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German Blitzkrieg
Why it happened: it happened because of the blitzkrieg the germans wanted to build a empire and felt that other european were retsricting them.
What happened:Blitzkrieg means “lightning war”. It was an innovative military technique first used by the Germans in World War Two and was a tactic based on speed and surprise. Blitzkrieg relied on a military force be based around light tank units supported by planes and infantry.
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Pearl Harbor
What happened:hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.
Why did it happen:was intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and hence protect Japan's advance into Malaya and the Dutch East Indies,
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Wannsee Conference
Why it happened The Wannsee Conference (German: Wannseekonferenz) was a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. -
Battle of Midway
What:The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
Why:he United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre.
Effect Alot of people died
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Battle of Stalingrad
What: It stopped the germans from invading the other states.
Why: They had to make sure they got the land
Effect:Russians think it to be one of the greatest battles of their Great Patriotic War.It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies.
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Allied Invasion of Italy
What: all the allies fromed a allience and tried and conquered the german territory
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D-Day
why it happened: II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.
what happened: soilders pilled up in these big U-Boats and they got off the baot and went on a island to start to fight -
Battle of the bulge
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VE day
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dropping of the atomic bomb
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Battle of Iwo jima
Why: We needed to get the island so we would have a island for recoures and other needs for the soilders.
What: the U.S marine went to go capture the island of iwo jima and later they ended up capturing the island
Effect: We gained a whole island to help the U.S. troops and getting other recources
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
What: concervation camps were where soviet soilders went prisoners in the final stages of the war.
Why: They went there becasue it wsa trh last stage of war for them beofre they went home.
Effects: The conditon there was horrible very dirty and very crowded.
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VJ- Day
What: Japan finally surrened to the allies after 6 years of war.
Why: They were tired but they finally 'gave up' and surrenderd and everyone celberated.
Effect: Everyone was so happy they celebrated alot, becuase they surrenederd
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Battle of Okinawa
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Effect: largest 100,000 japanese causlities and 50,000 allied powers
http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-okinawa-operation-iceberg.htm
