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-German forces bombarded Poland on land and from the air
- The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy.
- Once Hitler had a base of operations within the target country, he immediately began setting up “security” forces to annihilate all enemies of his Nazi ideology, whether racial, religious, or political. -
This set into motion after six year bloody global conflict that will change the world forever.
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On this day German war ships entered major Norwegian ports, deploying thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. German forces also occupy Copenhagen and other Danish cities
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German troops overran Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France in six weeks starting in May 1940
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Churchill was appointed because of his military leadership ability. During his first speech he said “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat’’. He promised his country and the world that the British people would never surrender. He shaped allied strategy in the war
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Known as the battle of Britain and lasted 3 months It consisted of a long series of bombing raids. Britain was outnumbered by the German fighters but had a very effective radar system which made sneak attacks less likely to happen Britain also produced superior air crafts. The German fighters had a limited flight radius and lacked the bomb load capacity to have permanent devastation on their targets
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Germany Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite to form the axis powers. The pack provided mutual assistance should any of them suffer attacked by any nation not already involved in the war. This was aimed directly at The U.S to make them think twice before going to the side of allies. Hungary also signed the pack in 1940
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Over 3 million German troops invaded Russia with the most powerful invasion force in history. They had over 3,00 tanks, 2,500 aircraft and 7,000 altrilary pieces By the end of the first day more than 1,000 Soviet aircraft were Destroyed Even though the Russian troops were tough and had a large number of arms at their disposal, they were disorganised, enabling the Germans to penetrate up to 300 miles into Russian territory.
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It was a scene of devastating attack. Hundreds of Japanese attacked the base where they managed to damage nearly 20 navy vessels, including 8 battleships and over 300 air planes. More that 2,000 Americans died in the attack including civilians. Another 1,000 people were wounded.
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As a result of the Pearl Harbor Attacks the U.S enters World War 2. President Franklin Roosevelt stated “ that the American people and their richous might will win through to absolute victory’’. On both coasts, civilian defense groups were mobilized and Japanese Nationals were rounded up and held in custody
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Hitler declares war on the United States. Hitler despised Roosevelt for his Nazi ideology he also believed that Japan was much stronger than what it was and once that Japan defeated the U.S. Japan would help Germany defeat Russia.
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Largest bombing raid in World War 2 was the bombing of Cologne Germany. Over 1,000 bombers were sent to destroy chemical and machine tool facilities. Almost 1,500 tons of bombs were dropped, damaging 600 acres of the city and crippling industrial output.
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Japan had hoped for a surprise attack at Midway and code breakers were able to figure out their plans and were able to prepare for the attack. It was a decisive victory in the air- sea battle and a successful defense of the major base located at Midway island
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After 38 days the U.S and Great Britain forces drove German and Italian troops from Cissilay. This is the first step into assaulting the Italian mainland
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The surrender came after several weeks of negotiations with the Italian Government and the Allies. In the wake of Mussolini's removal from power
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Allied forces pushed back the Germans. This resulted in the Allied liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany control. Approximately 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along a 50 mile stretch on the coast of France
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Paris is liberated after 4 years of Nazi occupation by the French second armored division and the U.S fourth entry division. Most of the 20,000 German troops surrendered and fled. Those that fought were quickly overcome.
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It was the last major German defensive campaign during World War 2. Winston Churchill called it the greatest American battle of the war. It was Adolf Hitler's last major offensive in the war.
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It was a five week battle of some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific war in World War 2. The U.S Marine corps landed on the island with the goal of capturing the entire Island to provide a staging area for attacks of the Japanese mainland
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After FDR died, Harry Truman took office President Truman made the decision made the decision to use the atomic bombs against Japan and helped to rebuild Europe after post war.
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He commited suicide when he knew Germany was about to lose the war. He swallowed a cyanide capsule and shot himself in the head
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General Eisenhower demanded complete surrender of all German forces.
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An American B-29 bomber on Hiroshima The explosion wiped out 90% of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. Tens of thousands of more would later die of radiation exposure
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3 days after the bombing of Hiroshima another B-29 bomber dropped the second atomic bomb called Fat man on Nagasaki. The explosion killed an estimated 40,000 people. Japan's emperor Hirohito announced his country’s unconditional surrender
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After the dropping of the second atomic bomb Japan surrenders. It was aboard the USS Missouri. Truman appointed General Mccarthy to head the allied occupation of Japan as supreme commander of the allied