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German Blitzkrieg
The German troops made quick surprise attacks because there were fewer casualties and it allowed them to take France very quickly. Lots of lives were lost, but not for the Germans. It scared the Allies, where Central Powers stayed strong. -
Germay's Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded POland and took it over because they were weak and wouldn't take action. In result, Poland then got overridden and GB and France declared war on Germany. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombing of ships in Pearl Harbor was done because the USA cut off Japan's oil supply. It resulted in thousands of innocent deaths. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
A jewish resistence in the Warsaw Ghettos happend because they werent happy that they were being treated badly, so Germans burnt the Ghettos down and killed thousands. -
D-Day
The invasion of Normandy was to surprise Germany with U.S. soldiers flooding in through France, so we could get into the heart of Germany, which we were sucessfull, and Germany surrendered. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
The Soviets and the USA went into the camps and stated freeing these innocent people to show the end of war and prove their innocence, they saved thousands of innocent lives. -
Battle of the Buldge
A German offense tactic toward the end of WW2, attemptimg to capture land, ended in gruesome conditions and many innocent deaths. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The USA won this battle, along with Iwo Jima. It was fought to gain land and resulted in more power for the US, and less for Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
A battle of the pacific for allies to gain land, ended in 100,000 Japanese and 50,000 allied casualties. -
VE day
Victory in Europe day was celebrated because of Germany's surrender. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The USA dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to make them surrender, and it worked. 130,000 died right away, there were radiation sickness issues, they needed to evacuate, etc. -
VJ day
Victory over Japan day was celebrated as the final ending of WW2. In result, there has yet to be a WW3.
