happen:Hitler wanted the oil from the Soviet Union’s resources Overall Outcome of the event:More than 800,000 soviets had been killed, 6 million soviet soldiers wounded or captured -
Pearl Harbor
Key People:
Japan, America
What Happened:
Japan bombed the U.S. military/naval base, 2,400 U.S. died, 2 U.S. battle ships sunk and multiple planes and ships
destroyed
Where did it happen:
Oahu, Hawaii
Why did it happen:
Japan was upset that the U.S. stopped trade w/ Japan and froze money assets of Japan in U.S. banks
Overall Outcome:
U.S. declares war on Japan and joins WWII -
Bataan Death March
Key people:Japan, PhilippinesWhat Happened:People were abused and demolished during the walkWhere did it happen: The PhilippinesWhy did it Happen:The Japanese forced the POW’s to march to a prison camp near Cabunatuan. Some Filipino soldiers died of malnutrition or ilnessesOverall Outcome of the event:This death march was later judged by and Allied military and about 2,500-10,000 Filipino and 100-650 Americans died before reaching the camp -
Operation Overlord
June 6, 1944-August 30,1944
Key people:Britain, America, Canada, France, GermanyWhat happened:Allied forces attacked German forces with over 150,000 soldiersWhere did it happen:Normandy FranceWhy did it happen:By doing this the Allied forces tried to end the Nazi domination in EuropeOverall Outcome of this event:France was freed from Germany’s control and the Allies joined victory that became a huge turning point in WWII in Europe -
Battle of the Bulge
Key People:Germany, U.S.What happened:Germany attacked the U.S. in the Winter when the Americans weren’t ready, they killed thousands of American troopsWhere did it happen:Bastogne, BelgiumWhy did it Happen:It was Germany’s attempt to drive the Allies off of Mainland EuropeOverall Outcome of the Event:It was the last big attack from the Nazi’s -
Yalta Conference
Key People:Roosevelt, Churchill and StalinWhat Happened:Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta to confirm a postwar conferenceWhere did it happen:Yalta, UkrainianWhy did it Happen:Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin talked about what would happen after WWII. They decided that Germany would be split into four occupied zones.Overall Outcome:They decided that Germany would be split into four occupied zones. Also they agreed to form a United Nations -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Key people:United States, JapanWhat happened:The U.S. attacked and bombedWhere did it happen:Iwo Jima, JapanWhy did it happen:The U.S. wanted the battle to take place on a Japanese homeland and the Americans wanted to attack Japanese island before JapanOverall Outcome of the event:After 36 days of fighting the U.S. finally secured the island of Iwo Jima -
V-E day
Key People:Germany, Britain, America, Canada, FranceWhat Happened:On May 8, 1945 the Allies celebrated victory hat is called Victory in Europe day or V-E dayWhere did it happen:EuropeWhy did it Happen:Germany surrendered to the Western AlliesOverall Outcome of the event:The war in Europe ended -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
August 6-9 1945Key people:Japan, United StatesWhat happened:The atomic bomb named little boy was dropped on Hiroshima and the whole City was destroyedWhere did it happen:Hiroshima, Nagasaki Why did it happen:The bomb was dropped to try to end the war against JapanOverall Outcome of the event:Japan later surrendered and about 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing -
V-J day
Key People:Japan, U.S. What Happened: The Japanese signed a surrendered treatyWhere did it Happen:Aboard the USS MissouriWhy did it Happen:On August 15 the Japanese Emperor announced that Japan would surrenderOverall Outcome of the Event:Japan decided to surrender