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Germany invaded Poland
Germany takes over Poland in little over a week using their new military tactic, Blitzkrieg. -
Germany invades France
After months of deciding, Germany invaded western Europe and bombed France's air bases. Which made it easier to captured France in force. -
Battle of Britain
After the air bombardment of London by the German Air Force, the Royal Air Force retaliated and finally gave Hitler his first setback of WW2. -
Lend Lease
America gave old boats and supplies to allied forces in exchange for military bases. Essentially did it because we wanted to be apart of the war without being in it. -
Operation Barberossa
Another name for the operation of an Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor ships and airbases so stagger America from retaliation to the island their taking. -
America Declares War.
After attack on Pearl Harbor America declares war against Germany and Japan. Fastest decision ever made in congress. -
Bataan Death March
A transfer by the Japanese of over 60,000 prisoners of war from Saysain Point to Bataan. -
Battle of Midway
Turning point in the battle against Japan, American naval ships won over the Japanese forces with only one ship destroyed so they still had 4 remaining ships to push on. Also it halted the take over of the pacific by the Japanese. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Turning point in the war in in Eastern Europe. In which the Russians successfully defended the City of Stalingrad (after almost being defeated). -
Warsaw Uprising
An uprising in which a Jewish resistance "fought back" against the Nazis in the city of Warsaw -
D-Day
The gathered allied attack of Normandy, France, which struck the match for the start of Frances liberation. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
In the final stages of the war American troops finally started clearing out and capturing German concentration camps. -
Battle of the Bulge
A major German attack on the western front in Luxembourg, Germany -
Iwo Jima
A major battle in which American forces invaded and captured the Japanese island of Iwo Jima -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In order to avoid severe casualties from an invasion of Japan, America dropped two nuclear bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war with Japan quickly.
