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Blitzkreig
A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military technique that was designed to confuse among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. -
D-Day Invasions
156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
Aryan "Master Race"
Hitler wanted everyone to be blonde hair blue eyes and no jews. It caused other countries to get involved and over all problems arose. -
Armies
Hitler broke the treaty of versailles, he made his own army , its important because other countries were angry and wanted to attack but wouldnt -
Invasion of Poland
One of Adolf Hitler's first major foreign policy initiatives after coming to power was to sign a nonaggression pact with Poland. -
Japense Invasion
Between 20,00o and 80,00 , thousands of people were murdered , its important because it was a huge amount of people dying in the world when death was already a major issue during the time period. -
Warships
HItler had 95 warships when he wasnt suppose to have any. -
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Dunkirk Evacuation
The Dunkirk evacuation was code-named Operation Dynamo, it was to be known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, it was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour -
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Battle of Britian
The battle of Britain was the "air battle" for them.It is described as the first major campaign fought entirely by air forces. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
the attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
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The Battle of Okanawa
a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasak
US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. These were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe day is a public holiday celebrated, to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day that the Empire of Japan surrendered in World War II, causing ww2 to be over.
