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Germany Invaded Poland
When Hitler invaded Poland. France and Germany invaded Poland. This was the start of WWll. This was a change. -
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Start and end of WWll
Thesis:Worldwide depression after WWI led to economic breakdown in most of developed world in the 1920's and 1930's. Hitler's rise to power was helped by depression and isolationism in France, Great Britain, and the U.S. Nations that won WWI had resisted cooperation in the peace that followed and Germany was left to run over its enemies in Europe. Germany and Japan both sought valuable natural resources in neighboring countries and took military action to secure those resources. Thus leading to -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War air campaign. Germany suffered its first defeat in the skies over England. Thus causing Japan to abandon Japan. This was a change. -
Germany Invades Russia
Germany invades the USSR. This creates what is known as the Eastern Front. It was bad strategetic decision by Germany. Creating a two front war divides resources and sets up Germany for defeat. This is a change. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into WWll. The US Navy Habor was attacked by Japanese War Planes. The war in the Pacific began. This is a change. -
Battle of Midway
The turning point in the war in the Pacific came in June, 1942 at the Battle of Midway. In a four day battle fought between aircraft based on giant aircraft carriers. The U.S. regained control of pacific. This was a change. -
Stalingrad
The Germans were caught in summer uniforms. I was a bitter cold Russian winter that year. It was a major battle of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. This was a change becuase it was the begining of the end for Germany. -
D-Day
Eisenhower led allie troops in an invasion of Normandy. The armies fought their way through France and Belgium and into Germany while Russian troops fought from the east. This was turning point for the allies. This was a change. -
Hitlers Death
Hitler commits suicide, shortly before the fall of Berlin and surrendered of German forces in Europe. This wa a victory for the allies as Germany was defeated. This is a change. -
Hiroshima
President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. In order to prevent more US casualities. Over 78,000 Japaneses died. This was a continuity of death in World War ll. -
Formal Surender
A formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends. This is a change at the time. War izs officialy over and the World can begin to recover.