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Germanys invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland because Hitler wanted to add land and power to his nation. The effects of this soon lead to Britain and France Declaring war. -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany used quick attacts to gain land and defeat enemies. This soon lead ro the fall of France. -
Fall of France
France surrendered to Germany because they didnt want to completly destroy their nation. This left Britain to defeand Germany alone. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed the U.S. naval base because we stopped giving them oil. This lead to the U.S. bombing Japan later on. -
Bataan Death March
U.S. surrendered to japan becaquse 75,000 filipino and americans were forced to march to camps. An effect of this was a amrerican military man was executed for working with japan and was blamed for the death march -
D Day
Allies moved to normandy to get around Germany and try to deafeat them. Many battles followed this. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split the allies into two groups to kill them easier. nThis lead to a huge amount of german casualties. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Americans first strike agaist japan becuase the bombing of pearl harbor and it lead to a victory by the U.S. -
Battle of okinawa
US invades Okinawa to defeat Japan and it is the bloodiest battle of the pacific war -
VE Day
US and GB defeat the nazis and lead to germany surendering. -
Droppong of the atomic bombs
The US dropped 2 atomic bombs on japan because japan wouldnt stop with the war and lead to the victory in japan -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered because we bombed them. leading to the end of world war two.
