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Germany's Invasion of Poland
"German warships and U-Boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea."
Adolf Hitler said it was an act of self-defense.
This initiated World War II. -
German Blitzrieg
The German Blitzkrieg created unorganized/scattered enemy forces.
It was used as a military tactic.
This resulted in short military campaigns. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked U.S. naval base planes in Hawaii,
Japan wanted to expand their territory.
War became a top priority.(More money was more willingly given to war expenses.) -
Battle Of Midway
This battle was a "crucial and decisive naval battle".
Japan wanted dominance.
U.S. won and Japan backed off. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was a "major battle on Eastern front" and "Nazi Germany and its allies fought Soviet Union."
Germany (and Germany's allies) fought for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
Lots of loss of life, defeated Germany, many soldiers were lost to being killed, sick, or frostbite. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
Americanm British and Canadian joined together to fight against Germany. (The allied forces were going against Germany.)
The team came together so that they could defeat Germany.
This opened up a western front. -
Battle of the Bulge
"German offensive campaign" involved. America was caught off guard and fought battles. "Neurtralization of the German counteroffensive."
"Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armiesin northwestern europe."
Hitler could not separate them. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
"U.S. marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from Japanese Imperial Army."
U.S. did not want attacked again so they attacked before the second chance came up.
U.S. won, so there were less forces that could America for the moment. -
Battle of Okinawa
"Allied forces invade" and "engage the Japanese", -
VE Day
VE Day was the day celebrated to "mark the formal acceptance by allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender."
Germany surrendered on this day so we celebrated.
This meant that the war in Europe had ended. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.
It started as a threat that it would happen if there were any type of invasion attempts.
These threats were no longer just words. -
VJ Day
The news of Germany's surrender was announced to the world.
The public knew.
War in Europe was considered over.
