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blitzkrieg
A german term for "lightning war", this method of fighting was meant to sow disorganization and decimate civilian population and troops indiscriminately. The fighting is so quick and intense that resistance often ceases after a few days, tops. http://bit.ly/2pJKRbn -
Germany Captures Paris
Germany invaded france and took paris. german leaders began arresting, interrogated, and spied on civilians in paris. canadian troops tried to free france from german control, -
battle of britain starts
germany bombs london and the battle begins. Hitler needed to take britain, but he needed to first obliterate the RAF to keep his millitary and ships safe. the luftwaffe, however, failed to gain the upper hand in airforce. It only succeeded in wiping out a large part of the population. -
Lend Lease Act
the lend lease act was passed on this day. It was the main way for the U.S. to supply help to other countries. we could not help outright and physically because we had not yet declared war on germany. -
The bombing of pearl harbor
Japan wished to destroy U.S. fleets and prevent us from interfering in southeast asia. The bombing finally forced the U.S. into the war. japan suffered only minor losses during the bombing. 2403 people died. -
Germany declares war on the U.S., U.S. declares war on Germany and Japan
germany declared war on the U.S. after what it believed were a number of small, irritating aggressions while we were stil neutral. The U.S. declared war on germany because of germany's declaration, and on Japan for the bombing of pearl harbor. -
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Stalingrad
Germany invaded the soviet union. The soviet union defeated germany at Stalingrad on Feb 2, 1943. this signaled the turning point in the war in eastern europe. http://bit.ly/2phHKG9 -
The U.S. defeated Japan at the battle of the Midway
Japanese fleets attempted to destroy american ships in the pacific theatre. Instead, american troops obliterated every. japanese. ship. America also dealt with almost every japanese warplane. -
D-Day
On d-day allied troops landed on normandy in france to fight with nazi germany. They fought to free western europe. The allys won the battle on the beach. -
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The Bombing of Hirosima and Nagasaki
on the sixth we dropped big boy and and an ultimatum: surrender or be obliterated. on the ninth, time to surrender was up. we dropped fat man on nagasaki.
