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German Blitzkrieg
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During German Blitzkrieg, Gremany invaded Poland. It happened because Germany wanted to build its empire and felt that other European powers were not letting them. Germany ruined every country except for Great Britain because GB had good defense -Answers.com
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Germany invaded France and captured Paris
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The impact of Germany invading France was Germany's victory on Holland, Belgium and France, leading to an occupation that would last over four years.German tanks broke through the main fronts along the Somme River and the fortified Maginot Line, the British encouraged France to resist at all costs. It happened because France declared war on Germany when Germany was fighting Poland.
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Battle of Britain
Battle Of Britain Opening
The impact of this was that Germany concentrated on bombing London and other British cities. The battle happened because The Luftwaffe tried to destroy the Royal Air Force. Germany launched a bombing attack on the city of Lodon, but the Britain shot down a lot of German planes.
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Lend Lease
Lend Lease videos
The Lend Lease happened because it was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. The US gave Britain war supplies and naval warships in return for military bases. The lend-lease provided military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the US.
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Germany invaded the Soviet Union
Greatest Mistake in Human History
It is also known as Operation Barbosa. It happened because Hitler vowed to regain the lands they had once lost. Hitler had lost the war. Army groups with over 3 million German soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor bombing
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The attack was a surprise, On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. It lasted two hours. The japanese destroyed eight enormous battleships,naval vessels, and about 300 planes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died. America radically altered
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Germany declared war on the US. The US declared war on Japan and Germany
ADOLF HITLER WAR ON US
This happened because Japan was an ally of Germany and Italy. The Axis Powers declared war on the US. Italy made a HUGE mistake when they declared war on the US.
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Battle Of Midway
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle. It was fought almost entirely with aircrafts. After the victory of the battle, it was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. It happened because the Japanese wanted to widen its sphere of influence and conquest.
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American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
DDay
The Allies got a foothold on the North of France, it was a huge psycological blow to the German military. D-day happened to end WWII and the Nazi domination of Europe. The Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France,
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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge in World War II happened because of Hitler's plan to launch a counter-offensive to thrust through the allied armies. The battle of the bulge was Hitler's last stand. He put everything he had into that battle. The Germans threw 250,000 soldiers into the initial assault, 14 German infantry divisions guarded by five panzer divisions-against 80,000 Americans.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Allied Forces suffered more casualties than their Japanese counterparts. One-third of all Marine losses during World War II happened at Iwo Jima. There was bombings and tunnels.The Battle of Iwo Jima was a U.S. invasion on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima
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The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
Bombing in Japan
What happened was that the US dropped a atomic bomb on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki). The effect was that WW2 ended. The US wanted Japan to surrender that's why they dropped two bombs.
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