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Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany surprised attacked Poland.They did a military strategy called the blitzkrieg. They planned to divide up Poland and was claimed a defensive action. Though Hitler said it was to bring living space to the German people. The impact of this event was that it was the start of the war and the spark. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
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German Blitzkrieg
Germany took over most of Europe by a tactic called Blitzkrieg.It was when they tried to create disorganization between the enemy through weapons such as tanks. They first tried it on Poland then did it through Belgium, Netherlands, and France It happened because after the Germans invaded Poland they decided to continue doing that tactic.
it resulted in military campaigns and created a huge advantage for the germans
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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese went to attack the U.S Pacific Naval Fleet which was located in Hawaii. They destroyed 19 ships, 188 airplanes, wounded 1,100, and killed 2,400 people. It happened because the Japanese thought that the U.S had a strong navy so they would be competition if they want to expand their territory in the Pacific so they decided to go attack where the U.S had their navy. The U.s also canceled trade with them https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Battle of midway
Was the turning point of the Pacific war. Was when the United States won against the Japanese against the midway atoll. The leader of the Japanese wanted to lead the U.S fleet into a bad situation.which led to the battle of midway. The impact was it was the turning point of the pacific war.
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Allied invasion of italy
Was when the allies invaded Sicily. British led the first move and started to lead the german Troops away to Berlin. It became a treacherous fight. They wanted to get rid of the German troops and the dictatorship of Italy. Soon Mussolini’s own people killed him. The impact was that it made Italy free again and dictatorless without Germans
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D-Day (Normandy invasion)
Was a land invasion on France. The invasion included 150,000 soldiers; 5,000 ships; 11,000 planes and gliders. They blew up railroads and bridges to slow down the Germans. They went and sent spies and went on parachutes and gliders behind the enemy lines the night before. They then started the beach invasion at dawn and soon ended up freeing France. They wanted to free France from German control. The impact was that France was freed and the allies had a turningpoint https://www.army.mil/d-day/ -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
Was when President Truman decided to drop the bombs in order to save american lives from a land invasion. Hiroshima was a bomb which was sent on August 6 1945. It ended up killing 70,000 instantly and 135,000 on a final death toll. The Nagasaki which was sent on August 9 1945. It killed 40,000 people instantly; and 50,000 people on a final death toll. It led to the victory of the Allies and VJ Day. https://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/ -
Battle of the Bulge
Was Hitler's last attempt to defeat the allies in Europe. 600,000 Americans fought in the battle. 80,000 killed. Germans lost 100,000 and they lost because lost of fuel. Germany ended up surrendering which was known as V-E day. At the end Hitler ended up commiting suicide. This happened because Hitler wanted another chance of defeated the allies. The impact was that the Allies won and the Germans surrendered.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The american forces invaded the island Iwo Jima;. Is said to be one of the bloodiest battles in world war 2. 200 of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and almost 7,000 marines. The U.S was determined that the island of Iwo Jima had to be captured.So the U.S then invaded Iwo Jima and won. The impact was that it was the turning point of the war which was the united states plan to end the war. It influenced the U.S to make the 2 bombs. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
Had about 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 allies casualties. Was when more than 180,000 U.s army and marine corps went to the pacific island . Was part of operation Iceberg which was a plan to invade all Ryukyu islands. It was to give the united states a base large enough for an invasion. Iwo Jima and Okinawa were said to be places that were tested with the atomic bombs. Its impact was that it was the last major battle of world war 2. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Okinawa -
VE Day
Was when Germany surrendered to the allies. It stands for victory in Europe. It happened because of the battle of the Bulge. After the Germans lost that day they ended up surrendering. The same day Hitler ended up commiting suicide. The impact was that this made the war only with the allies and the japanese and made an impact on the war.
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VJ Day
Was the victory of the allies over the Japanese. When the Japanese surrendered. It happened because of the atomic bombs that happened a few days earlier. It was the final end of the world and the allies won. It was an impact which made the war end and have the treaty signed.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/VJ-Day/
